Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
Tracy is a chartered psychologist with research interests in health psychology and health behaviour change.
Biography
Tracy completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2009. She has worked as a researcher at the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester before becoming a lecturer in health psychology in 2017.
Research interests
- Exploring the effectiveness of individual behaviour change techniques and identifying the conditions under which they are most effective
- Identifying gaps in current research that lead to developing, implementing and evaluating behaviour change interventions using laboratory and field based randomised controlled trials.
- Understanding patient experiences and relation to health behaviours
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Charted Member of the British Psychological Society
Member of the Division of Health Psychology
Member of the European Health Psychology Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Methodological knowledge
Mixed methods research
Randomised controlled trials
Multivariate and univariate statistics
Questionnaire design
Systematic review
Meta-analytic review
Qualifications
PhD ‘Self-affirmation and health behaviour change: affective and cognitive predictors, moderators and mediators’ (University of Sheffield, 2009)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education ( University of Sheffield, 2009)
MSc Psychological Research Methods (University of Sheffield, 2006)
BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Sheffield, 2005)
Other research
Teaching
MSc Health Psychology / MSc Health & Clinical Psychology: Health & Society
MSc Health Psychology / MSc Health & Clinical Psychology: Professional Issues
MSc Health Psychology / MSc Health & Clinical Psychology: Research projects
Level 3 Undergraduate: Lifestyle behaviour change
Level 3 Undergraduate: reseach projects
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Communications Lead, Division of Health Psychology; British Psychological Society
26 Jun 2020 → …
Member of Division of Health Psychology Training Committee, The British Psychological Society (BPS)
Nov 2018 → 2021
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Cancer
- Healthier Futures
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How will the sustainable development goals deliver changes in well-being? A systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether WHOQOL-BREF scores respond to change
Skevington, S. & Epton, T., 6 Jan 2018, In: BMJ Global Health. 3, e000609.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are healthcare professionals delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions? A multi-professional survey of engagement with public health policy
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., Armitage, C. J. & Armitage, C. J., 2018, In: Implementation Science. 13, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Self-Incentives Change Behavior? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Browne, E. M., Smith, D. M., Epton, T. & Armitage, C. J., 15 Sept 2017, In: Behavior therapy. 49, 1, p. 113-123 11 p., 0.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unique Effects of Setting Goals on Behavior Change: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Epton, T., Currie, S. & Armitage, C. J., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 85, 12, p. 1182-1198 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomised controlled trial of a brief online intervention to reduce alcohol consumption in new university students: Combining self-affirmation, theory of planned behaviour messages, and implementation intentions
Norman, P., Cameron, D., Epton, T., Webb, T. L., Harris, P. R., Millings, A. & Sheeran, P., 2017, In: British Journal of Health Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(MCHP) : Manchester Centre for Health Psychology
Peters, S. (PI), Ulph, F. (PI), Arden Armitage, C. (Researcher), Borrelli, B. (Researcher), Bowen, A. (Researcher), Byrne-Davis, L. (Researcher), Edge, D. (Researcher), French, D. (Researcher), Hart, J. (Researcher), Todd, C. (Researcher), Skevington, S. (Researcher), Wearden, A. (Researcher), Cotterill, S. (Researcher), Brooks, J. (Researcher), Brown, L. (Researcher), Bull, E. (Researcher), Cordingley, L. (Researcher), Epton, T. (Researcher), Smith, D. (Researcher), Speer, S. (Researcher), Powell, R. (Researcher), Bartlett, K. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Shepherd, S. (Researcher), Dienes, K. (Researcher), Ghio, D. (Researcher), Hood, A. (Researcher), Lavallee, J. (Researcher), Rowland, C. (Researcher), Benton, J. (Researcher), Goldthorpe, J. (Researcher), McWilliams, L. (Researcher), Keyworth, C. (Researcher), Goulding, R. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hawkes, R. (Researcher), Kapadi, A. (Researcher), Hurley, R. (Researcher), Leather, J. (Researcher), Musa, C. (Researcher), Angelakis, I. (Researcher), Reid, C. (Researcher), Reid, H. (PGR student), Hulme, L. (PGR student), Hindmarch, S. (PGR student), Plant, S. (Researcher), Peterson, J. (Researcher), Woof, V. (PGR student), Devereux-Fitzgerald, A. (Researcher), Sawyer, C. (Researcher), Wilkes, J. (Researcher), Birtwell, K. (Researcher), Stringer, G. (Researcher), Tang, M. Y. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Hamnett, C. (Support team), Lyons, S. (Researcher), Hulme, L. (PGR student) & Lee, R. (Researcher)
1/09/10 → …
Project: Research
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Melanoma Prevention: Generating Evidence to Support the Banning of Sunbeds.
Epton, T. (PI)
1/01/19 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
Activities
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Division of Health Psychology Training Committee (BPS)
Epton, T. (Secondee)
2019 → 2021Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
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Health Psychology across the lifespan: Uniting research, practice and policy
Epton, T. (Poster presenter)
Aug 2018Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Raising awareness and changing behavior to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent cancer – from theory to practice
Epton, T. (Speaker)
Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Patterns of defensive responding to health risk information
Epton, T. (Speaker)
Aug 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Bolton R& D service, Research Showcase
Epton, T. (Poster presenter)
Nov 2015Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Press/Media
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How to set goals that work. Practical Health Psychology Blog.
1/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Self-affirmation changes health behaviour.
1/01/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media