Editing Jonathan Potter (section)

==Recent Work==

Much of Jonathan Potter's recent work has been in collaboration with [[Alexa Hepburn]]. They have developed a research program using material collected from the UK [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]]'s child protection helpline. This research combines a theoretical interest in how concepts such as emotion and joint understanding are conceptualized in social psychological research with a focus on applied topics, such as advice resistance and its management.

Their paper on the problems and prospects of using qualitative interviews in psychology, published in ''Qualitative Research in Psychology'', sparked a debate with [[Jonathan Smith (psychologist)|Jonathan Smith]], Wendy Hollway, and Elliot Mishler, and has been widely cited. This discourse stimulated further discussion in ''Qualitative Research'' with Chris Griffin and [[Karen Henwood]].

Potter and Hepburn's new research focuses on studying video records of mealtime interactions in families with young children. This work examines actions such as directives, requests, and threats, with a broader concern about how interaction analysis can contribute to the study of obesity.

In a 2010 paper in the [[British Journal of Social Psychology]],<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Potter | first1 = Jonathan | title = Contemporary discursive psychology: Issues, prospects, and Corcoran's awkward ontology | journal = [[British Journal of Social Psychology]] | volume = 49 | issue = 4 | pages = 657–678 | doi = 10.1348/014466610X486158 | pmid = 20178684 | date = December 2010 }}</ref> Potter summarized and continued the debate over the status of discursive psychology concerning both traditional social psychology and alternative styles of critical work.