Psychology Subject Group Research Interests

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Psychology Subject Group Research Interests
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Dr Andria Hanbury Behaviour
change interventions in health psychology, and
applied research in the health services,
particularly focussing on the behaviour of health
professionals Dr Helen Fawkner Health and
sport/exercise psychology. Specifically the
psychology of appearance antecedents and
consequences of body image attitudes in men body
image and pregnancy body image and media images
body image and cosmetic surgery body image and
steroid use athletic injury and the role of
psychosocial factors. Dr Fiona Fylan
Health-related decision making, and evaluating
interventions to change behaviour. Decisions
about eyecare and eyewear, quality of life in
impaired vision, and driving behaviour. Dr Zoe
Kolokotroni Behavioural neuroscience,
psychopharmacology of drug addiction and
impulsivity. Dr Nicola Lasikiewicz The
biopsychology of the human stress response,
exploring relationships between chronic stress
and obesity, health, wellbeing and cognitive
performance. Dr Sam Sagar Sport and exercise
psychology, emotions, motivation,
coach-child-parents interpersonal relationships,
perfectionism, fear of failure, processes of
children and adolescent socialisation into and
through sport, young physical in/actiivity and
well being. Dr Anna Sutton Conscious and
unconscious personality in the workplace, the
Enneagram model of personality, the effect of
self-awareness in occupational settings.  POSTGR
ADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS Louise Elliman Quality
of life in adolescents with Asperger
Syndrome Jackie Romaine An exploration of
physical activity determinants in women Paula
Singleton Mens experiences of cosmetic
surgery Maxine Woolhouse Constructions of food,
eating, the body and femininity Emily Muga,
Kalima Kalima Leeds Met Africa postgraduate
students

• DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
• Dr Rachel Anderson
• Social problem-solving, social cognition,
  autobiographical memory and executive function.
  Cognitive processing in depression anxiety.
  Cognitive and emotional aspects of
  neurodegenerative disease
• Dr Susan Atkinson
• Working memory development, working memory and
  reading development, disorders in working memory
  and reading development.
• Dr Margaret Hardman
• Socio-cultural context of childrens development,
  childrens social understanding, collaborative
  learning and social interaction in educational
  contexts, gender issues in childrens
  collaborative learning.
• Dr Caroline Horton
• Sleep and autobiographical memory memory
  consolidation in sleep, incorporation of memories
  into dreams, dream recall, correlates of dream
  recall, memory and brain functioning during
  sleep, characteristics of autobiographical
  remembering.
• Dr Dabie Nabuzoka
• Developmental disabilities and learning
  difficulties childrens social relations
  (especially bullying and victimization),
  emotional and behavioural difficulties cultural
  influences on development Mental health and
  disability, developmental psychopathology.
• Dr Rachel Takriti
• Childrens awareness of, and attitudes towards,
  their religious and ethnic group memberships
  domestic violence.

PRINCIPLE LEARNING OFFICER Julie Heaton