The University of Sheffield
Department of Psychology

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 Email
Abdul Rahim, Wirdawati The effects of implementation intentions intervention for patients with deliberate self-harm admitted to hospital Dr Chris Armitage pcp08waw@sheffield.ac.uk
Al Mazam, Amna Students with learning disabilities in Higher Colleges of Technology - Dyslexia Prof Rod Nicolson pcp07aa@sheffield.ac.uk
Alfalah, Abdulrahman Emotions in the workplace Prof Paschal Sheeran pcp09aa@sheffield.ac.uk
Arkley, Kendra Comparative Studies of Whisking Behaviour Prof Tony Prescott k.arkley@sheffield.ac.uk
Azab, Fatma Habits and Health Behaviour Prof Paul Norman pcp10faa@sheffield.ac.uk
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Barkoukis, Vasileios Self-affirmation and doping behaviour Dr Richard Rowe pcp11vb@sheffield.ac.uk
Becker, Julia Interviewing child witnesses Dr Mark Blades pcq11jmb@sheffield.ac.uk
Beeraka, Narasimha Murthy Neuroscience Prof Paul Overton pcp12nmb@sheffield.ac.uk
Benomir, Aisha Cross-cultural analysis of Attitudes to Intellectual Disability Prof Rod Nicolson pcr09ab@sheffield.ac.uk
Berrios, Raul Why do you make us feel so good? Determinants and Interpersonal consequences of Affective Presence Prof Peter Totterdell Raul.Berrios@sheffield.ac.uk
Beyle Sandoval, Christian Computer Mediated Learning Prof R Nicolson CABeyle1@sheffield.ac.uk
Binch, Adam Bayesian Models of Visual Perception Dr Jim Stone pcq09ab@sheffield.ac.uk
Blakey, Emma Deconstructing complex cognition: The development of cognitive flexibility and its relationship to other executive functions Dr Dan Carroll E.Blakey@sheffield.ac.uk
Bolado-Gomez, Rufino Computational Neuroscience & Biomimetic Robotics Prof Kevin Gurney r.bolado@sheffield.ac.uk
Brearley, Irina The impact of self affirmation on intention formation and health behaviour change Dr Peter Harris pcp09ib@sheffield.ac.uk
Brierley, Sam Informing a new intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes Prof Chris Eiser s.brierley@sheffield.ac.uk
Bruyns-Haylett, Michael Neurophysiological Basis of Spontaneous Fluctuations in Neuroimaging signals Dr Myles Jones M.Bruyns-Haylett@sheffield.ac.uk
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Chivers, Carla The Categorisation-Processing-Adaptation-Generalisation model to the de-bias of jury decision making Prof Richard Crisp pcp12cac@sheffield.ac.uk
Cohen, Smadar Hope and Despair in mediating role within the context of intractable intergroup conflict Prof Richard Crisp smadar.cohen@sheffield.ac.uk
Collins, Emily Affect and Emotion in Human-Robot Interaction Prof Tony Prescott e.c.collins@sheffield.ac.uk
Croft, Simone Bidirectional associations between parental behaviours and childhood conduct problems Dr Richard Rowe pcp12sec@sheffield.ac.uk
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Danuza, Teuta PTSD, Social Support and Religious Beliefs in the Veterans of the War in Kosovo Dr Andrew Thompson pcp11td@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
Di Bella, Laura Women's adaptation to STEMs promotes superior creativity and judgment skills Dr Richard Crisp l.dibella@sheffield.ac.uk
Dickinson, Abigail Investigating potential biomarkers in Autism Dr Liz Milne pca08ad@sheffield.ac.uk
Dornan, Ben EEG and the resting brain Dr Liz Milne b.dornan@sheffield.ac.uk
Dunn, Stephanie Investigating the electrophysiological correlates of attention in the autism spectrum Dr Liz Milne sadunn1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Elghaba, Rasha Opioidergic control of striatal nitrergic LTS interneurons Dr Enrico Bracci R.Elghaba@sheffield.ac.uk
Elgueta, Herman Risk Perception Dr Chris Jones H.Elgueta@sheffield.ac.uk
Eman, Saima The neurobiology of Callous/ Unemotional traits in antisocial and non-antisocial individuals Dr Richard Rowe saima.eman@sheffield.ac.uk
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Ferra, Fenia Police interviews with children Dr Mark Blades pcp12gf@sheffield.ac.uk
Fitzgibbon, Lily Cognitive flexibility from infancy to adulthood Dr Dan Carroll lily.fitzgibbon@sheffield.ac.uk
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Gallant, Zoe The cognitive neuroscience of ageing Prof Rod Nicolson zoe.gallant@sheffield.ac.uk
Glancy, Jonathan The synthetic littermate project: Self-organising brains and behaviours Dr Stuart Wilson J.Glancy@sheffield.ac.uk
Gorst, Sarah What predicts end users (patients) acceptance of telehealth? Dr C Armitage pcp10slg@sheffield.ac.uk
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Hanson, Katie Enhancing self help interventions for depression Dr Tom Webb pcp10kjh@sheffield.ac.uk
Hernández Ibar,  Daría Naieli Automatic Emotion Regulation Dr Tom Webb DNHernandezIbar1@sheffield.ac.uk
Hope,  Aimie Compensatory beliefs around energy use and environmental
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Dr Chris Jones aimie.hope@sheffield.ac.uk
Hostler,  Tom The Volitional Help Sheet (VHS) Dr Chantelle Wood pcp12th@sheffield.ac.uk
Hülsken,  Julia Interviewing child eyewitnesses Dr Mark Blades J.Hulsken@sheffield.ac.uk
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Jones, Gareth Habit and health behaviour Prof Paul Norman gareth.jones@sheffield.ac.uk
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Kelly, Ciara Social-Cognitive Development in Deaf Children Dr Danielle Matthews ciara.kelly@sheffield.ac.uk
Kerdegari, Hamideh Wearable computing Prof Tony Prescott h.kerdegari@sheffield.ac.uk
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Li, Shiying Advertising to children Dr Mark Blades SLi1@sheffield.ac.uk
Lingwood, Jamie The Use of Virtual Environments to Train Environmental Learning and Route Learning in Typically Developing children Dr Mark Blades j.lingwood@sheffield.ac.uk
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Maidment, Christopher An investigation into the relationship between household energy-efficiency interventions and the health and well-being of building occupants. Dr Chris Jones pcp11cdm@sheffield.ac.uk
McGillion, Michelle The Effect of Caregiver-Infant Interaction on Communicative and Cognitive Development. Dr Danielle Matthews pcp10mlm@sheffield.ac.uk
Meade, Keelan Integrated Impact Assessment of Urban Wind Turbines Dr Chris Jones k.meade@sheffield.ac.uk

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Orr, Barry Framing of energy futures: atttitudes towards new energy technologies Prof Dick Eiser B.Orr@sheffield.ac.uk
Osman, Hashim Compulsive Buying Behaviours Prof Paschal Sheeran h.osman@sheffield.ac.uk
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Panagiotidi, Maria Establishing a biomarker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Dr Tom Stafford pcp10mp@sheffield.ac.uk
Panagiotidou, Despina Visual Attention and Emotion: The Deleterious Effect of Ignoring an Object on the Subsequent Emotional Value. Dr Tom Stafford pcp08dp@sheffield.ac.uk
Patel, Priya The neurophysiological basis of spontaneous fluctuations in neuroimaging signals Dr Myles Jones p.patel@sheffield.ac.uk
Pereira, Jo-Ann The role and contribution of therapist effects in the delivery of psychological therapies Prof Michael Barkham jo.pereira@sheffield.ac.uk
Petroczi, Andrea Attitude towards and use of performance enhancing drugs in sport Prof Paschal Sheeran A.Petroczi@sheffield.ac.uk
Piotrowska, Patrycja Social gradients in child and adolescent antisocial behaviour Dr Richard Rowe pj.piotrowska@sheffield.ac.uk
Poerio, Giulia The Effects of Anticipated Emotion on Self-Regulation, Decision-making and Behaviour Prof Peter Totterdell G.Poerio@sheffield.ac.uk
Powell, Philip Exploring the role of self-disgust in depression Dr Paul Overton pcp10pp@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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Robertson, Laura The role of gestures in infant development Dr Jane Herbert l.robertson@sheffield.ac.uk
Rosas Martinez, Maria Luisa Identifying EEG biomarkers for autism Dr Liz Milne pcp10mlr@sheffield.ac.uk
Rowland, Christine Smoking and quality of life after cancer Prof Chris Eiser C.Rowland@sheffield.ac.uk
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Sadeghi, Samaneh Peer influences on adolescent risk-taking: The role of social status Dr Richard Rowe pcp12ss@sheffield.ac.uk
Scott, Alex Self-help interventions for psychosis Dr Tom Webb pcp11ajs@sheffield.ac.uk
Shaw, Kira Understanding neurovascular coupling in health and disease Dr Jason Berwick pcp12ks@sheffield.ac.uk
Sheen, Kayleigh Post traumatic stress associated with childbirth Prof Pauline Slade pcp10kss@sheffield.ac.uk
Slack, Rebecca The neurophysiological basis of prolonged negatives BOLD signals Dr Jason Berwick RESlack1@sheffield.ac.uk
Stephens, Gemma Longitudinal study into individual differences in pragmatic development Dr Danielle Matthews GStephens1@sheffield.ac.uk
Stocker, Olivia Exploration of the experiences of ethnic minorities living with visible differences Dr Andrew Thompson Olivia.Stocker@sheffield.ac.uk
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Taylor, Gemma An investigation into the role of changes in the focus of perceptual attention during infancy in explaining developmental changes and individual differences in learning and memory Dr Jane Herbert pcp10gt@sheffield.ac.uk
Triantafylli, Danai Can drivers' cognitive biases and driving behaviour be modified by self-affirmation methods? Dr Richard Rowe DTriantafylli1@sheffield.ac.uk
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Webster, Rosemary Psychological distress and service use among non-cardiac chest pain patients Prof Paul Norman r.a.webster@sheffield.ac.uk
Whittle, Colin Public perceptions and responses to smart cities Dr Chris Jones CGWhittle1@sheffield.ac.uk
Wilson, Richard An investigation into infant memory Dr Jane Herbert rok.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk
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Young, Vicky Enabling more effective self-management in adolescent diabetes Prof Chris Eiser v.young@sheffield.ac.uk
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