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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
Art, Attachment Agency: Exploring the Social Functions of Childhood Art Making
1/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
Research Output
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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
Open Access
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3
Citations
(Scopus)
81
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(Pure)
A Dyadic Art Psychotherapy Group for Parents and Infants: Piloting Quantitative Methodologies for Evaluation
Armstrong, V. G., Dalinkeviciute, E. & Ross, J., 28 Mar 2019, In : International Journal of Art Therapy. 24, 3, p. 113-124 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
3
Citations
(Scopus)
27
Downloads
(Pure)
Children’s perception of visual and auditory ambiguity and its link to executive functions and creativity
Taranu, M., Wimmer, M. C., Ross, J., Farkas, D., van Ee, R., Winkler, I. & Denham, S. L., 1 Aug 2019, In : Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 184, p. 123-138 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
How development of the ‘self’ in infants provides clues to the breakdown of memory in dementia
Ross, J., 12 Aug 2019, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
- 1 Festival/Exhibition
Women in Science
Alissa Melinger (Speaker), , Josephine Ross (Speaker), , Mariel Symeonidou (Speaker), & Yaroslava Goncharova (Speaker)
5 Mar 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition