Jonathan A Smith, BA (Cambridge), MSc (Sussex), DPhil (Oxford)
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Professor of Psychology Room 529, Department of Psychological Sciences Birkbeck University of London Malet Street London WC1E 7HX Phone: +44 20 7631 6520 Fax: +44 20 7631 6312 Email: ja.smith@bbk.ac.uk |
Research
My research has involved the development of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as a particular experiential qualitative approach in psychology and its application to a range of areas in health, social and clinical psychology. IPA is phenomenological in that it attempts to understand the lived experience of participants and how participants make sense of those experiences but it emphasizes that this involves a process of interpretation by the researcher. IPA also has an idiographic commitment to the detailed study of each individual case.
IPA usually involves the systematic qualitative analysis of transcripts of semi-structured interviews conducted with participants. The main themes in my research have been: life transitions and identity; psycho-social aspects of genetics; family and health.
I run the IPA@BBK research group comprised of staff, postdocs and Phd students. We have fortnightly research meetings to exchange ideas, read papers and analyse data. For more on the activities of members of the group, visit the IPA@BBK website
Current research studies
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Communicating genetic results within families (with Susan Michie, UCL) funded by NHS; researcher: Caroline Dancyger.
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European study of how families experience juvenile huntington's disease (with Oliver Quarrell, Sheffield et al.) funded by Euro HD.
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How parents describe the issues involved in bringing up a child with cystic fibrosis (with Claire Glasscoe, Birkbeck; Jonathan Hill, Manchester et al.) funded by NIHR.
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Masculinity and health behaviour (with Richard de Visser, Sussex).
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The phenomenology of depression (with John Rhodes, Herts).
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The lived experience of parkinson's disease (with Virginia Eatough, Birkbeck).
PhD Students
Lymarie Rodriguez Young people recovering from substance abuse
Pnina Shinebourne The experience of addiction
Prue Gee The psychological impact of retirement
Frances Minhinnick What is it like being in debt?
Joanna Spiers The psychology of organ donation
Waseema Chaudhri The Experience of single parents who have cancer
Recently completed PhD and doctoral students
Sue Stuart Smith The personal experience of IVF
Pari Farzim Children's accounts of having a parent with mental health problems
Oliver Robinson Crisis, development and the self
Susan Wagstaff Depression and mothering
David Pentecost Psychiatrists' views of ADHD
Haggay Seri Jewish parents' perceptions of circumcision
Recent publications
Books
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Journal Articles
* indicates papers available as pdfs- send a request toja.smith@bbk.ac.uk
Robinson, O., & Smith, J.A. (in press). Investigating the Form and Dynamics of Crisis Episodes in Early Adulthood: The Application of a Composite Qualitative Method. Qualitative Research in Psychology.
*Shinebourne P and Smith JA (2010) The communicative power of metaphors: an analysis and interpretation of metaphors in accounts of the experience of addiction. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 83, 59-73.
*De Visser RO, Smith JA, and McDonnell EJ (2009) ‘That’s not masculine’: masculine capital and health-related behavior. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 1047–1058.
*Shinebourne, P., & Smith, J.A. (2009). Alcohol and the self: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of addiction and its impact on the sense of self and identity. Addiction Research & Theory, 17,152-167.
Brewer, H., Eatough, V., Smith, J.A., Stanley, C., Glendinning, N., Quarrell, O. (2008). The impact of Juvenile Huntington’s Disease on the family: The case of a rare childhood condition. Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 5-16.
Eatough, V., Smith, J. A., & Shaw, R. (2008). Women, anger and aggression: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 1767-1799.
Finlay, L., King, N., Ashworth, P., Smith, J.A., Langridge, D., Butt, T. (2008) ‘Can’t really trust that, so what can I trust?’: A polyvocal, qualitative analysis of the psychology of mistrust. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 5, 80–102.
*Glasscoe, C., & Smith J.A. (2008). Through a mother’s lens: A qualitative analysis reveals how temporal experience shifts when a boy born preterm has cystic fibrosis. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13, 609-626.
Osborn, M., & Smith, J.A. ( 2008). The Fearfulness of Chronic Pain and the Centrality of the Therapeutic Relationship in Containing It: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 5, 276-288.
Brewer, H., Smith, J.A., Eatough,V., Stanley, C., Glendinning, N., & Quarrell, O. (2007) .Caring for a child with Juvenile Huntington’s Disease: Helpful and unhelpful support. Journal of Child Health Care, 11, 40-52.
*de Visser, R., & Smith, J.A. (2007).Young men's ambivalence toward alcohol. Social Science & Medicine, 64, 350-362.
*de Visser, R., & Smith, J.A. (2007). Alcohol consumption and masculine identity among young men. Psychology and Health, 22, 595-614.
*Dixon-Woods, M., Sutton, A., Shaw, R., Miller, T., & Smith, J.A. (2007). Appraising qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: A quantitative and qualitative comparison of three methods. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 12, 42-47.
*Smith, J.A. (2007). Hermeneutics, human sciences and health: Linking theory and practice. International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-Being, 2, 3-11.
*Smith, J.A., & Osborn, M. (2007). Pain as an assault on the self: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Health, 22, 517-534.
*de Visser, R., & Smith, J.A. (2006). Mister in between: A case study of masculine identity and health-related behaviour. Journal of Health Psychology, 11, 685-695.
*Dixon Woods, M., Bonas, S., Booth, A., Jones, D., Miller, T., Shaw, R., Smith, J.A., Sutton, A., & Young, B. (2006). How can systematic reviews incorporate qualitative research: A critical perspective. Qualitative Research, 6, 27-44. (Also Reprinted in: H Torrance (ed) (in press) Qualitative Research Methods in Education. London: Sage)
*Eatough, V., & Smith, J.A. (2006). I was like a wild wild person: Understanding feelings of anger using interpretative phenomenological analysis. British Journal of Psychology, 97, 483-498.
*Eatough, V., & Smith, J.A. (2006). I feel like a scrambled egg in my head: An idiographic case study of meaning making and anger using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 79, 115-135.
*Midgley, N., Target, M., & Smith, J.A. (2006). The outcome of child psychoanalysis from the patient's point of view: A qualitative analysis of a long-term follow-up study. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 79, 257-269.
*Osborn, M., & Smith, J.A. (2006). Living with a body separate from the self. The experience of the body in chronic benign low back pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Scandinavian Journal for Caring Sciences, 20, 216-22.
*Smith, J.A., Brewer, H., Eatough,V., Stanley, C., Glendinning, N., & Quarrell, O. (2006). The personal experience of Juvenile Huntington’s Disease: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of parents’ accounts of the primary features of a rare genetic condition. Clinical Genetics, 69, 486-496.
Dean, S., Smith, J.A., Weinman, J., & Payne, S. (2005). Managing time: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of patients' and physiotherapists' perceptions of adherence to therapeutic exercise for low back pain. Disability and Rehabilitation. 27, 625-636.
Smith, J.A (2005).Advocating pluralism: Invited commentary on ‘Qualitative interviews in psychology: problems and perspectives’ by Jonathan Potter and Alexa Hepburn. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 2, 309-311.
Dixon-Woods, M., Shaw, R.L., Agarwal, S., Smith, J.A. (2004). The problem of appraising quality in qualitative research. Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 13, 223-225.
*Hunt, D., & Smith, J.A. (2004).The personal experience of carers of stroke survivors: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26, 1000-1011.
Michie, S., Hendy, J., Smith, J.A., Adshead, F. (2004). Evidence into practice: A theory based study of achieving national health targets in primary care. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 10, 447-456.
Shaw, R.L., Booth, A., Sutton, A.J., Miller, T., Smith, J.A., Young, B,, Jones, D.R.,& Dixon-Woods, M. (2004). Finding qualitative research: An evaluation of search strategies. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 4(5).
*Smith, J.A. (2004). Reflecting on the development of interpretative phenomenological analysis and its contribution to qualitative research in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1, 39-54.
Book Chapters
Eatough, V., & Smith, J.A. (2008). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In C Willig and W Stainton Rogers. Handbook of Qualitatitive Psychology. London: Sage.
Smith, J.A. (2008) Introduction. In J.A. Smith (Ed.), Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods. London: Sage (2nd ed)
Smith, J.A., & Osborn, M. (2008). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In JA Smith (Ed.), Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Methods. London: Sage. (2nd ed)
Eatough, V.& Smith JA (2007). Making sense of anger: a case study using interpretative phenomenological analysis. In E Lyons and A Coyle (Eds.), Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology. London: Sage.
Smith, JA & Eatough, V. (2007) Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In E Lyons and A Coyle (Eds.), Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology. London: Sage.
Dean ,S., Payne, S., & Smith, J.A .(2006) .Low back pain: Exploring the meaning of exercise management through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). In L Finlay, & C Ballinger (Eds.), Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals (pp.139-155). Chichester: Wiley.
Smith, J.A., & Eatough, V. (2006). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In G. Breakwell, C. Fife-Schaw, S Hammond,& J.A .Smith (Eds.), Research Methods in Psychology. (3rd ed) London: Sage.
Smith, J.A., & Osborn, M .(2004). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In G. Breakwell (Ed.), Doing Social Psycholog y (pp 229-254).Oxford: Blackwell.