Publications for Alexa Hepburn
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Journal Articles
Jenkins, L and
Hepburn, A (2015)
Children’s Sensations as Interactional Phenomena: A Conversation Analysis of Children’s Expressions of Pain and Discomfort,
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 12(4), pp.472-491, ISSN: 1478-0887. DOI:
10.1080/14780887.2015.1054534.
Hepburn, A, Wilkinson, S, Butler, C (2014)
Intervening with conversation analysis in telephone helpline services: strategies to improve effectiveness,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 47(3), pp.239-254, ISSN: 0835-1813. DOI:
10.1080/08351813.2014.925661.
Shaw, C and
Hepburn, A (2013)
Managing the moral implications of advice in informal interaction,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 46, pp.344-362, ISSN: 0835-1813. DOI:
10.1080/08351813.2013.839095.
Stokoe, E,
Hepburn, A, Antaki, C (2012)
Beware the 'Loughborough School' of Social Psychology? Interaction and the politics of intervention,
British Journal of Social Psychology, 51(3), pp.486-496, ISSN: 0144-6665. DOI:
10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02088.x.
Hepburn, A, Wilkinson, S, shaw, R (2012)
Repairing self and recipient reference,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 45 (2), pp.175-190.
Hepburn, A, Lerner, GH, Bolden, GB, Mandelbaum, J (2012)
Reference recalibration repairs: Adjusting formulations for the task at hand,
Research on Language & Social Interaction, 45 (2), pp.191-212.
Billig, M, Antaki, C, Butter, C, Cramer, D, Edwards, D,
Hepburn, A, Kent, A, Potter, J, Wilkinson, S, Tileaga, C (2011)
Benchmarking and social psychology,
PSYCHOLOGIST, 24(10), pp.710-711, ISSN: 0952-8229.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2011)
Designing the Recipient: Managing Advice Resistance in Institutional Settings,
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY, 74(2), pp.216-241, ISSN: 0190-2725. DOI:
10.1177/0190272511408055.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2011)
Threats: Power, family mealtimes and social influence,
British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, pp.99-120.
Potter, J,
Hepburn, A, Tileaga, C (2011)
Inequality in action,
International Journal of Education and Psychology in the Community, Vol 1, pp.43-60.
Butler, CW, Potter, J, Danby, S, Emmison, M,
Hepburn, A (2010)
Advice Implicative Interrogatives: Building 'client-centred' support in a children's helpline,
Social Psychology Quarterly, 73, pp.265-287.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2010)
Putting aspiration into words: 'Laugh particles', managing descriptive trouble and modulating action,
Journal of Pragmatics, vol. 42, pp.1543-1555.
Edwards, D,
Hepburn, A, Potter, J (2009) Psychology, sociology and interaction: disciplinary allegiance or analytic quality?—a response to Housley and Fitzgerald,
Qualitative Research, 9(1), pp.119-128.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2007)
Crying receipts: Time, empathy and institutional practice,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 40, pp.89-116.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2007)
Life is out there: A comment on Griffin,
Discourse Studies, 9, pp.277-283.
Hepburn, A (2006)
Getting closer at a distance: Theory and the contingencies of practice,
Theory & Psychology, 16(3), pp.325-342, ISSN: 0959-3543. DOI:
10.1177/0959354306064282.
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (2005)
Size matters: Constructing accountable bodies in NSPCC helpline interaction,
Discourse & Society, 16(5), pp.625-645, ISSN: 0957-9265. DOI:
10.1177/0957926505054939.
Hepburn, A (2005)
''You're not takin' me seriously": Ethics and asymmetry in calls to a child protection helpline,
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOLOGY, 18(3), pp.253-274, ISSN: 1072-0537. DOI:
10.1080/10720530590948836.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2005)
Qualitative interviews in psychology: problems and possibilities,
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 2, pp.281-307.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2005)
Discursive psychology as a qualitative approach for analysing interaction in medical settings,
Medical Education, 39, pp.338-344, ISSN: 0308-0110.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2005) Action, interaction and interviews - Some responses to Hollway, Mischler and Smith,
Qualitative research in Psychology, 2, pp.319-325.
Stokoe, EH and
Hepburn, A (2005) "You can hear a lot through the walls": Noise formulations in neighbour complaints,
Discourse and Society, 16(5), pp.647-673, ISSN: 0957-9265.
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (2005) Developments in discursive psychology, Discourse & Society (special issue),
Discourse and Society: an international journal for the study of discourse and communication in their social, political and cultural contexts, 16(5), pp.1-127.
Hepburn, A (2004)
Crying: Notes on description, transcription and interaction,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 37(3), pp.251-290, ISSN: 0835-1813. DOI:
10.1207/s15327973rlsi3703_1.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2003)
'I'm a bit concerned' - Early actions and psychological constructions in a child protection helpline,
Research on Language and Social Interaction, 36(3), pp.197-240, ISSN: 0835-1813. DOI:
10.1207/S15327973RLSI3603_01.
Hepburn, A and Brown, SD (2001)
Teacher stress and the management of accountability,
HUMAN RELATIONS, 54(6), pp.691-715, ISSN: 0018-7267. DOI:
10.1177/0018726701546001.
Hepburn, A (2000) Power lines: Derrida, discursive psychology and the management of accusations of school bullying,
British Journal of Social Psychology, 39, pp.605-628.
Hepburn, A (2000) On the alleged incompatibility between feminism and relativism,
Feminism and Psychology, 10(1), pp.91-106, ISSN: 0959-3535.
Hepburn, A (1999) Derrida and Psychology: Deconstruction and its ab/uses in critical and discursive psychologies,
Theory and Psychology, 9(5), pp.641-667, ISSN: 0959-3543.
Hepburn, A (1999)
Postmodernity and the politics of feminist psychology,
Radical Psychology, 1(2), no page nos just URL.
Hepburn, A (1997) Teachers and Secondary School Bullying: a postmodern discourse analysis,
Discourse and Society, (8), pp.27-48, ISSN: 0957-9265.
Conferences
Hepburn, A (2003) What are friends for? Practical uses of 'friend' constructions in a telephone helpline. In BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, Paper presented, London School of Economics, n/a.
Stokoe, EH and Hepburn, A (2003) "You can hear a lot through the walls": Noise complaints, neighbouring and the construction of abuse in mediation and helpline interaction. In Critical Psychology, Paper presented, Bath, n/a.
Hepburn, A (2003) Sizing you up: accountable bodies and changing eating habits. In International conference in critical psychology, Paper presented, University of Bath, n/a.
Hepburn, A (2002) Psychology in institutional talk. In International Conference in Conversation Analysis, Paper presented, Copenhagen, n/a.
Hepburn, A (2001) Building a helping psychology: discursive psychology and institutional interaction. In National Communication Association Conference, Invited Paper presented, Atlanta, n/a.
Hepburn, A (2001) Critical Social Psychology: The critical context. In BPS Centenary Annual Conference, History & Philosophy Section, Paper presented, ? n/a.
Hepburn, A (2000) Teachers' talk about gender and school bullying. In International Pragmatics Association, Paper presented, Budapest, n/a.
Hepburn, A (2000) Teachers' talk about gender and school bullying. In Seventh International Conference of Language and Social Psychology, Paper presented, University of Cardiff, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1999) Exploring the construction of gender int eachers' talk about bullying. In Talking Gender and Sexuality, Paper presented, Aalborg University, Denmark, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1999) Derrida and Psychology: deconstruction and its ab/uses in critical and discursive psychologies. In Deconstruction Reading Politics, Paper presented, Staffordshire University, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1999) The Discursive Construction of School Bullying. In Critical Psychology and Action Research Conference, Paper presented, Bolton Institute, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Deconstructing gendered identities: Feminism, postmodernism and discourse analysis. In Transformations: ender, culture and subjectivity, Paper presented, Lancaster University, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Deconstructing gendered identities: Feminism, postmodernism and discourse analysis. In BPS Psychology of Women Section Conference, Paper presented, Loughborough University, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Discursive strategies in teachers' bullying talk. In Sixth International Conference of Language and Social Psychology, Paper presented, University of Ottowa, Canada, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Ab/uses of deconstruction in psychology. In International Conference of Theoretical Psychology, Paper presented, Berlin, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Discursive strategies in teachers' bullying talk. In International Communication Association, Paper presented, Montreal, Canada, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1997) Uses and abuses of deconstruction in critical psychology. In BPS History and Philosophy Section Conference, Paper presented, York, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1995) The intimidation of ideological dilemmas: teachers and secondary school bullying. In BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, Paper presented, York, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1995) A defence of postmodern politics and the deconstructed self. In Understanding the Social World: Towards An Integrative Approach, Paper presented, Huddersfield University, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1995) Discourses and dilemmas of gendered identity. In BPS Women in Psychology Conference, Paper presented, University of Leeds, n/a.
Hepburn, A (1995) Gender and subjectivity in psychology. In Women in Psychology Group, Paper presented, Glasgow Caledonian University, n/a.
Books
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (ed) (2007) Discursive Research in Practice: New approaches to psychology and interaction, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9780521849296.
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (ed) (2007) Discursive research in practice: New approaches to psychology and interaction.
Hepburn, A (2003) An Introduction to Critical Social Psychology, Sage Publications Ltd, ISBN: 9780761962090.
Chapters
Clark, A and
Hepburn, A (2015)
Deconstruction: the foundations of critical psychology. In
Handbook of Critical Psychology, Routledge (Taylor & Francis), pp.297-305, ISBN: 9781315726526.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2013) Somewhere between evil and normal: Traces of morality in a child protection helpline. In Cromdal, J and Eds, MT (ed)
Morality in Practice: Exploring Childhood, Parenthood and Schooling in Everyday Life, Equinox, (in press).
Hepburn, A and Varney, S (2013)
Beyond (laughter): some notes on transcription. In
Studies of laughter in interaction, pp.25-38, ISBN: 9781441164797.
Shaw, C,
Hepburn, A, Potter, J (2013)
Having the last laugh: on post-completion laughter particles. In
Studies of Laughter in Interaction, © Bloomsbury, pp.91-106, ISBN: 9781441164797.
Hepburn, A and Bolden, G (2012) The Conversation Analytic Approach to Transcription. In Sidnell, J and Stivers, T (ed)
Blackwell Handbook of Conversation Analysis, pp.57-76.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2012)
Crying and crying responses. In
Emotion in Interaction, © Oxford University Press, pp.194-210, ISBN: 9780199730735. DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199730735.001.0001.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2012)
Eight challenges for interview researchers. In
he Sage handbook of interview research: The complexity of the craft, © SAGE, pp.555-570, ISBN: 9781412981644.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2011) Recipients designed: Tag questions and gender. In Speer, S and Eds, ES (ed)
Conversation analysis and gender, Cambridge University Press, pp.137-154.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2010)
Interrogating tears: Some uses of 'tag questions' in a child protection helpline. In Freed, AF and Eds, SE (ed)
"Why Do You Ask?": The Function of Questions in Institutional Discourse, Oxford University Press, pp.69-86.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2010)
A kind of governance: Rules, time and psychology in institutional organization. In Hindmarsh, J and Llewellyn, NE (ed)
Organization, Interaction and Practice, Cambridge University Press, pp.49-73.
Hepburn, A and Jackson, C (2009) Rethinking Subjectivity: A discursive Psychological Approach to Cognition and176-180. In Prilleltensky, I and Fox, D (ed)
Critical Psychology: An Introduction, pp.176-194.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2008)
Discursive constructionism. In Holstein, JA and Gubrium, JFE (ed)
Handbook of constructionist research, Guildford, pp.275-293.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2007) Chairing democracy: Psychology, time and negotiating the institution. In McDaniel, JP and Eds, KT (ed)
The prettier doll: Rhetoric, discourse and ordinary democracy, University of Alabama Press, pp.176-204.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2007)
Discursive psychology, institutions and child protection. In Weatherall, A, Watson, B, Eds, CG (ed)
Language and Social Psychology Handbook, Palgrave, pp.160-181.
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (2007) Discursive research: Themes and debates. In
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (ed)
Discursive research in practice: New approaches to psychology and interaction, Cambridge University Press, pp.1-28.
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (2007) Food abuse: Mealtimes, helplines and troubled eating. In
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (ed)
Discursive research in practice: New approaches to psychology and interaction, Cambridge University Press, pp.263-280.
Wiggins, S and
Hepburn, A (2007) Discursive Research: Applications and Implications. In
Hepburn, A and Wiggins, S (ed)
Discursive research in practice: New approaches to psychology and interaction, Cambridge University Press, pp.281-291.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2006) Discourse analytic practice. In Seale, C (ed)
Qualitative Research Practice, pp.180-196.
Hepburn, A (2006) Deconstruction. In Jupp, VE (ed)
Sage Dictionary of Social Research, Sage, pp.62-64, ISBN: 0 7619 6297 2.
Hepburn, A (2006) Constructionism. In Jupp, VE (ed)
Sage Dictionary of Social Research, Sage, pp.38-40, ISBN: 0 7619 6297 2.
Potter, J and
Hepburn, A (2004) Analysis of NSPCC call openings. In Becker, S and Bryman, AE (ed)
Understanding research methods for social policy and practice, The Policy Press, pp.311-313.
Hepburn, A and Potter, J (2003)
Discourse analytic practice. In Seale, C, Silverman, D, Gubrium, J, Gobo, eds, G (ed)
Qualitative Research Practice, Sage, pp.180-196, ISBN: 0 7619 4776 0.
Hepburn, A (2003) Relativism and feminist psychology. In Gergen, M and Gergen, KJE (ed)
Social Construction: A reader, Sage, pp.237-247, ISBN: 0 7619 7229 3.
Hepburn, A (2002) Figuring gender in teachers' talk about school bullying. In McIlvenny, PE (ed)
Talking Gender and Sexuality, Benjamin, pp.263-288, ISBN: 90 272 5114 2.
Other
Hepburn, A and wiggins, S (2005) Special Issue: Developments in Discursive Psychology.
Hepburn, A (2003) .Gwyn, R.'' Communicating Health and Illness.
Hepburn, A (2003) .Squires'' Culture in Psychology.
Hepburn, A (2002) .Miller and Scholnik'' Towards a Feminist Developmental psychology.
Hepburn, A (2000) .Gergen'' An Invitation to Social Construction.
Hepburn, A (1999) .Edwards'' Discourse and Cognition.
Hepburn, A (1998) .Burman et al'' Psychology, Discourse, Practice.
Hepburn, A (1998) .Ibanez & Iniguez'' Critical Social Psychology.
Hepburn, A (1998) .Burman'' Deconstructing Feminist Psychology.
Hepburn, A (1996) .Kitzinger, C.C. & Wilkinson, S.'' Feminism and Discourse.
Hepburn, A (1995) .British Psychology Society Psychology of Women Section Newsletter''.