Amy Maher

@amymaher.bsky.social

Publisher for Psychology at Sage Publishing. Interested in social and developmental psychology and all things methods. Views my own.

Thoughtful piece: “as a field, we seem to have given up on our representation issue. We know about it, we say we care about it, but the decisions we make (from what demographic data to collect to what papers to publish) suggests to me that we've become apathetic about it all”

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Representation in Psychology – just another impossible problem? Megan E. Birney (University of Birmingham) considers a WEIRD, but worryingly pervasive, research issue. Plus a response from the British Psychological Society's Academic Publications Team. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Understanding ‘Gender Equality’ Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood. tinyurl.com/mpddkevn tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry

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Melissa McCallum's important research using qualitative surveys, interviews, focus groups & reflexive thematic analysis (supervised by me) - Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research share.google/QAahdyVCLjtV...

Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK

Background Discussions around racial disparities and injustice have gained increasing prominence in psychotherapy and counselling research. However, research in this area has been criticised for its.....

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Uncharacteristcally long 🧵 (sorry) re: #Qualitative methodologies, science, and 'AI'. As Qualitative researchers, we should definitely care and remain curious about what 'good work' can look like - but we should be very wary about assuming that a focus on 'rigour' will address this question. 1/13

'Evolution and Psychology' looking right at home @Sage! This textbook teaches students to think critically, addressing frequently misunderstood topics, common fallacies, and historical misuses of applying evolutionary theory to human behaviour. Order your inspection copy here: ow.ly/Kwa450QxNmI

A copy of newly published textbook 'Evolution and Psychology' in the foreground, with the Sage London office in the background