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Professor Peter Totterdell

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The University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Tel: (+44) 0114 2223234
Fax: (+44) 0114 27 727206
Email P.Totterdell@sheffield.ac.uk
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Qualifications

PhD Psychology ("Temporal Aspects of Well-Being"), Leicester University, 1996.
MSc Cognition, Computing and Psychology, Warwick University, 1984.
BSc Psychology, Leeds University, 1983.

Current Roles

Research Chair, Psychology.
International Advisory Board, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.
Consulting Editor European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Areas of Expertise

Emotion Regulation.
Mood Contagion.
Emotional Labour.
Affect and Well-Being at Work.
Social Networks in Organizations.
Work Schedules and Shiftwork.
New Forms of Work.
Diary Methods and Experience Sampling.

Current Areas of Research

Much of my research is directed at understanding and elucidating factors that influence the well-being and effectiveness of people at work. In particular the research focuses on the role of affect, including studying the processes through which employees influence the moods and emotions of colleagues and customers, and the impact this has on their well-being and performance. The research has involved a wide range of organisations and occupations, including nurses, police and security workers, teachers, professional cricketers, assembly line workers, and customer service staff. Currently I am leading a 4-yr ESRC project on Emotion Regulation of Others and Self (EROS) with co-investigators from five UK Universities (Sheffield, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Reading). The project is examining a range of fundamental and applied problems concerning how people regulate their own emotions and the emotions of other people. See http://www.erosresearch.org

Professional Affiliations

Member of Association for Psychological Science.

Miscellaneous Info

Current Grants:

ESRC Large Grant (RES-060250044). "Emotion Regulation of Others and Self (EROS): A Collaborative Research Network" (2008-2012). Principal investigator (involves investigators from 5 UK Universities). Amount: £2,167,970 (plus 3 attached studentships £209,170).
Website: http://www.erosresearch.org

View a full list of Peter Totterdell's publications.