Dr Jilly Gibson-Miller
Department of Psychology
Lecturer
+44 114 222 6513
Full contact details
Department of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT
- Profile
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I am a registered Health Psychologist and Psychotherapist. I joined the Department of Psychology in 2012 and run a small private practice alongside my academic post. My research interests are in behaviour change, intervention design, self-regulation, and public health issues that involve risk behaviour; with special interests in Obesity and working with young people. My passion is in translating the evidence base of behavioural science into practice and policy; throughout my research career I have designed and delivered behaviour change interventions in a range of applied settings and with a range of participants and patient groups. I am always keen to forge relationships with cross-disciplinary academics, educators, health practitioners and voluntary/NHS services, to strengthen the links between research and practice.
Most recently, I have been researching the behavioural response of UK citizens to the COVID-19 outbreak, as the lead Health Psychologist for the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium study (COVID-19 PRCS), which is mapping changes in behaviour and mental health over time. I am particularly interested in groups that have been differentially impacted by the pandemic and public health issues that are emerging from this such as increased health inequalities, increased levels of domestic violence and the long term psychosocial effects of the pandemic on young people.
- Qualifications
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- PG Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy (University of Derby)
- Certificate in Teaching and Learning (PGCertHE, University of Sheffield)
- PhD Health Psychology (University of Sheffield)
- MSc Health Psychology (University College London)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Liverpool)
- Research interests
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I am an experienced academic researcher in the field of behavioural science and behaviour change with experience and interest in a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods. My research focuses on the development, design and delivery of evidence-based behaviour change interventions and explores in detail self-regulatory processes involved in behaviour change, using theoretical models such as the COM-B model of behaviour change, Control Theory and the Prototype Willingness Model.
As a practicing Psychotherapist, I have additional research interests in the interactions between mental and physical health. I am interested in how attachment style influences mental health and behaviour, including trauma responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in groups with existing mental health issues, frontline workers and other vulnerable groups.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- A network approach to understanding social distancing behaviour during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Health.
- Refuting the myth of a 'tsunami' of mental ill-health in populations affected by COVID-19: evidence that response to the pandemic is heterogenous, not homogeneous. Psychological Medicine. View this article in WRRO
- Capability, opportunity, and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of the COVID‐19 outbreak in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Health Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- Autistic people’s perspectives on stereotypes: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Autism: the international journal of research and practice. View this article in WRRO
- Durable effects of implementation intentions: reduced rates of confirmed pregnancy at 2 years.. Health Psychol, 30(3), 368-373.
- Ending weight-related stigma as the lynchpin for tackling obesity: a comment on the contribution of the UK’s policy response to obesity in the COVID-19 pandemic. Perspectives in Public Health, 175791392110078-175791392110078.
- Understanding the effects of time perspective: A meta-analysis testing a self-regulatory framework.. Psychological Bulletin. View this article in WRRO
- Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and COVID-19 Related Anxiety in the UK General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- A network approach to understanding social distancing behaviour during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Health.
- Testing both affordability-availability and psychological-coping mechanisms underlying changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE, 17(3).
- Measurement invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) across four European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: an analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. View this article in WRRO
- Design, content, and fieldwork procedures of the COVID‐19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study – Wave 4. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. View this article in WRRO
- Delay discounting and under-valuing of recent information predict poorer adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 11. View this article in WRRO
- Different conspiracy theories have different psychological and social determinants : comparison of three theories about the origins of the COVID-19 virus in a representative sample of the UK population. Frontiers in Political Science, 3. View this article in WRRO
- Refuting the myth of a 'tsunami' of mental ill-health in populations affected by COVID-19: evidence that response to the pandemic is heterogenous, not homogeneous. Psychological Medicine. View this article in WRRO
- How does the COVID-19 pandemic impact on population mental health? A network analysis of COVID influences on depression, anxiety and traumatic stress in the UK population. Psychological Medicine.
- Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Nature Communications, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.. PLoS One, 16(1), e0246339.
- Monitoring the psychological, social, and economic impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the population : context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID‐19 psychological research consortium (C19PRC) study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
- COVID‐19‐related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 875-882. View this article in WRRO
- Anxiety, depression, traumatic stress and COVID-19-related anxiety in the UK general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. BJPsych Open, 6(6). View this article in WRRO
- Capability, opportunity, and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of the COVID‐19 outbreak in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Health Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- Autistic people’s perspectives on stereotypes: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Autism: the international journal of research and practice. View this article in WRRO
- The Relationship Between a Balanced Time Perspective and Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose Among People With Type 1 Diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(2), 196-209. View this article in WRRO
- The relationship between time perspective and self-regulatory processes, abilities and outcomes: a protocol for a meta-analytical review. BMJ Open, 7(6). View this article in WRRO
- Utilising implementation intentions to promote healthy eating in adolescents. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 5(1), 1-13. View this article in WRRO
- ‘They’ve invited me into their world’: a focus group with clinicians delivering a behaviour change intervention in a UK contraceptive service. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 22(2), 250-254. View this article in WRRO
- Development of an adolescent alcohol misuse intervention based on the Prototype Willingness Model: A Delphi study. Health Education, 116(3), 275-291.
- Age differences in alcohol prototype perceptions and willingness to drink in UK adolescents. Psychology Health & Medicine, 21(3), 317-329. View this article in WRRO
- Development and Acceptability of a Co-Produced Online Intervention to Prevent Alcohol Misuse in Adolescents: A Think Aloud Study.. JMIR Hum Factors, 2(2), e13. View this article in WRRO
- Young people talking about alcohol: Focus groups exploring constructs in the prototype willingness model. Drugs: Education, prevention and policy.
- Durable effects of implementation intentions: reduced rates of confirmed pregnancy at 2 years.. Health Psychol, 30(3), 368-373.
- 'If-then' planning in one-to-one behaviour change counselling is effective in promoting contraceptive adherence in teenagers. J FAM PLAN REPROD H, 37(2), 85-88.
- Implementation intention formation reduces consultations for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing among teenage women.. Health Psychol, 28(6), 762-769.
- Sharing data to better understand one of the world's most significant shared experiences: data resource profile of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium (C19PRC) study. International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(4).
- Psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are heterogeneous but have stabilised over time: One year longitudinal follow-up of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. Psychological Medicine, 1-9.
- Ending weight-related stigma as the lynchpin for tackling obesity: a comment on the contribution of the UK’s policy response to obesity in the COVID-19 pandemic. Perspectives in Public Health, 175791392110078-175791392110078.
- Detecting and describing stability and change in COVID-19 vaccine receptibility in the United Kingdom and Ireland. PLOS ONE, 16(11), e0258871-e0258871.
- The Authoritarian Dynamic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Nationalism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the effects of time perspective: A meta-analysis testing a self-regulatory framework.. Psychological Bulletin. View this article in WRRO
- Effective behaviour change techniques in the prevention and management of childhood obesity. International Journal of Obesity.
- Delay discounting and under-valuing of recent information predict lower adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and COVID-19 Related Anxiety in the UK General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. View this article in WRRO
- Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID‐19 psychological research consortium study–wave 3. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
- An overview of the context, design and conduct of the first two waves of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study.
- Factors impacting resilience as a result of exposure to COVID-19: The ecological resilience model. PLOS ONE, 16(8), e0256041-e0256041.
- Sharing data to better understand one of the world’s most significant shared experiences: An overview of the openly accessible longitudinal COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study data.
Reports
- Behaviour change techniques for telephone-delivered and supported health coaching interventions: an Evidence Check review brokered by the Sax Institute (www.saxinstitute.org.au) for Healthdirect Australia View this article in WRRO
- A network approach to understanding social distancing behaviour during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Health.
- Research group
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Post-docs
- Dr Laura Vowels and Matthew Vowels
Postgraduate students
- Sonia Shpendi: Cervical screening in young women: exploring the nocebo effect (Joint supervisor with Dr Rebecca Webster)
- Xavier McNally: How Zoos can empower people to live more sustainably (Second supervisor with Professor Tom Webb and Andy Moss and Charlotte Smith - Science team at Chester Zoo).
- Ayu Sari: Managing mental health in Indonesian schools (Second supervisor with Professor Richard Rowe and Dr Agata Debowska, SWPS University Poland)
- Ankita Mishra: Violence against women: Access to justice from a social psychological lens (Joint supervisor with Dr Chantelle Wood)
- Sebastian Odell: Attachment Anxiety and Jealousy: The role of Competitive Self-Evaluation (First supervisor with Dr Abigail Millings, Sheffield Hallam University and Dr Katherine Carnelley, University of Southampton)
- Louis Stokes: Interview study with parents of children with SOX11- and MYT1L- (Academic advisor)
DClinPsy students
- Mark Guyers
- Grants
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- Gibson-Miller, J. Mental health and well being in people living with overweight and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research England COVID 19 Recovery Fund. Jan-July 2022. £29,148.
- Barlassina L, Gibson-Miller J, Martinez-Perez A & Webster R. Getting back in touch: Emotional pathways to a post-pandemic world. Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Research Development Fund 2021. Jan 2022 - Jan 2023. £15,000.
- Gibson-Miller J, Mishra A & Wood C. Love Should Not Hurt: A Way Out. University of Sheffield Festival of the Mind 2022 fund. £2,931.
- Levita L, Gibson-Miller J, Mason L, Bennet K & Bentall R. Listen to us! The psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on adolescents - A mixed methods study. ESRC. July 2021-December 2021. £54,455.
- Levita L, Gibson-Miller J & Mason L. Reprezent’s On the Level – Covid-19 mental health programme in schools. Triumph Network. October 2020 – Sept 2021. £30,000.
- Bentall R, Gibson-Milller J, Hartman T & Levita L. A longitudinal mixed-methods population study of the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological and social adjustment to global threat. UK Research and Innovation. June 2020-Oct 2021. £301,434.
- Gibson-Miller J & Loescher A. Dentists’ attitudes in addressing obesity: A survey Study. University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology & School of Dentistry. March 2018. £5000.
- Webb, Norman, Millings, Gibson-Miller & Benn. A rapid review of behaviour change techniques in interventions designed to promote healthy weight and support parents. Sax Institute. August 2015. $21,000.
- Gibson-Miller J. Utilising implementation intentions to promote healthy eating in adolescents. University of Sheffield, Women Academics Returners Programme (WARP). 2014. £10,000.
- J Appleton & Gibson-Miller J. A review of assessment tools to measure childhood overweight and obesity. British Academy Small Research Grant. June 2012-November 2012. £9936.
- Teaching activities
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I teach behaviour change (PSY350) and Research Methods at UG (PSY2005) and PG (as MO of PSY6121) levels. I supervise L3 (PSY346) and PG (PSY6110) projects and UG L3 extended essays (PSY331) on a range of topics.
- Professional activities
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Psychology department, University of Sheffield:
- Co-chair of the Research Ethics Committee and departmental representative on the Faculty Research Governance Sub Committee
- Member of the Psychology department Equality & Diversity and Research committees
British Psychological Society:
- Member of the COVID-19 Obesity Task and Finish Group
CHAIN network:
- Co-facilitator of the Special Interest group on Obesity
Cabinet Office:
- Member of the COVID-19 Expert insights into Parliament group and COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database
Professional Membership:
Health Care Professions Council:
- Registered Practitioner (Health) Psychologist (PYL 17717)
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy:
- Individual member (MBACP: 368294)
Association for the Study of Obesity:
- Individual member
World Obesity Federation:
- SCOPE Practitioner
Higher Education Academy:
- Fellow (FHEA)
- Public Engagement and Media
Read the latest updates in the media from the ESRC-funded COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium Study here. Our members feature in a range of media and our findings are regularly reported to the Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care, Department of Education, SAGE’s behavioural advisory group and Public Health England, as well as being disseminated to the academic community (view our outputs here).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been a regular guest on news media for BBC radio Sheffield (3:10), BBC Look North and ITV Calendar. I have contributed to a wide range of patient information and newspaper articles worldwide and have taken part as an expert panel member in topical radio debates (e.g., Radio 4, The Briefing Room).
University of Sheffield online Faculty Seminar Series, 17th September 2020. ‘Behaviour change in a pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 PRCS’
University podcast series on coronavirus examined, 29th April 2020. ‘How the coronavirus is impacting on our mental health’.
European and International Virtual Congress on Obesity (ECOICO), 1-4 September 2020. ‘The role of dentists in the prevention and treatment of obesity: a UK survey’. Poster Presentation (EP-526, p306).