About

Lisa has taught at Sheffield Hallam University in a range of roles since 2010. Lisa has extensive experience of teaching on a range of modules, and in particular qualitative research methods modules, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Specialist areas of interest

Social Psychology

Critical Social Psychology

Qualitative Research Methods

Sexuality and Gender

Teaching

Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences

College of Social Sciences and Arts

My PhD research examines social representations of contemporary terrorism and terrorist identity in UK newsprint media.

Subject area:

• Psychology

Courses taught:

• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• BSc (Hons) Criminology & Psychology
• MSc Psychology
• MSc Developmental Psychology
• MSc Forensic Psychology

Modules taught:

• Lisa teaches on a range of modules on the BSc Psychology (Hons) and BSc (Hons) Criminology & Psychology courses, as well as on the MSc Psychology, MSc Developmental Psychology, and MSc Forensic Psychology courses.

Research

Recent Publications:

Kenny, M., Staniforth, L., & Vernals, J. (2022). The effects of working with human trafficking survivors. Traumatology. DOI: 10.1037/trm0000390

Kilby, L., & Staniforth, S. (In press). Islamophobia, gender and violence in discourse: Media Representations of ‘Jihadi brides’ In M. Pandey (ed.) International Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence. UK: Springer

Conference Proceedings:

2017 – Examining UK Newsprint Media Representations of the 7th July 2005 London Bombings: Constructing Spaces and Places of Relative Deprivation: Paper presented at The Sixth “Rhetoric in Society” Conference of the RSE University of East Anglia, Norwich

2015 – The 'Home-grown Terrorist': Examining identity accounts in UK newsprint media coverage of the '7/7' bombings: Paper presented at Faculty of Development and Society, Faculty Research Conference, Sheffield Hallam University

2014 – Discursive constructions of contemporary terrorist identity: Paper presented at D&S Departmental Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, England

2013 – Constructing 'Islamic Terrorism' in UK national newspaper coverage of the '7/7' bombings: Paper presented at DPR13: Discourses of Inclusion and Exclusion Conference, Greenwich University, England

2012 – Constructing a ‘Muslim enemy’ in UK national newspaper coverage of the '7/7' bombings: Paper presented at Annual Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, Sheffield University, England

2011 – Examining constructions of Islam in UK newsprint reports of the '7/7' bombings: Poster presented at D&S Departmental Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, England.

Lisa supervises qualitative research projects on a range of topics. In particular, Lisa supervises research projects which utilise approaches from within discursive psychology to examine how a range of phenomena are constructed within media and/or political discourse.

Publications