Dr Carrie Childs
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Job title: Lecturer in Psychology
Email: c.childs@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594286
Room: N203a Kedleston Road
Recent publications
Childs, C. (in press). From reading minds to social interaction: Respecifying Theory of Mind. Human Studies.
Childs, C. (2012). 'I'm not X, I just want Y': Formulating 'wants' in interaction. Discourse Studies, 14(2), 181-196.
Childs, C. (2012). Directing and requesting: Two interactive uses of the mental state terms 'want' and 'need'. Text and Talk, 32(6), 727-749.
Childs, C., & Murray, C. (2010). 'We all had an experience in there together': A discursive psychological analysis of collaborative paranormal accounts by paranormal investigation team members. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 7: 1-13.
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Science
Subject Area: Psychology
I am a full time lecturer in Psychology.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach on a range of modules, mainly social psychology and qualitative research methods.
Research interests
My research interests are interaction in a range of settings using discursive and conversation analytic techniques.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
British Psychological Society
Recent Conferences
Childs, C. (2012). "I don't want chips, I want rice, chips and gravy": Formulating 'wants' in interaction. Paper presented at Discourse, Communication, Conversation Conference, Loughborough, March, 2012.
Childs, C. (2011). 'I'm not X, I just want Y': Formulating intentions in interaction. Paper presented at The Department of Social Sciences PGR Conference, Loughborough, February, 2011.
Childs, C. (2010). 'Want' and 'need' in directive and request sequences. Paper presented at The 4th Loughborough University December CA Conference on Conversation Analysis at Work and at Home, Loughborough, December 2010.
Childs, C. (2010). 'Wanting' in an interactional context: The performative nature of mental state expressions in everyday family interaction. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Cambridge, August 2010.
Childs, C. (2010). Interactive uses of the mental state expression 'want' in everyday family interaction. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 2010.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) Psychology/Writing, Manchester Metropolitan University
Research qualifications
- MRes Psychology, The University of Manchester
- PhD Social Psychology, Loughborough University
