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    Dr Lucy James

    Dr Lucy James

    Title
    Lecturer in Psychology
    Location
    Dorothy Hodgkin Building 0.33
    Phone
    +44 (0) 1782 734263
    Email
    l.a.james@keele.ac.uk

    Biography

    Following her MSc in Child Social Development, Lucy completed a PhD in Psychology at Keele University. She began working as a Teaching Fellow in the School in 2016 and subsequently completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. In 2020 she became a lecturer in Psychology. Lucy is a member of the Keele Children and Young People’s Research Network and her main research interests lie within the topic of humour. Lucy is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society.

    Teaching

    Year 1:

    • Introduction to Developmental and Social Psychology
    • Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology
    • Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology
    • Introduction to Research Design for Psychology
    • Introduction to Statistics 
    • Applied Psychology

    Year 2:

    • Survey and Qualitative Research Methods
    • Qualitative & Survey Research Design
    • Developmental and Social Psychology
    • Statistics for Psychology

    Year 3:

    • Final Year Project
    • Research Methods in Social and Developmental Psychology for Study Abroad Students (Module Leader)
    • Psychology in Education

    MSc:

    • Advanced study in Child Development 
    • MSc Dissertations
    • Advanced Research Skills and Design  

    Publications

    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2021). Children’s perceptions of others’ humour: does context matter? Humor, 34, 463-482.
    • Halfpenny, C. C., & James, L. A. (2020). Humour styles and empathy in junior school children. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 16, 148-166.
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2019). Humor Styles in Younger Children In E. Loizou & S. L. Recchia (Eds.), Research on Young Children’s Humor-Theoretical and Practical Implications for Early Childhood Education.
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2018). Longitudinal associations between children’s humour styles and psychosocial adjustment. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 36, 589-605
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2016). The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children. Humor, 29, 555-582
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2016). Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 12, 420-433. 
    • Jones, S. E., Fox, C., Gilman, H., James, L., Karic, T., Wright-Bevans, K., & Caines, V. (2013). “I’m Being Called Names and I’m Being Hit”. Challenges of Longitudinal Research on Bullying Among 11-13 Year-Olds. Pastoral Care in Education, 31, 321-336. 

    Conference presentations 

    • James, L. A. (2019, Sep), Humour Types in Junior Aged Children. Paper presented at the Developmental and Cognitive Psychology (BPS) Conference, Stoke on Trent, UK.
    • James, L. A. (2019, Sep), Children’s experience of the 2018 Football World Cup. Poster presented at the Developmental and Cognitive Psychology (BPS) Conference, Stoke on Trent, UK.
    • James, L. A., & Halfpenny, C. C. (2018, Sep). Humour styles and empathy in junior school children. Paper presented at the Developmental Psychology (BPS) Conference, Liverpool, UK.
    • James, L. A., Fox, C. L., & Bromley, D. (2016, Sep). A humour styles intervention for primary aged children. Paper presented at the Developmental Psychology (BPS) Conference, Belfast, UK. 
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2015, Sep). Younger children's humour styles and psychosocial adjustment. Paper presented at the Development and Social Psychology (BPS) Conference, Manchester, UK. 
    • James, L. A., Fox, C. L., Fuller, S., & Zahid, S. (2014, Sep). Younger children’s perceptions of others’ humour. Poster presented at the Developmental Psychology (BPS) Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2014, Jul) Humour styles in younger children. Poster presented at the international summer school and symposium on humour and laughter, University of Sheffield, UK.
    • James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2014, Jul) Children’s perceptions of other children’s humour. Paper presented at the international summer school and symposium on humour and laughter, University of Sheffield, UK.
    • James, L., Page, J., & Fox, C. L. (2012, Sep). The development of a humour styles questionnaire for young children. Poster presented at the Developmental Psychology (BPS) Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. 
    • James, L & Fox, C. L. (2012, Apr). The relationship between children’s humour styles and victimisation. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, London, UK. 
    • Fox, C. L., Hunter, S., James, L., & Gilman, H. (2011, Sep). School bullying and humour: Is laughter the best medicine? Poster presented at the Developmental Psychology (BPS) Conference, University of Northumbria, UK.

    Roles

    • Deputy Undergraduate Psychology Programme Director
    • Open Day and Offer Holder Day Team Member
    • Undergraduate Academic Mentor

    School of Psychology
    Dorothy Hodgkin Building
    Keele University
    Staffordshire
    ST5 5BG

    Psychology School office
    Tel: +44(0)1782 731831
    Fax: +44(0)1782 733387
    Email: psychology@keele.ac.uk

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