Dr Louisa Pavey

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Louisa Pavey
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About

I joined Kingston Universityafter completing my PhD and postdoctoral research at the University of Sussex with a specialism in social and health psychology. My broad research interests are in health behaviour change, message framing, and motivational responses to health risk information. In particular, I focus on implicit cognitive processes, message framing, choice and autonomy, reactance, planning and impulsivity. Interventions focus on behaviour change in areas such as diet, alcohol consumption, and exercise. I am a member of the Clinical and Applied Behavioural Research Group in the Department of Psychology.

I teach Behavioural Science, Business Psychology, Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Research Methods, and Social Psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I am currently co-Course Director for the BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Criminology, BSc Psychology with Sociology, and BSc Business Psychology courses. 

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor

Qualifications

  • DPhil Psychology (ESRC +3 competition funded), University of Sussex, 2008
  • MRes Psychological Methods (Distinction), University of Sussex, 2005
  • BA (Hons) Social Psychology (First Class), University of Sussex, 2003
  • PGCLTE Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Kingston UniversityLondon, 2009

Teaching and learning

I was appointed as co-Course Director for BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Criminology, BSc Psychology with Sociology, and BSc Business Psychology in 2024. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about the Psychology undergraduate programmes at 重口味SM. I also contribute to teaching on the MSc Clinical Applications of Psychology and MSc Psychology programmes.

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

I completed my PhD and postdoctoral research at the University of Sussex. My ESRC funded PhD examined the role of autonomy in health communication and health behaviour change, and my postdoctoral research work applied Self-determination Theory to the promotion of prosocial behaviours. Since joining 重口味SM, my research has examined the role of reactance, temporal framing, impulsivity, prescriptive vs. proscriptive messaging, and implementation intentions in health behaviour change, exploring both conscious and nonconscious processes. My broad research interests are in behaviour change, message framing, and motivational responses to persuasion, and I supervise PhD students in these areas. I am a member of the Clinical and Applied Behavioural Research Group in the Department of Psychology.

Please contact me if you are interested in applying for a PhD in the areas of health psychology or behavioural science.  

Areas of specialism

  • Health Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Communication and Persuasion
  • Behaviour Change
  • Message Framing

Scholarly affiliations

  • British Psychological Association
  • European Health Psychology Society
  • European Association of Social Psychology
  • Behavioural Science and Public Health Network

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Other supervision

Publications

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Number of items: 33.

Article

, Rotella, Amanda and (2024) Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, ISSN (print) 1758-0846 (Epub Ahead of Print)

, Churchill, Sue and Sparks, Paul (2022) Journal of Applied Social Psychology, ISSN (print) 0021-9029 (Epub Ahead of Print)

, Churchill, Susan and Sparks, Paul (2021) Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, ISSN (print) 0146-1672 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Churchill, Susan, and Sparks, Paul (2019) Applied Psychology : Health and Well-Being, 11(1), pp. 42-58. ISSN (print) 1758-0846

, Sparks, P and Churchill, S (2018) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(3), pp. 344-349. ISSN (print) 0735-0414

Donaldson-Feilder, Emma, , , Jones, Bethan, Green, Melanie and Webster, Angela (2017) Health Education Journal, 76(6), pp. 661-675. ISSN (print) 0017-8969

and Churchill, Sue (2017) Eating Behaviors, 26, pp. 1-5. ISSN (print) 1471-0153

, , Chelidoni, Olga, Chang, Nai-Feng, Creagh-Brown, Ben and Cox, Anna (2017) Journal of Intensive Care, 5(16), ISSN (online) 2052-0492

Churchill, Susan, , Jessop, Donna and Sparks, Paul (2016) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51(6), pp. 727-733. ISSN (print) 0735-0414

Case, Philippa, Sparks, Paul and (2016) British Journal of Social Psychology, 55(1), pp. 109-125. ISSN (print) 0144-6665

Churchill, Susan, Good, Anna and (2014) Appetite, 80, pp. 131-136. ISSN (print) 0195-6663

and Churchill, S. (2014) PloS One, 9(7), e103892. ISSN (online) 1932-6203

Sparks, P, Hinds, J, Curnock, S and (2014) Jounal of Applied Social Psychology, 44(3), pp. 166-174. ISSN (print) 0021-9029

Churchill, Sue and (2013) British Journal of Health Psychology, 18(3), pp. 610-622. ISSN (print) 1359-107X

, Greitemeyer, T. and Sparks, P. (2012) Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(5), pp. 681-689. ISSN (print) 0146-1672

and Sparks, P. (2012) Psychology & Health, 27(3), pp. 259-276. ISSN (print) 0887-0446

, Greitemeyer, Tobias and Sparks, Paul (2011) Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(7), pp. 905-917. ISSN (print) 0146-1672

and Sparks, Paul (2010) Psychology and Health, 25(7), pp. 855-872. ISSN (print) 0887-0446

and (2010) PLoS ONE, 5(9), ISSN (online) 1932-6203

and Sparks, Paul (2009) Motivation and Emotion, 33(3), pp. 277-290. ISSN (print) 0146-7239

and Sparks, Paul (2008) European Journal of Social Psychology, 38(5), pp. 852-865. ISSN (print) 0046-2772

Conference or Workshop Item

(2022) In: Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference; 28th-29th June 2022, Bristol, England. (Unpublished)

(2021) In: 35th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society : Health psychology approaches to tackle global challenges; 23 - 27 Aug 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

(2021) In: BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2021; 29 - 30 Jun 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

, Churchill, Susan and Sparks, Paul (2019) In: Annual Conference of the Social Psychology Section, British Psychological Society; 28-30 Aug 2019, York, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Churchill, Susan and Sparks, Paul (2017) In: Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology; 06-08 Sept 2017, Cardiff, U.K.. (Unpublished)

and Churchill, Susan (2014) In: 28th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society; 26-30 Aug 2014, Innsbruck, Austria. (Unpublished)

and Churchill, Susan (2012) In: 26th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society : Resiliance and health; 21-25 Aug 2012, Prague, Czech Republic. (Unpublished)

(2012) In: Affinity Health at Work Research Consortium on workplace health, well-being and engagement; 28 Mar 2012, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

(2011) In: 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP); 12-16 Jul 2011, Stockholm, Sweden. (Unpublished)

, Greitemeyer, Tobias and Sparks, Paul (2010) In: BPS Social Psychology Section Conference; 7-9 Sept 2010, Winchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Greitemeyer, Tobias and Sparks, Paul (2010) In: Fourth International Self-Determination Theory Conference; 13-16 May 2010, Ghent, Belgium. (Unpublished)

and Sparks, Paul (2009) In: BPS Social Psychology Section Conference; 15-17 Sept 2009, Sheffield, U.K.. (Unpublished)

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