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Personal profile
Biography
Josephine Ross is a senior lecturer within Psychology. Her research and teaching area is Developmental Psychology. She is particularly interested in the cognitive and social consequences of developing a sense of self.
Research
Josephine's primary research interest is in the development of self-awareness. She is interested in approaching this topic from a number of different perspectives, including those of cognitive, social, comparative and cross-cultural psychology. She is also interested in researching related socio-cognitive capacities, such as the development of theory of mind, meta-cognition, morality/prosocial behaviour, and executive function (particularly memory and self-regulation). Visit the MiniMeLab website to find out more.
Teaching
- Year 2 Individual Development
- Year 3 Developmental Psychology
- Years 4/5 The Development of Self-Awareness
- Years 3-5 Ethics in Psychological Research
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Stirling
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Master of Science, University of Stirling
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Stirling
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Self-awareness
- Self-regulation
- Social cognition
- Prosocial behaviour
- Autobiographical memory
Network
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Projects
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Using the Development of Self to Understand and Ameliorate the Perceived Loss of Self in Dementia
1/09/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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Self-referencing in the Classroom
Economic and Social Research Council
1/06/20 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Art, Attachment Agency: Exploring the Social Functions of Childhood Art Making
1/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Art boxes supporting parents and infants to share creative interactions at home: an art based response to improve wellbeing during Covid-19 restrictions
Armstrong, V. G. & Ross, J., Apr 2021, In: Public Health. 193, p. 109-112 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of evaluative and incidental self-reference effects in childhood
Hutchison, J., Ross, J. & Cunningham, S. J., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 210, 18 p., 105197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanisms of change within a dyadic model of Art Therapy for parents and their infants
Armstrong, V. G. & Ross, J., 2020, Therapeutic Arts in Pregnancy, Birth and New Parenthood. Hogan, S. (ed.). 1 ed. London: Routledge, 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The evidence base for art therapy with parent and infant dyads: An integrative literature review
Ross, J. & Armstrong, V. G., 5 Feb 2020, In: International Journal of Art Therapy. 25, 3, p. 103-118 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)74 Downloads (Pure) -
The me in memory: The role of the self in autobiographical memory development
Ross, J., Hutchison, J. & Cunningham, S. J., 6 Mar 2020, In: Child Development. 91, 2, p. e299-e314 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)116 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Festival/Exhibition
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Women in Science
Alissa Melinger (Speaker), Josephine Ross (Speaker), Mariel Symeonidou (Speaker) & Yaroslava Goncharova (Speaker)
5 Mar 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition