Amy R Booth BSc Psychology, MSc Health Psychology

School of Health and Related Research
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield S1 4DA

Office: Room 1.05, The Innovation Centre

Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 2975

email : a.r.booth@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2008 with a BSc in Psychology (Hons). I then completed a Masters in Health Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University in May 2010.

I started my PhD at ScHARR in September 2010 as part of the public health team but also working with Dr Peter Harris from the University´s Psychology Department. I am undertaking research in the area of Chlamydia screening behaviour.

Research Interests

My research interests are:

• Screening behaviour.
• Reactions to threatening health information; threat orientations, compensatory self-enhancement etc.
• Optimistic bias.

Current Projects

Booth, A. R. & Harris, P. (Preparing for publication) Does an individual´s threat orientation affect their response to threatening health information; with regards to tanning behaviour.

Booth, A. R. Armitage, C. & Reidy, J. (Preparing for publication) The effects of mental simulations on Chlamydia screening behaviour.