Laura Jenkins

Department of Social Sciences 
Loughborough University 
Loughborough 
Leicestershire LE11 3TU 
England

Telephone:

Fax:+44 (0)1509 222930

Email: L.Jenkins@lboro.ac.uk

Nationality: British

Start Date: October 2008

Status: Full time

Academic Biography:

BSc Hons Psychology (First Class), Aston University, 2005
MSc Health Psychology (with Distinction), Aston University, 2007
MRes Social Research (with Distinction), Loughborough University, 2008

Current Research:

My research involves examining children’s expressions of bodily sensation. I am interested in the ways in which children express pain and discomfort relating to both chronic conditions and less pervasive concerns. Initially I am focusing on everyday talk based on recordings of family mealtimes.

Research Interests:

Talk in Interaction, Discursive Psychology, Conversation Analysis, Adult Child Talk, Talk about Health.

Funding Body: Economic & Social Research Council

Supervisors: Dr Alexa Hepburn and Professor Derek Edwards

Involvement in Department:

Member of 'Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG)'

Publications:

Jenkins, L. (2010) “Your head hurts but you’re holding your tummy” The co-production of children’s bodily experience through talk and gesture in family interaction. Presented at the International Conference on Conversation Analysis; University of Mannheim, Germany, July 2010

Jenkins, L. (2009) "Poor thing": the function of adult responses to children's expressions of pain and discomfort. Presented at Conversation Analysis and Everyday Lives; Loughborough University, December 2009.

Jenkins, L. (2009) Expressions of bodily experience in family interaction. Data session at Everyday Interaction across Cultures Conference; University of Portsmouth, September 2009

Jenkins, L. (2008) Activity based Focus Groups with Younger Children in Health Research: A Critical Evaluation. Presented at the Qualitative Methods Section Annual Conference; University of Leeds, September 2008.

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