Psychology Research Postgraduates
Below is a list of current Research Students in the Department of Psychology.
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| Name | Research Topic | Primary Supervisor | |
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| Adkins, Kate | Understanding body shame, stigma, disgust, and depression: How can developing self-compassion help in living with a visible skin condition | Dr Andrew Thompson | KAdkins1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Al-Jawahiri, Reem | Heterogeneity within the autism spectrum | Dr Liz Milne | r.jawahiri@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Altammar, Shahah | Psychological Well-Being in Children with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes | Prof Paul Norman | SMAltammar1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Altin, Nazli | An investigation of eye cueing effect: Universal or not, cross-cultural study | Dr Megan Freeth | NAltin1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Armstrong Gallegos, Stephanie Alejandra | Relation between the Executive Function development and the reading acquisition, from a neuropsychological view | Prof Rod Nicolson | SArmstrong2@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Aytemur, Ali | Neuroscientific investigation into sense of agency | Dr Liat Levita | AAytemur1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Azab, Fatma | Habits and Health Behaviour | Prof Paul Norman | pcp10faa@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Azlan, Haffiezhah An-Nadiah | Examining self-disgust in cancer patients | Prof Paul Overton | HAAzlan1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Baird, Harriet | The Role of Time Perspective in Monitoring Goal Progress | Dr Tom Webb | pcp11hmb@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Barkoukis, Vasileios | Self-affirmation and doping behaviour | Dr Richard Rowe | pcp11vb@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Beal, Rhianan | Fear learning, extinction and consolidation processes in the transition from adolescence to adulthood and early life stress | Dr Liat Levita | RBeal1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Bennion, Matthew | Affective computing to support good mental health in later life | Dr Abi Millings | m.bennion@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Bin Dawood, Abdullah | Does the grammatical gender system of Arabic affect the categorization of objects for English Arabic Bilinguals? | Dr Yanjing Wu | ABinDawood1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Blouchou, Panagiota | Positive Dyslexia. An ivestigation into the strengths of primary school children | Prof Rod Nicolson | PBLOUCHOU1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Bray, Agnes | Waking the silent majority: Predicting and preventing the `democratic deficit' in wind farm siting | Dr Chris Jones | AKovacs2@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Brezzo, Gaia | Brain imaging and brain disease: understanding the effects of brain disease on the relationship between neuronal activity and the blood flow changes that underlie brain imaging signals. | Dr Chris Martin | g.brezzo@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Broglia, Emma | A feasibility trial of the effectiveness and impact of counselling in universities and/or colleges of further education | Prof Michael Barkham | ELBroglia1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Brookes, James | Heterogeneity in the Development of Antisocial Behaviour | Dr Richard Rowe | JDBrookes1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Brown, Christopher | Leaving elite sport: Understanding the determinants of adjustment to retirement | Dr Thomas Webb | CJBrown1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Buxton, David | Chunking | Prof Kevin Gurney | DRBuxton1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Castillo Eito, Laura | Developing a theory-driven prevention for antisocial behaviour | Dr Richard Rowe | LCastilloEito1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Chamorro Coneo, Ana Maria | Skin conditions and psychological adjustment | Dr Andrew Thompson | AMChamorroConeo1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Chivers, Carla | The Categorisation-Processing-Adaptation-Generalisation model to the de-bias of jury decision making | Prof Richard Crisp | pcp12cac@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Clark, Martin | Investigating the striatal reward circuits with a specific focus on areas associated with the pleasure aspects of reward | Dr Enrico Bracci | lip07mtc@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Clarke, Elaine | Can compassion meditation training reduce self-disgust, shame and improve symptoms of depression? | Dr Andrew Thompson | E.N.Clarke@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Damer, Ekaterina | Cognitive Adaptation to Social and Cultural Diversity | Prof Richard Crisp | ek.damer@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Day, Marianne | Does an interactive child-centered workshop reduce treatment related distress and improve quality of life in children with leukaemia? | Dr Richard Rowe | marianne.day@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Denis, Daniel | Identifying the neural processing underlying expert anticipation in real world skills | Dr Richard Rowe | DDenis1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Diaz Barriga Yanez, Andrea | Exploring the role of the prefrontal cortex and the executive functions across lifespan development | Dr Dan Carroll | ADiazBarrigaYanez1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Donnellan, Ed | Understanding intentional communication: a developmental and comparative approach | Dr Danielle Matthews | ed.donnellan@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dotse, John | Influence of Traffic Stress/Anxiety, Emotional Stability, and Risk Perception on Susceptibility to Risky Driving Behaviour and Road Accidents: A Study among New and Experienced Drivers | Dr Richard Rowe | JEKDotse1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Eman, Saima | Understanding antisocial behaviours: The roles of sensation seeking and subtypes of empathy | Professor Rod Nicolson | saima.eman@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Evans, Rachel | Planning and health behaviour | Prof Paul Norman | REvans9@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Favila Vazquez, Natalia | Chunking of behavioural sequences | Prof Paul Overton | NFavilaVazquez1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Ferra, Fenia | Police interviews with children | Dr Mark Blades | pcp12gf@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Fu, Yuan | How the sociopolitical environment affects children's ability to recognize and understand advertising in Web | Dr Mark Blades | YFu15@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Gagnon, Emily | Developing domain specific models for predicting and changing health-risk and health-promotion behaviour | Prof Paul Norman | ECGagnon1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gallant, Zoe | The cognitive neuroscience of ageing | Prof Rod Nicolson | zoe.gallant@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gallopeni, Bujar | Investigating executive control and attention in relation to workload in younger and older employees: the role of psychological processes such as personal motivation, job satisfaction and work readiness as mediators/mod.. | Prof Rod Nicolson | BGallopeni1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gates, Lesia | Health Psychology | Dr Steve Kellett | LDGates1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gavriilidis, Ioannis | Cognitive Neuroscience of emotions in older adults: Self-disgust | Prof Paul Overton | IGavriilidis1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Giannadou, Aikaterini | Attention and Perception in ASC | Dr Liz Milne | AGiannadou1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gorgiev, Anka | Towards a New Marketing Paradigm: The Impact of Neuroscience and Behavioral Economics on Marketing. | Dr Chris Martin | AGorgiev1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Gyurkovics, Máté | Affective factors in cognitive control: Behavioural and neural investigations in adults and adolescents | Dr Liat Levita | MGyurkovics1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Harrison, Phillippa | Patient engagement in contrasting psychological therapies for depression | Prof Michael Barkham | PHarrison1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Heapy, Connor | The relationship between obsessive intrusive thoughts, mindfulness and executive function | Dr Lisa-Marie Emerson | pcb08ch@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Hernández Hernández, Maria Elena | Therapist Drift | Prof Glenn Waller | MEHernandezHernandez1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Hunger, Lars | Dopamine effects on the Basal Ganglia | Dr Robert Schmidt | LHunger1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| James, Katy | Therapist effects | Prof Michael Barkham | KMJames1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Jimenez Rodriguez, Alejandro | Population coding of action execution in the basal ganglia | Dr Robert Schmidt | AJimenezRodriguez1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Johnstone, Kirsty | The gestural misinformation effect in relation to the eyewitness paradigm | Dr Mark Blades | KLJohnstone1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Jones, Gareth | Habit and health behaviour | Prof Paul Norman | gareth.jones@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Jones, Gwyn | Interviewing Child Eyewitnesses | Dr M Blades | GLJones1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Kandemirci, Birsu | Effects of Technology and Scaffolding on Children's Creativity | Dr Elena Hoicka | BKandemirci1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Kelly, Ciara | Social-Cognitive Development in Deaf Children | Dr Danielle Matthews | ciara.kelly@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Kirkham, Lizzy | Social cognitive neuroscience: Early life stress and the adult brain | Dr Liat Levita | EKirkham1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Laker, Victoria | Body comparison behaviours within eating disorders | Prof Glenn Waller | VLaker1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Laketa, Aleksandra | Cognitive correlates of bilingualism through the life-span | Dr Emma Blakey | ALaketa1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Lane, Chloe | Establishing the Cognitive Profile of Sotos Syndrome | Dr Megan Freeth | CLane2@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Leyland, Anna | Mindfulness in Schools | Dr Lisa-Marie Emerson | a.f.leyland@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Linton, Samantha | A Neuroscientific investigation into sense of agency | Dr Liat Levita | SRLinton1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Ma'rof, Aini Azeqa | Out-group trust, out-group cultural values, and intergroup anxiety as mediators of the effect of imagined intergroup contact on prosocial behaviour tendencies, intergroup prejudice and intergroup behavioural tendencies: A study among Malaysian mainstream and indigenous adolescents | Dr Richard Crisp | AABMarof1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| McCoy, Peter | Investigating the role of self-compassion in the self-regulation of drinking behaviour | Dr Fuschia Sirois | PAMcCoy1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mcsweeney, Marco | Fear Learning, Extinction and Consolidation Processes in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and Early Life Stress | Dr Liat Levita | MMcsweeney1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Meade, Keelan | Integrated Impact Assessment of Urban Wind Turbines | Dr Chris Jones | k.meade@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Meyer, Kendra | Best practice in interviewing child witnesses and child victims: An international comparison of regulations and procedures | Dr Mark Blades | KRMeyer1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mischewski, Justina | Intergroup Contact and Social Class: Impact on Social Attitudes and Judgment | Prof Richard Crisp | JMischewski1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mohamad Ramdzan, Hanis Durrani | The effects of advertising on children | Dr Mark Blades | HDMohamadRamdzan1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Montgomery, Kerry | Mindfulness and chronic skin conditions | Dr Andrew Thompson | KMontgomery1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Morgan, Emma | Attention in Real Life Interactions | Dr Megan Freeth | EJMorgan1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Naneva, Stanislava | Attitudes toward robots | Dr Thomas Webb | SNaneva1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Nunes, Luana | 'Herding cats': Visually guided decision making with target swarms | Prof Kevin Gurney | LFNunes1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Orellana Calderon, Ligia Maria | Emotional regulation of others and self; prejudice, discrimination and fostering positive emotions | Prof Peter Totterdell | l.orellana@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Parker, Zach | Clinicians use of evidence-based psychological therapies: What methods are used, what methods are not used, and why? | Prof Glenn Waller | ZJParker1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Pitfield, Gabrielle | Positive Dyslexia: Working to one's strengths | Prof Rod Nicolson | GFPitfield1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Powell, Stephanie | Young children's technology use: exploring relationships and effects on divergent thinking | Dr Elena Hoicka | stephanie.powell@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Qehaja-Osmani, Fatbardha | Language Comprehension Skills and executive functions in children | Dr Dan Carroll | pcp12fq@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Radulescu, Carola | Understanding the fundamental mechanisms contributing to behavioural control | Dr Enrico Bracci | CIRadulescu1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Riley, Tim | Effects of Ethanol Exposure During Early Development on the Sensory Responsiveness of the Superior Colliculus | Prof Paul Overton | TBRiley1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Rosales Cadena, Sandy Belle | Self-compassion | Dr Fuschia Sirois | SBRosalesCadena1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Sarda Gou, Marina | Attitudes towards robots | Dr Thomas Webb | MSardaGou1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Saxon, David | Therapist effects in psychological therapy services, using multilevel modelling | Prof Michael Barkham | cmp03ds@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Sepulveda, Poliana | Entrepreneur behaviours in Dyslexics: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis | Prof Rod Nicolson | PPSepulveda1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Sepulveda Maldonado, José Andres | Emotional regulation on other and self and its influence on prejudice reduction, intergroup conflict and discrimination | Prof Peter Totterdell | j.sepulveda@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Simmonds-Buckley, Melanie | Understanding when and why evidenced-based treatment for depression fails to work - and testing an intervention to improve outcomes. | Dr Steve Kellett | MKSimmonds-Buckley1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Simpson-Southward, Chloe | Understanding therapist drift: patient, therapist and relationship factors | Prof Glenn Waller | CRSimpson-Southward1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Smales, Bethanie | Childhood Obesity | Dr Mark Blades | BOSmales1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Soy, Burcu | Toddlers' and preschoolers' understanding of complex intentions | Dr Elena Hoicka | BSoy1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Spigler, Giacomo | Towards an embodied model of multimodal musical learning | Dr Stuart Wilson | GSpigler1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Stephens, Gemma | Longitudinal study into individual differences in pragmatic development | Dr Danielle Matthews | GStephens1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Stevenson, Jodie | Applying adult attachment to health domains | Dr Abi Millings | JStevenson4@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Studenica, Arvesa | Cognitive correlates of bilingualism through the life-span | Dr Emma Blakey | AStudenica1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Treweek, Caroline | Improving public perceptions of people who have Autism | Dr Megan Freeth | soa05cat@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Tsatali, Marianna | The connection between self disgust, cognition and emotions among adults with depressive symptoms. Can this relationship generalized beyond depressive symptoms? | Prof Paul Overton | |
| Turnbull, Sophie | The development of flexible cognition in children and adults | Dr Dan Carroll | SATurnbull1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| von Nordheim, Laura | Relationships between parenting, eating behaviour, media influences, body image, and health and wellbeing outcomes | Dr Mark Blades | LvonNordheim1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Wiechmann, Marcel | Cognitive Adaptation to Social and Cultural Diversity | Prof Richard Crisp | MWiechmann1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Wilson, Daniel | Self-organisation as a theory of brain development | Dr Stuart Wilson | mba03daw@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Wood, Natalie | Robots in healthcare: An investigation of the proposed therapeutic effects of the PARO seal | Dr Abi Millings | NWood1@sheffield.ac.uk |
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| Yang, Sisi | Embracing the furture self : Understanding and Addressing the Temporal Mood-Regulation Dynamics of Procrastination | Dr Fuschia Sirois | SYang37@sheffield.ac.uk |