Jonathan Smith (psychologist) explained

Jonathan Alan Smith
Nationality:	British
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.
Thesis Url:	https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=4&uin=uk.bl.ethos.291617
Thesis Year:	1990

Jonathan Alan Smith is a 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

• Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society^[3]
• Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences^[4]

Works

• Smith, J.A. (2003) (ed) Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods. London: Sage.
• Smith, J., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2009) Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research. London: SAGE.

See also

• Phenomenological psychology
• Qualitative psychological research

Notes and References

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