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Prof Sarah Riley
Professor in Critical Health Psychology
Doctoral Mentor Supervisor School of PsychologyI am a Professor in Critical Health Psychology. With Adrienne Evans, I have developed an award-winning hybrid critical psychology-media studies approach to the study of how discourse, affect and materiality shape the possibilities for what people can say, think, feel and do. I have received funding from ESRC, EPSRC, British Academy, Canadian Social Sciences and Research Council, and the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Current projects explore relationships between gender, technology, and bodies. Publications include, Technologies of Sexiness (2014), Postfeminism and Health (2019), Postfeminism and Body Image (2022); and Digital Feeling (2023). I Chair the International Society for Critical Health Psychology.
Professional
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University
Research Expertise
Research Interests
qualitative methods, identity, subjectivity, discourse analysis, neoliberalism, gender, postfeminism, masculinity, body image, healthy life style change, feminism, digital subjectivity, social study of alcohol and drug use, consumerism, youth cultures and citizenship
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Gender Psychology (170105):
Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (170106):
Psychology (170100):
Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000):
Social and Community Psychology (170113)
Keywords
qualitative methods, identity, subjectivity, discourse analysis, neoliberalism, gender, postfeminism, masculinity, body image, life style change, feminism, digital subjectivity, digital health, period tracking apps, social study of alcohol and drug use, consumerism, youth cultures, aging
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: The intimate technology shaping millions of lives: Exploring the possibilities of menstruation and peri/menopause tracking apps for people with diverse embodied experiences.
Date Range: 2023 - 2026
Funding Bodies: Marsden Fund - Full; Royal Society of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Prof Sarah Riley - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Morison, T., Riley, S., Tappin, J.
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[Book Review]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Book Review]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Riley, S.
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Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Authored Book]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Chapter]Authored by: Riley, S.
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[Chapter]Authored by: Hodgetts, D., Riley, S.
[Authored Book]Authored by: Riley, S.
Conference
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Morison, T., Riley, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Riley, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Riley, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Riley, S.
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Other
[Internet publication]Authored by: Riley, S.
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Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
My teaching is informed by social constructionism, supporting students to take a critical standpoint towards taken for granted knowledge, understanding knowledge as socio-historically located and produced through social processes, which ultimately structures our possibilities for thought and action. Social constructionists recognize ‘polyvocality’ (that there are always multiple ways of understanding an issue) and that these understandings both open up and close down possibilities in what we can say, think and do. I engage in research led teaching by using my understanding of social constructionist approach to teach students critical thinking, because it helps them conceptualise knowledge, not as a series of facts to be built up over three years at university, but as ideas for how the world works, and thus part of a human endeavor of sense making that may be evaluated in terms of what it allows people say, think and do at a particular location in time and space. I am able to do this within a scientific discipline so that students both understand the value and concepts behind a scientific paradigm, while learning to conceptualize knowledge as produced by humans within a particular social context.
I specialise in teaching critical pschology, qualitative methods and in teaching through problem based learning.
I am coauthor in the following qualitative methods text books
Sullivan, C. & Forrester, M. (Eds). (2019).Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide. London: Sage. 2nd ed.
Sullivan, C., Gibson, S. & Riley, S. (Eds.) (2012). Doing Your Qualitative Psychology Project. London: Sage
Graduate Supervision Statement
I am an experienced graduate supervisor. Doctoral students supervised outside of Massey include:
Wendy Sims Schoulten, Discourses of mothering, University of Bath, UK
Adrienne Evans, Postfeminism, consumerism and neoliberalism, University of Bath, UK
Alison Mackiewicz, Postfeminist drinking cultures, University of Bath, UK
Craig Owen, Masculinity and dance, University of Bath, UK
Martine Robson, Lifestyle advice after coronary heart disease diagnosis, Aberystwyth University UK
Saffron Passam, Graduate identities in higher education, , Aberystwyth University UK
Nikki Edeh, Experiences of Nigerian nurses working in the NHS, Aberystwyth University UK
Prof Sarah Riley is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 5 | 0 |
Co-supervisor | 4 | 1 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Judith Yeabsley
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Doctor of Philosophy
Childhood Picky Eating - Caregiver Empowerment With the CCC Program Confidence, Capability & Change -
Claudia Walker
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Doctor of Philosophy
Cooperative inquiry with female corrections officers- experiences of gender and bodies at work. -
Melinda Lewthwaite
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Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring Entanglements of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dietary Practices and Disordered Eating / Eating Disorders. -
Christina Gillmore
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Dual Analysis Poststructuralist Phenomenological Exploration of Women CSA Survivors’ Embodied Sexual Desires and Pleasures During Adulthood -
Jessica Tappin
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Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding the social discourses that shape the way young women learn about sexual desire.
Co-supervisor of:
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Aorangi Kora
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Doctor of Philosophy
Te mana o te wahine - Exploring Māori women's experiences of leadership and online misogyny. -
Jane Reeves
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Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Exploring 'Long Covid' Experiences and Healthcare Engagement in Aotearoa/New Zealand -
Kimberley Templeton
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Doctor of Clinical Psychology
It is Not Black and White: Women’s Constructions of Sexual Consent in Mid-life -
Alana Clapperton
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Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Developing a sense of self in the modern world: Gaining deeper insight into the role of social media in young peoples’ lives.
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2024
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Bridget Davies
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Doctor of Clinical Psychology
No Laughing Matter: What can the experiences of women working in the Aotearoa-New Zealand comedy industry tell us about being a woman in a male-domina