Ann Weatherall Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Ann Weatherall is a professor in the School of Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She has a long-standing interest in the ways psychological topics and concerns emerge in talk and social interaction. Her primary approach is Discursive Psychology using Conversation Analysis. She has researched in a variety of settings including telephone-mediated dispute resolution, calls for victim support, medical interactions, and psychotherapeutic interviews. Recent studies include explicit claims to understanding (e.g., I understand you’re frustrated), sexism in talk-in-interaction, and pranking in children’s helplines.
