James Christopher Head, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
678-839-0620
jchead@westga. edu
Melson Hall - Room 219
Office Hours
By appointment
James Christopher Head is an interdisciplinary scholar whose interests include the history of psychology, the philosophy of science, qualitative research, narrative analysis, and liberatory pedagogy. His research bridges the fields of psychology, sociology, and education. His teaching practices facilitate students’ multi-contextual engagement and invite budding scholars to explore their interests – from the personal to the public – as they negotiate course content, instructional parameters, and professional aspirations.
- B.A., History, Georgia State University, 2001
- M.A.T., Secondary Education, Georgia College & State University, 2004
- M.A., Psychology, University of West Georgia, 2012
- M. Phil., Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center, 2017
- Ph.D., Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center, 2018
- PSYC-2220 (Qualitative Research Methods)
- PSYC-4030 (History&PhilosophyofPsychology)
- PSYC-4085A (Alienation in the Digital Age)
- PSYC-4085B (Alientation in the Digital Age)
- PSYC-4085C (Alienation in the Digital Age)
- PSYC-4085F (Life Stories)
- PSYC-4881 (Research Methodology Applctn.)
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science)
- PSYC-7810B (Narrative Psychology)
- PSYC-8006 (Adv Hum Science Methodologies)
- PSYC-8581 (Narratives of the Dying)
- PSYC-9999 (Dissertation)
Spring 2025 Sections
- PSYC-4030 (Hist & Philosoph of Psychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- PSYC-4085B (Alientation in the Digital Age) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-7810B (Narrative Psychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- PSYC-9999 (Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- PSYC-4030 (Hist & Philosoph of Psychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4085A (Alienation in the Digital Age) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-8006 (Adv Human Science Methodologes) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- PSYC-4085B (Alientation in the Digital Age) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- PSYC-2220 (Qualitative Research Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4085A (Alienation in the Digital Age) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-7810B (Narrative Psychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-8581 (Theories of Space and Place) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- PSYC-4030 (History&PhilosophyofPsychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- PSYC-2220 (Qualitative Research Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4030 (Hist & Philosoph of Psychology) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-8006 (Adv Hum Science Methodologies) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- PSYC-2220 (Qualitative Research Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4085C (Alienation in the Digital Age) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- PSYC-2220 (Qualitative Research Methods) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4085F (Life Stories) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-4881 (Research Methodology Applctn.) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-7810B (Narrative Psychology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-8581 (Psychedu Honesty & Integrity) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- PSYC-4030 (History&PhilosophyofPsychology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-6021 (Psychology as Human Science) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- PSYC-8581 (Narratives of the Dying) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Head, J.C. (2020). Multicontextuality in narrative inquiry. Qualitative Psychology, 7(20), 206-225.
Head, J.C. (2020). Ideological rupturing. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 14(7), e12356.
Tolman, D., & Head, J.C. (2021). Opening the black box: A primer for the Listening Guide method of narrative inquiry. Qualitative Psychology, 8(2), 152-170.
Head, J.C. (2022). Waves of information, suffocated understanding, and the place for narrative inquiry in the “post-truth era.” Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 35(2), 1-20.
Head, J.C., Quigua, F. & Clegg, J.W. (2019). The radical potentials of human experience: Maslow, Leary and the pre-history of qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry, 6 (1), 116-132.
Head, J.C., & Pryiomka, K. (2020). Accounting for mediatization in the era of individualized consequential accountability. Journal of Education Policy, 35(3), 421-440.
Head, J.C. (2019). “From the bottom-up: New York City teacher evaluation and the narration of mediated institutional assault.” Critical Studies in Education, 60 (1), 37-54.
Head, J. C., Rizo, J., Brown, D. V., Jr., Dutcher, H., & McMullen, L. (2023). Coverage and treatment of qualitative inquiry in general research methods textbooks. Qualitative Psychology, 10(1), 1–15.
Head, J.C, Gupta, N., & Korobov, N. (2023). Reflecting back and imagining forward: Qualitative inquiry in psychology at the dawn of a new era. Qualitative Psychology, 10(3), 391-403.