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Dorothy Miell
OBE, FRSE
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| Alma mater | Bradford Girls Grammar School, University of Lancaster |
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| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Main interests | Social psychology |
| Website | University of Edinburgh |
Dorothy Evelyn Miell OBE FRSE is a professor of Social Psychology, and since March 2010 has been Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Vice-Principal, at the University of Edinburgh. Before moving to Edinburgh, she was Dean of Social Sciences at the Open University. Her research focuses on collaboration and communication patterns, recently in the context of creative endeavours.
Miell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She was President of the British Psychological Society from 2014 to 2015. She is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors on Scottish Opera and a member of the Council of the Edinburgh International Festival. She is a Governor of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Under her leadership the University of Edinburgh is transforming the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary site into Edinburgh Futures Institute, a research and teaching institute designed to tackle the big challenges of the future. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to higher education and psychology.
Selected bibliography
Books
- Miell, Dorothy; Dallos, Rudi (1996). Social interaction and personal relationships. London Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE in association with the Open University. ISBN 9780761950363.
- Miell, Dorothy; Sapsford, Roger; Still, Arthur; Wetherell, Margaret; Stevens, Richard (1998). Theory and social psychology. London Thousand Oaks California: SAGE in association with the Open University. ISBN 9780761958390.
- Miell, Dorothy; Wetherell, Margaret (1998). Doing social psychology. London Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE in association with the Open University. ISBN 9780761960492.
- Miell, Dorothy; MacDonald, Raymond; Hargreaves, David J. (2005). Musical communication. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198529361.
- Miell, Dorothy; Phoenix, Ann; Thomas, Kerry (2007). Mapping psychology. DSE212 Course: Exploring Psychology. Milton Keynes: Open University. ISBN 9781780074986.
- Miell, Dorothy; MacDonald, Raymond; Hargreaves, David (2012). Musical imaginations: multidisciplinary perspectives on creativity, performance, and perception. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199568086.
External links
- Profile page: Dorothy Miell, University of Edinburgh