Jonathan Smith (psychologist)

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Jonathan Alan Smith
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Oxford
Scientific career
Fields Psychology, Health psychology, Qualitative psychological research
Institutions University of Sheffield; Keele University; Birkbeck, University of London
Thesis Self construction : longitudinal studies in the psychology of personal identity and life transitions.  (1990)

Jonathan Alan Smith is a British psychologist who has been very prominent in promoting qualitative research within social psychology and health psychology. In particular, he has developed and promoted a particular approach known as interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). [1]

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Career

Smith achieved a DPhil in Psychology from the University of Oxford and then held lectureships at Keele and Sheffield Universities. [1] He has at least 160 publications to his name. [2]

Awards and Distinctions

References

  1. 1 2 Valsiner, Jaan & Connolly, Kevin, eds. (2003). Handbook of Developmental Psychology, p. xxvi. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan SMITH | Professor of Psychology | BA. MSC. DPhil. | Birkbeck, University of London, London | Department of Psychological Sciences".
  3. ↑ "Professor Jonathan A Smith elected as an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Professor Jonathan Smith FAcSS". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

Works

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