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Dr Rose Capdevila
Profile summary
- Senior Lecturer & Director of Research
- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- School of Psychology
- rose.capdevila
Professional biography
- Senior Lecturer & Director of Research for the School of Psychology
- Co-editor of Feminism & Psychology
Research interests
My research focuses on the construction and transgression of discursive boundaries around identity - in particular political and gender identities. I am also interested in the role and politics of methodology in psychology.
Current Projects
- 'Picture perfect?' An examination of the use of photo enhancement apps in the construction of women’s identities on social networking sites.
- ‘Mother knows best?’ Exploring mothers’ engagement with science-based advice on MMR immunisation
Selected Publications
Capdevila, R. (2015) Negotiating health, mothering and ‘choice’. Psicologia della Salute, 1: 9-29.
Roper, S., Capdevila, R., Lazard, L. & Roberts, A. (2015) How is this feminist again? Q as a feminist methodology. Psychology of Women Section Review, 17: 3-12
Capdevila, R. & Lazard, L. (2015) Psychology of Women. In Parker, I. (ed) Handbook of Critical Psychology. London: Routledge.
Johnson, S. & Capdevila, R. (2014) That’s just what’s expected of you … so you do it’: Mothers discussions around choice and the MMR vaccination. Psychology & Health. Online first, 1-16.
Rutherford, A., Capdevila, R., Undurti, V. & Palmary, I. (2011) (eds.) Handbook of International Perspectives on Feminism. Book Series: International and Cultural Psychology. New York: Springer.
Lazard, L., Capdevila, R. & Roberts, A. (2011) Methodological pluralism in theory and in practice: the case for Q in the community. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 8(2), 140-150.
For full listing a repository of research publications and other research outputs can be viewed at The Open University's Open Research Online.
Teaching interests
Investigating Psychology 2 (DE200) - Chair
Research Activity
Research groups
| Name | Type | Parent Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Citizenship, Identifies and Governance (CCIG) | Centre | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Social Psychology Research Group | Group | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Publications
Journal articles
Negotiating health, mothering and ‘choice’ (2015-01)
Capdevila, Rose
Psicologia della Salute(1/2015) (pp. 9-29)
How is this feminist again? Q as a feminist methodology (2015)
Roper, Sandra; Capdevila, Rose; Lazard, Lisa and Roberts, Anca
Psychology of Women Section Review, 17 (pp. 3-12)
That’s just what’s expected of you … so you do it’: Mothers discussions around choice and the MMR vaccination (2014-03-07)
Johnson, Sally and Capdevila, Rose
Psychology & Health, 29(8) (pp. 861-876)
Feminism & Psychology going forward (Editorial) (2014-02)
Macleod, Catriona; Marecek, Jeanne and Capdevila, Rose
Feminism & Psychology, 24(1) (pp. 3-17)
Towards a transnational feminism: Dialogues on feminisms and psychologies in a Latin American context (2012-05)
Montenegro, Marisela; Capdevila, Rose and Figueroa Sarriera, Heidi
Feminism & Psychology, 22(2) (pp. 220-227)
What is narrative therapy and what is it not? The usefulness of Q methodology to explore accounts of White & Epston’s (1990) approach to narrative therapy (2011-11)
Wallis, Jennifer; Burns, Jan and Capdevila, Rose
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18(6) (pp. 486-497)
Methodological pluralism in theory and in practice: the case for Q in the community (2011-06-01)
Lazard, Lisa; Capdevila, Rose and Roberts, Anca
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 8(2) (pp. 140-150)
The personal and the political are feminist: exploring the relationships among feminism, psychology, and political life (2010-12)
Zurbriggen, Eileen L. and Capdevila, Rose
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(4) (pp. 458-459)
Lysistratus, Lysistrata, Lysistratum:coconstructing the identities of mother and activist (2010)
Capdevila, Rose
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(4) (pp. 530-537)
We are a real family: A Q methodological study on the experience of stepmothers (2010)
Roper, Sandra and Capdevila, Rose
Radical Psychology: A Journal of Psychology, Politics, and Radicalism, 9(2)
Justice and care: theorising the 'New Man' and the 'Caring Father' (2009-10)
Marzano, Lisa; Capdevila, Rose; Ciclitira, Karen and Lazard, Lisa
Psychology of Women Section Review, 11(2) (pp. 11-20)
Q methodology and a Delphi poll: a useful approach to researching a narrative approach to therapy (2009)
Wallis, Jennifer; Burns, Jan and Capdevila, Rose
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 6(3) (pp. 173-190)
‘It’s not racist. It’s common sense.’ A critical analysis of political discourse around asylum and immigration in the UK (2008)
Capdevila, Rose and Callaghan, Jane E. M.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 18(1) (pp. 1-16)
Globalisation, migration & asylum: the peril of the alien and the safety of the familiar (Editors’ Introduction) (2008)
Callaghan, Jane and Capdevila, Rose
Annual Review of Critical Psychology, 6 (pp. 1-3)
'Is it just me...?': Q methodology and representing the marginal (2008)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
Operant Subjectivity, 32 (pp. 70-84)
Redefinition reviewed: what 'Toward aRedefinition of Sex and Gender' can offer today (2007)
Capdevila, Rose
Feminism & Psychology, 17(4) (pp. 465-469)
Feminisms without borders: exploring the relationships between feminist and political psychology (2006-02)
Capdevila, Rose and Unger, Rhoda
Feminism & Psychology, 16(1) (pp. 5-11)
If I am woman, who are 'they'? The construction of 'other' feminisms (2006)
Capdevila, R.; Ciclitira, K.; Lazard, L. and Marzano, L.
Psychology of Women Section Review, 8(2) (pp. 1-13)
Baby or beauty: a Q study into post pregnancy body image (2005-02)
Jordon, Kelly; Capdevila, Rose and Johnson, Sally
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 23(1) (pp. 19-31)
Capdevila, Rose
Psicologia della Salute(1/2015) (pp. 9-29)
How is this feminist again? Q as a feminist methodology (2015)
Roper, Sandra; Capdevila, Rose; Lazard, Lisa and Roberts, Anca
Psychology of Women Section Review, 17 (pp. 3-12)
That’s just what’s expected of you … so you do it’: Mothers discussions around choice and the MMR vaccination (2014-03-07)
Johnson, Sally and Capdevila, Rose
Psychology & Health, 29(8) (pp. 861-876)
Feminism & Psychology going forward (Editorial) (2014-02)
Macleod, Catriona; Marecek, Jeanne and Capdevila, Rose
Feminism & Psychology, 24(1) (pp. 3-17)
Towards a transnational feminism: Dialogues on feminisms and psychologies in a Latin American context (2012-05)
Montenegro, Marisela; Capdevila, Rose and Figueroa Sarriera, Heidi
Feminism & Psychology, 22(2) (pp. 220-227)
What is narrative therapy and what is it not? The usefulness of Q methodology to explore accounts of White & Epston’s (1990) approach to narrative therapy (2011-11)
Wallis, Jennifer; Burns, Jan and Capdevila, Rose
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18(6) (pp. 486-497)
Methodological pluralism in theory and in practice: the case for Q in the community (2011-06-01)
Lazard, Lisa; Capdevila, Rose and Roberts, Anca
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 8(2) (pp. 140-150)
The personal and the political are feminist: exploring the relationships among feminism, psychology, and political life (2010-12)
Zurbriggen, Eileen L. and Capdevila, Rose
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(4) (pp. 458-459)
Lysistratus, Lysistrata, Lysistratum:coconstructing the identities of mother and activist (2010)
Capdevila, Rose
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(4) (pp. 530-537)
We are a real family: A Q methodological study on the experience of stepmothers (2010)
Roper, Sandra and Capdevila, Rose
Radical Psychology: A Journal of Psychology, Politics, and Radicalism, 9(2)
Justice and care: theorising the 'New Man' and the 'Caring Father' (2009-10)
Marzano, Lisa; Capdevila, Rose; Ciclitira, Karen and Lazard, Lisa
Psychology of Women Section Review, 11(2) (pp. 11-20)
Q methodology and a Delphi poll: a useful approach to researching a narrative approach to therapy (2009)
Wallis, Jennifer; Burns, Jan and Capdevila, Rose
Qualitative Research in Psychology, 6(3) (pp. 173-190)
‘It’s not racist. It’s common sense.’ A critical analysis of political discourse around asylum and immigration in the UK (2008)
Capdevila, Rose and Callaghan, Jane E. M.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 18(1) (pp. 1-16)
Globalisation, migration & asylum: the peril of the alien and the safety of the familiar (Editors’ Introduction) (2008)
Callaghan, Jane and Capdevila, Rose
Annual Review of Critical Psychology, 6 (pp. 1-3)
'Is it just me...?': Q methodology and representing the marginal (2008)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
Operant Subjectivity, 32 (pp. 70-84)
Redefinition reviewed: what 'Toward aRedefinition of Sex and Gender' can offer today (2007)
Capdevila, Rose
Feminism & Psychology, 17(4) (pp. 465-469)
Feminisms without borders: exploring the relationships between feminist and political psychology (2006-02)
Capdevila, Rose and Unger, Rhoda
Feminism & Psychology, 16(1) (pp. 5-11)
If I am woman, who are 'they'? The construction of 'other' feminisms (2006)
Capdevila, R.; Ciclitira, K.; Lazard, L. and Marzano, L.
Psychology of Women Section Review, 8(2) (pp. 1-13)
Baby or beauty: a Q study into post pregnancy body image (2005-02)
Jordon, Kelly; Capdevila, Rose and Johnson, Sally
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 23(1) (pp. 19-31)
Book chapters
Psychological Theory, Research, Methodology, and Feminist Critiques (2016-04-21)
Capdevila, Rose and McAvoy, Jean M.
In: Naples, Nancy ed. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
ISBN : 9781405196949 | Publisher : John Wiley & Sons | Published : Oxford
Postmodern feminist psychology (2016-04-21)
Lazard, Lisa; McAvoy, Jean and Capdevila, Rose
In: Naples, Nancy; Hoogland, Renee C.; Wickramasinghe, Maithree and Wong, Wai Ching Angela eds. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
ISBN : 978-1-4051-9694-9 | Publisher : Wiley Blackwell
Psychology of women: questions of politics and practice (2015-04-26)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
In: Parker, Ian ed. Handbook of Critical Psychology. Routledge International Handbooks (pp. 191-199)
ISBN : 978-1-84872-218-7 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Hove, New York
Gender, Overview (2014)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
In: Teo, Thomas ed. Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology (pp. 763-767)
ISBN : 978-1-4614-5583-7 | Publisher : Springer-Verlag | Published : New York
Feminisms and psychologies: multiple meanings, diverse practices, and forging possibilities in an age of globalization (2011)
Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid
In: Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid eds. Handbook of International Perspectives on Feminism: Perspectives on Psychology, Women, Culture, and Rights. International and Cultural Psychology (pp. 3-15)
ISBN : 9781441998682 | Publisher : Springer | Published : New York, USA
I did it my way: the implications of methodological choices in critical work (2007)
Capdevila, Rose
In: Van Deventer, Vasi; Terre Blanche, Martin; Fourie, Eduard and Segalo, Puleng eds. Citizen City: Between constructing agent and constructed agency (pp. 197-205)
ISBN : 978-1-55322-164-7 | Publisher : Captus University Publications | Published : Ontario
Capdevila, Rose and McAvoy, Jean M.
In: Naples, Nancy ed. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
ISBN : 9781405196949 | Publisher : John Wiley & Sons | Published : Oxford
Postmodern feminist psychology (2016-04-21)
Lazard, Lisa; McAvoy, Jean and Capdevila, Rose
In: Naples, Nancy; Hoogland, Renee C.; Wickramasinghe, Maithree and Wong, Wai Ching Angela eds. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
ISBN : 978-1-4051-9694-9 | Publisher : Wiley Blackwell
Psychology of women: questions of politics and practice (2015-04-26)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
In: Parker, Ian ed. Handbook of Critical Psychology. Routledge International Handbooks (pp. 191-199)
ISBN : 978-1-84872-218-7 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Hove, New York
Gender, Overview (2014)
Capdevila, Rose and Lazard, Lisa
In: Teo, Thomas ed. Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology (pp. 763-767)
ISBN : 978-1-4614-5583-7 | Publisher : Springer-Verlag | Published : New York
Feminisms and psychologies: multiple meanings, diverse practices, and forging possibilities in an age of globalization (2011)
Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid
In: Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid eds. Handbook of International Perspectives on Feminism: Perspectives on Psychology, Women, Culture, and Rights. International and Cultural Psychology (pp. 3-15)
ISBN : 9781441998682 | Publisher : Springer | Published : New York, USA
I did it my way: the implications of methodological choices in critical work (2007)
Capdevila, Rose
In: Van Deventer, Vasi; Terre Blanche, Martin; Fourie, Eduard and Segalo, Puleng eds. Citizen City: Between constructing agent and constructed agency (pp. 197-205)
ISBN : 978-1-55322-164-7 | Publisher : Captus University Publications | Published : Ontario
Edited book
Handbook of International Feminisms: Perspectives on Psychology, Women, Culture, and Rights (2011)
Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid eds.
International and Cultural Psychology
ISBN : 978-1-4419-9868-2 | Publisher : Springer | Published : New York
Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya and Palmary, Ingrid eds.
International and Cultural Psychology
ISBN : 978-1-4419-9868-2 | Publisher : Springer | Published : New York
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