David Giles Editor & Author

Joanne Meredith is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Dr Meredith was awarded her PhD in social psychology from Loughborough University, UK focusing on the analysis of instant messaging interaction using conversation analysis. She has a particular interest in the development of conversation analysis and discursive psychology as methods for analysing online interaction. 

David Giles is Reader in Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK. Dr Giles has been writing about media and human behaviour for over two decades, specializing in the relationship between audiences and media figures, particularly celebrities. His books include Illusions of Immortality (2000) and Twenty-First Century Celebrity (2018). He co-founded, and continues to co-edit, the international peer-reviewed journal Qualitative Research in Psychology. 

Wyke Stommel is Assistant Professor in Dutch Language and Culture at Radboud University, The Netherlands. Dr Stommel obtained her PhD from the University of Frankfurt / Main for a study of online support group interaction. Her research focuses on (mediated) interaction in institutional settings using conversation analysis, including chat counselling and video consultations. 

Short videos from each chapter author, introducing their research, are available to view here: https://sites.google.com/view/analysingdigitalinteraction/home