Ann Phoenix

Ann Phoenix
Born	(1955-03-27) 27 March 1955
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	University of London
Scientific career
Fields	Social psychology, Developmental psychology
Institutions	UCL Institute of Education
Thesis	Motherhood in 16-19 year old women (1992)

Ann Phoenix, FBA, FAcSS (born 27 March 1955) is a British psychologist and academic, whose research focuses on psychosocial issues related to identity. She is Professor of Psychosocial Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London. She was previously ESRC Professorial Fellow for the Transforming Experiences research programme. She was previously Co-Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit, and Reader in Psychology at the Open University.

Academic career

Phoenix's early academic career was spent at the Open University. She was a senior lecturer and then Reader in psychology. She was a visiting professor at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands, for the 1997–1998 academic year. In 2003, she was promoted to Professor of Social Science and Developmental Psychology. In 2007, she joined the Institute of Education, then part of the University of London, as Professor of Education, and Co-Director, Thomas Coram Research Unit. In 2014, the Institute of Education became part of University College London (UCL).

Honours

In 2014, Phoenix was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).

Publications

Books

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Conference papers

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External links

• An interview with Ann Phoenix, on the Institute of Education YouTube Channel. Published 17 January 2013; accessed 2 June 2015.