Dr Deborah Earnshaw
Deborah has been with 窪蹋勛圖厙 since December 2017 and taught at the University of Derby both on-campus and online during her postgraduate degrees.
Her research interests are social psychology, parapsychology, psychological education and qualitative research methods.
Areas of Expertise
- Qualitative research methods interviews, focus groups, photovoice
- Qualitative analyses Phenomenology (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Descriptive Phenomenological Psychology and Hermeneutic Phenomenology) and Thematic Analysis
- Gender, identity and representation
- Psychological education
- Parapsychological topics, especially mediumship and apparitional experiences
Qualifications
- Psychology BSc. (Hons) undergraduate degree (2009-2012)
- Master of Research degree in Psychology (2013-2015)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (2015-2018)
- PGCert (2018-2019)
Teaching
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (and sister courses)
Postgraduate Supervision
- Gavin May (Director of Studies) Police Interventions in Intimate Partner Violence Scenarios: The Role of Orientation and Perceived Femininity - current
- Kyle Bridgman-Lewis (Director of Studies) The Blurred Lines of Coercive Control current
- Laura Gee (Director of Studies) Exploring Gay and Lesbian Gender Inverted Stereotypes and Acceptance Levels in the UK: A Mixed Method Study completed 2025
- Elizabeth Whiting (Director of Studies) Breathing Space: A Mixed Methods Exploration into the Use and Meaning of Breath in Psychotherapy completed 2025
Publications
- Earnshaw, D., & Thompson, J. (2026). Navigating belief and scepticism: A qualitative exploration of mediumship engagement in the UK. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 26(1), 47-63.
- Earnshaw, D., Parker, S. & Brookfield. C. (2026). Research Methods in Psychology: An Essential Guide. SAGE:
- Parker, S., & Earnshaw, D., (2025). Final year undergraduate students experiences of completing a qualitative psychology dissertation: Implications for teaching and practice. Psychology Teaching Review,
- Earnshaw, D.,& Harrison, N. (2024). An exploration of a mentoring programme for at-risk adolescents in the West Midlands, UK. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 115.
- Abbott, K.,泭Earnshaw, D.,Eadon, S. & Hanlon, O.(2024). It's a much bigger deal than people think: UK undergraduate University students discussions around sexual consent.International Journal of Educational Research,泭127, 102392.
- Parker, S.,泭Earnshaw, D.,Penn, E.&Kumari, R.(2023). Uncertain futures: perceptions of refugees in a story completion task,泭Qualitative Research Journal, 23(5), 545-556
- Parker, S., Bennett, S., Cobden, C.M. & Earnshaw, D. (2021). Its time we invested in stronger borders: media representations of refugees crossing the English Channel by boat. Critical Discourse Studies. DOI:
- Abbott, K. & Earnshaw, D. (2020). Double the challenge: Reflections on supervising qualitative and critical dissertation projects. Psychology Teaching Review, 26 (1)
- Earnshaw, D. (2016). [Review of the book Gender and Social Hierarchies: Perspectives from Social Psychology, by K. Faniko, F. Lorenzi-Cioldi, O. Sarrasin & E. Mayor]. Social Psychology Review, 18 (2)
Conferences
- Earnshaw, D. & Babicova, I. (June, 2025). Exploring the impact of secondary traumatic stress on student-facing Higher Education staff. 2025 Qualitative Methods in Psychology
- Earnshaw, D. (June, 2015). Masculinity and Qualitative Methods. 2015 Male Psychology Conference
- Earnshaw, D. (April, 2016). Man, Im pretty!: Western media representations of men from the 1980s to now. 2016 Postgraduate Research Conference
- Earnshaw, D. (August, 2016). Men and their masculinity; a phenomenological study of British men aged 25 35 years old. 2016 British Psychological Societys Social Psychology Section Annual Conference
- Earnshaw, D. (December, 2016). Men and their masculinity: a phenomenological study of British men aged 25 35 years old. Invited symposium talk at 2016 Political Masculinities as Agents of Change: Interdisciplinary Conference
- Earnshaw, D. (September, 2018). Men and their masculinity: a phenomenological study of British men aged 25 35 years old. 2018 British Psychological Societys Midlands Branch First Annual Conference
Links and Social Media
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