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Laura Jenkins @laalaajenkins.bsky.social · 16h

🚨PhD opportunity!

Examining inclusive bereavement support in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland using conversation analysis
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With @marcopino.bsky.social @lizpeel.bsky.social and @darg-sessions.bsky.social

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
Start date: April 2026

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · 16h

Nice post! 📚Congrats again Kath Browne & Emily Kazyak 🌈🦄 Looking forward to the book launch 🚀 in Dublin 🍀 @powes.bsky.social

Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · 28d

New Article with Damien Riggs which suggests it’s time to move beyond disenfranchised grief when understanding loss of animal companions 🐾 Available open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Sep 8

New article! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🐾💜 #therapistsconnect

Revisiting the canine co-therapist: qualitative survey of therapists’ perspectives

Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Animal Assisted Counselling (AAC) have existed in psychotherapy for many decades. These forms of counselling are, however, considered niche, and non-human animals ...

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great new #LGBTIQ book 📕 available FREE to download here 🌈 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/polarisin...
My chapter is no.9

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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our new report showcases how social science research can bring substantial regional benefits at scale, & has several recommendations for UK Government, UKRI & other funders to consider to more fully harness the social sciences’ potential in a regional context.
📖➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

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European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy @ejqrp.bsky.social · Jul 25

*New Article*

In this article, Prof Liz Peel reflects on the process of conducting a qualitative survey exploring therapists’ perspectives about companion dogs in therapy.

Find the article here: https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/ejqrp

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jul 24

New article #feminism #therapy #qualitative #research available open access here openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/ejqrp/articl...
@ejqrp.bsky.social @qmip.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jul 17

Mix Tape was fab!

Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Enjoyed giving my #QMiP2025 @qmip.bsky.social talk and excellent questions

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Celebrating @bpsofficial.bsky.social 20th anniversary of @qmip.bsky.social Great opening keynote from @ginnybraun.bsky.social #QMiP2025

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jul 9

@ischp.bsky.social #ISCHP2025 at Galway University was a great conference. Looking forward to #ISCHP2027 already!

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · May 28

More than companions? We hear from @lizpeel.bsky.social, Matthew Adams and Deborah Wells on the shifting focus of human-animal relations research…
[A good one for my dog's birthday…]
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More than companions? The shifting focus of human-animal relations research… | BPS

Ella Rhodes hears from psychologists whose work on human-animal interactions and animal welfare is moving to decentre humans as the most important animal on the planet.

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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · May 2

We interrupt your scrolling for a paws-tastic announcement! 🐾 This studious pup is crunching numbers from a recent survey by @lizpeel.bsky.social on dog talking and walking! Have a read and get the leashes at the ready! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
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#DogWalking #Wellbeing #AcademicSky

A dog wearing glasses near a desk with an open computer and some statistics on the screen

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · May 1

Ditto!!

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Apr 22

Great my first psychotherapy article will be coming out in @ejqrp.bsky.social in the summer!

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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our Editorial Team is complete, and we can’t wait to share what’s ahead – follow us for updates, calls for papers, and highlights!
@lizpeel.bsky.social, @tracymorison.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 27

Good to have a chapter on the perspectives of people with #dementia making plans for dying in this new edited book ⬇️

British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Feb 27

‘If death studies is to extend beyond the disciplinary periphery, it must fully re-engage with mainstream sociology’ – Sharon Mallon and Laura Towers respond to this call for action in their new book, ‘Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives’ tinyurl.com/ykw9fm8r

Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association

The relationship between sociology and death is long-standing. Early foundational texts, such as Durkheim’s (1897) Suicide, shaped sociology as a discipline, helping to establish its broad ontological...

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Jan 20

Fully funded #PhD see www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN059/p... Deadline 28 Feb. Please share.

PhD Studentship: Identity Work in Palliative Care: A Conversation Analytic Study of Interactions with Newly Diagnosed Patients at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership

jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship: Identity Work in Palliative Care: A Conversation Analytic Study of Interactions with Newly Diagnosed Patients. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on ...

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 23

Half marathons 63-67 equal 2025 training so far for this 👀 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 9

www.tandfonline.com/toc/uqrp20/c...

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Qualitative methods in psychology after the animal turn: human-animal and multi-species relations. Volume 22, Issue 1 of Qualitative Research in Psychology

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 9

Check out the new Special Issue of #Qualitative Research in #Psychology on human-animal and multi-species relations - inc. my article www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🐶🐾

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks Janka ☺️

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Elizabeth Peel (she/they) @lizpeel.bsky.social · Feb 4

Thanks Emily!

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