Paul Hackett

Prof. Paul M.W. Hackett has wide experience in social science and humanities research and is the originator of the declarative mapping approach to qualitative research. His research interests span many aspects of behaviour and experience focussing upon the investigation of ontologies and epistemologies that have originated in the African continent. He has over 250 publications including 25 books. He is a visiting research professor in the department of philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria, an honorary fellow in the philosophy department at University of Wales Trinity St David, a visiting professor in health research methods at the University of Suffolk and a professor in the school of communication at Emerson College. He holds a PhD in psychology and a PhD in fine art. He has held appointments at several universities, including, Oxford, Cambridge, Tufts, Harvard and Durham.