School of Psychology

Alexandra Kent completed her BSc Social Psychology, MRes Social Research Methods and her PhD in Discursive Psychology at Loughborough University.  She joined the School of Psychology at Keele University in Sept 2012 as a Lecturer in Psychology.  Her research combines a theoretical reworking of the way language and psychology are understood with detailed technical analyses of empirical data using conversation analysis.  Her research interests include family mealtime interaction, the negotiation of power and authority in interaction, children’s talk and socialisation, and parenting practices.