I have a BA Hons in Psychology from the University of Sheffield; and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of London.

Research interests

I have researched and published on questions to do with subjectivity, gender, sexuality, parenting, fear of crime, critical psychology, the history of psychology and gender relations in organizations. I have a particular interest in applying psychoanalytic principles to qualitative research.

Currently I am interested in the assumptions about the research project that underpin qualitative social science research methods. In particular I apply a psycho-social theory of the research subject (psychoanalytic subject located in social contexts, past and present) to methodological questions and to data production analysis, ethics and validity. I am interested in supervising research students using the free association narrative interview method, on a wide range of appropriate topics. My topics of special interest are moral subjectivity, gender, parenting and the development of self in family and intimate relations.