Jonathan Smith (psychologist)

Jonathan Alan Smith
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Health psychology, Qualitative psychological research
InstitutionsUniversity of Sheffield; Keele University; Birkbeck, University of London
ThesisSelf 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]

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. ^ a b 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. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Professor Jonathan Smith FAcSS". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

Works

  • Smith, Jonathan A. (1995). "Repertory grids: An interactive, case-study perspective". In Smith, Jonathan A.; Harré, Rom; Langenhove, Luk Van (eds.). Rethinking methods in psychology. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 0-8039-7732-8.
  • Smith, Jonathan A., ed. (2003). Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to research methods. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 0-7619-7230-7.
  • Smith, Jonathan A.; Flowers, Paul; Larkin, Michael, eds. (2009). Interpretative phenomenological analysis: Theory, method and research. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-1-4129-0833-7. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

See also


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