As Stirling alumni myself I am proud now to teach at all levels of our Psychology programme.
I am interested in the reduction of inequality in human, and non-human animals. Recent projects have explored why vegetarians eat cheese and pescetarians eat fish ad we are investigating the role of nostalgia as a barrier to adopting a plant-based diet.
With my Phd students we are exploring the experiences of young autistic people in education and also using art-based methods to examine the role of stigma in adults with autism.
I also undertake andragogical research to improve the experience of our students such as improving note-taking skills and understanding the impact of being a first-generation scholar.
Article
McKinlay M, Thorpe D, Cage E, Grainger C, Jasper C & Stewart M (2024) A systematic review: Which psycho-social-environmental factors do autistic students identify as being important for positive experiences in mainstream secondary school?. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241285974
Article
Out of sight, out of mind: how pescetarians manage dissonance by creating distance
Docherty D, Jasper C & Cullen M (2024) Out of sight, out of mind: how pescetarians manage dissonance by creating distance. Qualitative Research in Psychology, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2024.2328037
Article
The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products?
Docherty D & Jasper C (2023) The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products?. Appetite, 188, Art. No.: 106976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106976
Book Chapter
Methodological Approaches To Studying The Self In Its Social Context (LSERO)
Jasper C, Moore H, Whittaker L & Gillespie A (2011) Methodological Approaches To Studying The Self In Its Social Context (LSERO). In: Handbook of Dialogical Self Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139030434.022
Article
Moving between frames: The basis of the stable and dialogical self
Moore H, Jasper C & Gillespie A (2011) Moving between frames: The basis of the stable and dialogical self. Culture & Psychology, 17 (4), pp. 510-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067x11418542
I teach most of our social psychology content specialising in inter-group conflict and the psychology of internet sub-cultures such as incels, conspiracy theorists and a rage of 'anti' groups such as anti-psychiatry and anti vax communities.
Much of my teaching builds on my research interests and I am passionate about reducing inequity in the classroom, and dismantling barriers to education.
