Elizabeth Stokoe
Conversation analyst and social scientist
Elizabeth Stokoe is a British conversation analyst and social scientist. She took up a professorship at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2023.
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About Elizabeth Stokoe
Stokoe has held a professorship in psychological and behavioral science at the London School of Economics and Political Science since January 2023. Earlier she was Professor of Social Interaction at Loughborough University from 2002 to 2022, and she remains an Honorary Professor there. Since 2016 she has also held a Professor II post at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Stokoe developed the Conversational Analytic Role-Play Method (CARM), which draws on recordings of real conversations to spot typical problems and patterns in how people talk. She has advised on conversation in settings ranging from hostage negotiation to speed dating. Her book in our catalog is Talk.