Lisa Staniforth MRes; BSc (Hons)
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Institute of Social Sciences. My research largely focuses on identity, and in particular on how marginalised identities are constructed and/or experienced.
About
I have taught at Sheffield Hallam University in a range of roles since 2010. My main interests are grounded within critical social psychology and qualitative research methods. My primary research interests are centred around the relationship between discourse, Power, oppression, and resistance. I am particularly interested in media and political discourse.
My interests are broadly centred around the relationship between discourse(s), Power, oppression, and resistance. I am particularly interested in media and political discourse and representations of marginalised identities. My PhD research draws on various analytic approaches from within Discursive Psychology. Broadly, I use qualitative research methods to explore issues related to identity.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Arts
My PhD research examines social representations of contemporary terrorism and terrorist identity in UK newsprint media.
Subject area:
- Psychology
Courses taught:
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Criminology & Psychology
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Developmental Psychology
- MSc Forensic Psychology
I teach and lead on a range of modules relating to the below areas:
- Social Psychology
- Critical Social Psychology
- The Psychology of Trauma
- Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Qualitative Research Methods
Research
My main research interests are grounded in examining discourses of Power, oppression and resistance in relation to marginalised identities, particularly in political and media discourses. I am also interested in social media and the way(s) in which it impacts on a range of social phenomena. Additionally I am interested in issues relating to counselling and psychotherapy, and in experiences of trauma.
Lisa supervises qualitative research projects on a range of topics. In particular, Lisa supervises research projects which utilise approaches from within discursive psychology to examine how a range of phenomena are constructed within media and/or political discourse.
Publications
Journal articles
Armstrong-Barker, E., Partridge, B., & Staniforth, L. (2024). Working in a man’s world – An IPA study of women’s lived experience in the UK construction industry. Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review, 7 (2), 6-21. http://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2024.7.2.6
Kenny, M., Staniforth, L., & Vernals, J. (2022). The impact of working with human trafficking survivors. Traumatology. http://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000390
Book chapters
Kilby, L., & Staniforth, L. (2023). Islamophobia, gender and violence in discourse: Media representations of 'jihadi brides'. In Pandey, M. (Ed.) International Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence. (pp. 157-178). Springer: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42867-8_10