Dr Lee Shepherd

My research focuses on the role of emotions on human behaviour. I have looked at the role of emotions on group-processes (e.g., discrimination and colleactive action) and health-related behaviours (e.g., organ donation, human milk donation, breastfeeding, sexual health screening, cervical screening). In addition, I look at people's emotional response to experiencing discrimination. I also undertake research looking at how emotions and group processes influence psychological well-being.

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• Determinants of Routine Cervical Screening Participation in Underserved Women: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Wearn, A., Shepherd, L. 1 Feb 2024, In: Psychology & Health
• Assessing the Factors that Influence the Donation of a Deceased Family Member’s Organs in an Opt-Out System for Organ Donation, Shepherd, L., O’Carroll, R., Ferguson, E. 1 Jan 2023, In: Social Science & Medicine
• Assessing the Influence of Affective Attitudes, Demography and Blood Donor Status on Organ Donor Registration Active Decisions in Opt-Out Systems, Shepherd, L., O'Carroll, R., Ferguson, E. 16 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Health Psychology
• Consequences of arbitrary binning the midpoint category in survey data: an illustration with student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, Pollet, T., Bilalic, M., Shepherd, L. 27 Nov 2023, In: Studies in Higher Education
• Do I Say or Let it Go? Emotions Predict How People Respond to Receiving Sexual Objectification at Work, Shepherd, L., Mouter, O., Elsey, V., Lovell, B. 1 Apr 2023, In: Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
• Assessing medical mistrust in organ donation across countries using item response theory, Ghoshal, A., O’Carroll, R., Ferguson, E., Shepherd, L., Doherty, S., Mathew, M., Morgan, K., Doyle, F. 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Health Psychology
• Subscales in the National Student Survey (NSS): Some considerations on their structure, Pollet, T., Shepherd, L. 21 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
• From Gaze to Outrage: The Role of Group-Based Anger in Mediating the Relationship between Sexual Objectification and Collective Action, Shepherd, L., Evans, C. 1 Mar 2020, In: Sex Roles
• Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries, Brandt, M., Kuppens, T., Spears, R., Andrighetto, L., Autin, F., Babincak, P., Badea, C., Bae, J., Batruch, A., Becker, J., Bocian, K., Bodroža, B., Bourguignon, D., Bukowski, M., Butera, F., Butler, S., Chryssochoou, X., Conway, P., Crawford, J., Croizet, J., de Lemus, S., Degner, J., Dragon, P., Durante, F., Easterbrook, M., Essien, I., Forgas, J., González, R., Graf, S., Halama, P., Han, G., Hong, R., Houdek, P., Igou, E., Inbar, Y., Jetten, J., Jimenez Leal, W., Jiménez-Moya, G., Karunagharan, J., Kende, A., Korzh, M., Laham, S., Lammers, J., Lim, L., Manstead, A., Međedović, J., Melton, Z., Motyl, M., Ntani, S., Owuamalam, C., Peker, M., Platow, M., Prims, J., Reyna, C., Rubin, M., Saab, R., Sankaran, S., Shepherd, L., Sibley, C., Sobkow, A., Spruyt, B., Stroebaek, P., Sümer, N., Sweetman, J., Teixeira, C., Toma, C., Ujhelyi, A., van der Toorn, J., van Hiel, A., Vásquez-Echeverría, A., Vazquez, A., Vianello, M., Vranka, M., Yzerbyt, V., Zimmerman, J. 1 Aug 2020, In: European Journal of Social Psychology
• The impact of emotion‐based mass media campaigns on stigma toward cervical screening non participation, Wearn, A., Shepherd, L. 1 May 2020, In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology

• Anna Maughan Understanding the role of emotions, belief in medical conspiracy theories and health-related behaviours. Start Date: 31/01/2022
• Angela Wearn Understanding and Addressing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cervical Screening Participation: Development of an Intervention Strategy Using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Start Date: 01/10/2016 End Date: 03/03/2021
• Kevin Stoodley An investigation into the impact of a UK school-based social norms intervention to address young peoples’ (aged 13-15 years) risk taking behaviours associated with alcohol and sexual activity. Start Date: 01/10/2013

• Psychology PhD January 01 2011
• Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015