As Stirling alumni myself I am proud now to teach at all levels of our Psychology programme.
I am interested in the reduction of inequality in human, and non-human animals. Recent projects have explored why vegetarians eat cheese and pescetarians eat fish ad we are investigating the role of nostalgia as a barrier to adopting a plant-based diet.
With my Phd students we are exploring the experiences of young autistic people in education and also using art-based methods to examine the role of stigma in adults with autism.
I also undertake andragogical research to improve the experience of our students such as improving note-taking skills and understanding the impact of being a first-generation scholar.
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Contributor: Jowsey, Tanisha and Braun, Virginia and Clarke, Victoria and Clarke, Victoria and Lupton, Deborah and Fine, Michelle, We reject the use of generative artificial intelligence for reflexive qualitative research (October 20, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5676462 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5676462
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Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature
Dantas S, Jasper C, Botha M, Strachan K & Grainger C (2025) Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature. Autism in Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0228
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McKinlay M, Thorpe D, Cage E, Grainger C, Jasper C & Stewart M (2024) A systematic review: Which psycho-social-environmental factors do autistic students identify as being important for positive experiences in mainstream secondary school?. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241285974
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Out of sight, out of mind: how pescetarians manage dissonance by creating distance
Docherty D, Jasper C & Cullen M (2024) Out of sight, out of mind: how pescetarians manage dissonance by creating distance. Qualitative Research in Psychology, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2024.2328037
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The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products?
Docherty D & Jasper C (2023) The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products?. Appetite, 188, Art. No.: 106976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106976
Book Chapter
Methodological Approaches To Studying The Self In Its Social Context (LSERO)
Jasper C, Moore H, Whittaker L & Gillespie A (2011) Methodological Approaches To Studying The Self In Its Social Context (LSERO). In: Handbook of Dialogical Self Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139030434.022
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Moving between frames: The basis of the stable and dialogical self
Moore H, Jasper C & Gillespie A (2011) Moving between frames: The basis of the stable and dialogical self. Culture & Psychology, 17 (4), pp. 510-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067x11418542
I teach most of our social psychology content specialising in inter-group conflict and the psychology of internet sub-cultures such as incels, conspiracy theorists and a rage of 'anti' groups such as anti-psychiatry and anti vax communities.
Much of my teaching builds on my research interests and I am passionate about reducing inequity in the classroom, and dismantling barriers to education.
