Jonathan Smith (psychologist)
{{Short description|British psychologist}}
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| fields = Psychology, Health psychology, Qualitative psychological research
| workplaces = University of Sheffield; Keele University; Birkbeck, University of London
| alma_mater = University of Oxford
| thesis_title = Self construction : longitudinal studies in the psychology of personal identity and life transitions.
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| thesis_year = 1990
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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).Valsiner, Jaan & Connolly, Kevin, eds. (2003). Handbook of Developmental Psychology, p. xxvi. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Career
Smith achieved a DPhil in Psychology from the University of Oxford and then held lectureships at Keele and Sheffield Universities. He has at least 160 publications to his name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathan-Smith-15|title=Jonathan SMITH | Professor of Psychology | BA. MSC. DPhil. | Birkbeck, University of London, London | Department of Psychological Sciences}}
Awards and Distinctions
- Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/professor-jonathan-a-smith-elected-as-an-honorary-fellow-of-the-british-psychological-society|title=Professor Jonathan A Smith elected as an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society|website=Birkbeck, University of London |access-date=25 August 2021}}
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences{{Cite web|url=https://www.acss.org.uk/fellow/professor-jonathan-smith-facss/|title=Professor Jonathan Smith FAcSS|website=Academy of Social Sciences |access-date=25 August 2021}}
Works
- Smith, J.A. (2003) (ed) Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods. London: Sage.
- Smith, J., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2009) [http://www.uk.sagepub.com/allSageSearch.nav?&_requestid=709377 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research]. London: SAGE.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/person-becomes-universe-exploration "‘The person becomes the universe of exploration"] at bps.org.uk, 19 May 2021
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