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Research interests
Matt's research focus is interdisciplinary, at the intersection of psychology, ecology, philosophy and qualitative and creative research methods.
His interests include human-nature and human-animal relations, multispecies, posthumanities, animal studies, human and more-than-human worlds and animist worldviews - especially in the context of the climate crisis and the Anthropocene.
Matt is an experienced qualitative researcher, increasingly interested in arts-based research methods, creative, visual and comics-based research.
His teaching focus overlaps with his research interests, and incorporates ecopsychology, ecotherapy, critical environmental psychology and mental health.
From October 2022 - October 2024 he is undertaking an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship, titled 'Pavlov and the kingdom of dogs: Storying experimental animal histories through arts-based research'. The Fellowship involves the development of creative, arts-based and visual methods to challenge conventional perceptions of animal experimentation, the nature of scientific work, and the history of Psychology.
Supervisory Interests
Matt supervises PhD students addressing a range of topics including human-animal relations, more-than-human and multispecies methods, Anthropocene studies, the posthumanities, psychology and the climate crisis, climate activism, mental health and distress, social and cultural identity.
He is especially interested in supervising students adopting qualitative and creative methods. Interdisciplinary projects are especially welcome.
Approach to teaching
Matt's specialist teaching areas are the psychology of human-animal relations, psychology and the Anthropocene, ecopsychology, environmental psychology, climate psychology, social psychology, mental health and distress.
Scholarly biography
Matt is the author of the books Anthropocene Psychology: Being Human in a More-Than-Human World (2020), Ecological Crisis, Sustainability & the Psychosocial Subject: Beyond Behaviour Change (2016) and Self & Social Change (2008). He has also written numerous academic articles, book chapters commentary pieces and reports, e.g.:
Adams, M. (2024). Arts-based research, animal studies and Pavlov’s dogs: making the familiar strange in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1-33.
Adams, M. (2021). Critical psychologies and climate change. Current Opinion in Psychology, 42, 13-18.
Adams, M. (2020). The kingdom of dogs: Understanding Pavlov’s experiments as human–animal relationships. Theory & Psychology, 30(1), 121-141.
Adams, M. (2018). Towards a critical psychology of human–animal relations. Social and personality psychology compass, 12(4), e12375.
Adams, M. (2014). Approaching nature, ‘sustainability’ and ecological crises from a critical social psychological perspective. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 8(6), 251-262.
For a complete list of publications see full research profile.
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Critical psychology
- Social psychology
- Cultural psychology
- Human-animal relations
- Climate change
- Anthropocene
- Animal Studies
- Post-humanities
- Psychology
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Psychosocial studies
- Climate change
- Anthropocene
- HM Sociology
- Psychosocial studies
- Climate change
- Ecology
- Anthropocene
- HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
- speciesism
- human-animal relations
- Climate change
- Anthropocene
- GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
- Anthropogenic
- Anthropocene
- Climate change
- N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
- arts-based research
- Visual Communication
- visual methods
- comics-based research
- GN Anthropology
- human-animal relations
- Climate change
- Anthropocene
- NC Drawing Design Illustration
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Projects
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Pavlov and the kingdom of dogs: Storying experimental animal histories through arts-based research
Adams, M. (PI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Anthropocentrism, Animism and the Anthropocene: Decentering the Human in Psychology
Adams, M., 18 Jun 2024, Climate, Psychology and Change: Reimagining psychotherapy in an era of global disruption and climate anxiety. Bednarek, S. (ed.). Berkeley, California, p. 109-122 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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Arts-based research, animal studies and Pavlov’s dogs: making the familiar strange in psychology
Adams, M., 28 Mar 2024, In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. p. 1-33 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Centring animal experience through comics-based research: The case of Pavlov’s dogs
Adams, M., 15 May 2024, In: Trace: Journal of Human-Animal Studies. 10, -, p. 106-135 30 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pavlov and the Kingdom of Dogs: A Secret History
Adams, M., 1 Jul 2024Research output: Non-textual output › Exhibition
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Qualitative methods in psychology after the animal turn: human-animal and multi-species relations
Adams, M., 23 Jul 2024, In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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The Exploring Human-Animal and Multispecies Relations
Adams, M. (Organiser) & Moriarty, J. (Organiser)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Events › Conference
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Trace: Journal of Human-Animal Studies (Journal)
Adams, M. (Reviewer)
15 Apr 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Qualitative Research in Psychology (Journal)
Adams, M. (Reviewer)
28 Mar 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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system does not fully articulate the animal: Unruly animal behaviour in Pavlov’s labs
Adams, M. (Presenter)
5 Jan 2024Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Pavlov and the kingdom of dogs: Storying experimental animal histories through arts-based research
Adams, M. (Presenter)
23 Nov 2023Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk