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Dr Sue Churchill

Emerita Research Fellow Professor in Psychology (Applied Social and Health Psychology)

About

Dr Susan Churchill is currently Emerita Research Fellow Professor in Psychology at the University of Chichester, previously holding posts at the University of Sussex and University College London (UCL).

Her research interests are in social psychology and health.

In particular, she is interested in investigating the effectiveness of interventions to promote health-enhancing behaviour relating to eating and drinking.

Professional

Sue is currently module co-ordinator for:

  • PSYM01_Master’s Dissertation (level 7)
  • PSYM02_Advanced Applied Psychology (level 7)
  • PSY301_Independent Project (level 6)
  • PSY306_Psychology and Social Issues (level 6)
  • PSY101_Everyday Experience and Psychological Methods: Understanding Relationships (level 4)
  • PSY103_Study and Research Skills for Psychologists (level 4)

Sue is the Supervisor of a range of student research projects at Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral level.

Sue is currently a member of the Academic Board and the University Ethics Committee Sub-group.

Key Publications

Peer-reviewed publications published

Reaney, M., Gladwin, T., & Churchill, S. (2021). Information about foot care provided to people with diabetes with or without their partners: Impact on recommended foot care behavior. Applied Psychology: Health and WellBeing.

Pavey L, Churchill S, Sparks P. (2021). Proscriptive Injunctions Can Elicit Greater Reactance and Lower Legitimacy Perceptions Than Prescriptive Injunctions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.  doi: 10.1177/01461672211021310.

Reaney, M., Gladwin, T., Chmiel, N., & Churchill, S. (2021). Encouraging foot care in people with and without diabetes through narrative communication. Journal of Health Psychology, 13591053211017206.

Churchill, S., Pavey, L., & Sparks, P. (2019). The impact of autonomy‐framed and control‐framed implementation intentions on snacking behaviour: The moderating effect of eating self‐efficacy. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 11(1), 42-58.

Reaney, M., Chmiel, N., & Churchill, S. (2018). Foot care,‘spousal’support and type 2 diabetes: an exploratory qualitative study. Psychology & Health, 1-17.

Churchill, S., Jessop, D. C., Green, R., & Harris, P. R. (2018). Self-affirmation improves self-control over snacking among participants low in eating self-efficacy. Appetite. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.028 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Pavey, L. J., Sparks, P. & Churchill, S. (2018) Proscriptive vs. prescriptive health recommendations to drink alcohol within recommended limits: effects on moral norms, reactance, attitudes, intentions, and behaviour change. Alcohol and Alcoholism. ISSN 0735-0414

Churchill, S., Jessop, D. C., Goodwin, S., Ritchie, L., & Harris, P. R. (2017). Self-affirmation improves music performance among performers high on the impulsivity dimension of sensation seeking. Psychology of Music, 0305735617705007.

Pavey, L., & Churchill, S. (2017). Impulsivity and temporal frame: Reducing frequency of snacking by highlighting immediate health benefits. Eating Behaviors, 26, 1-5.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.01.004

Churchill, S., Pavey, L., Jessop, D., & Sparks, P. (2016). Persuading People to Drink Less Alcohol: The Role of Message Framing, Temporal Focus and Autonomy. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 51(6):727-733.

Churchill, S., Good, A., & Pavey, L. (2014). Promoting the avoidance of high-calorie snacks: the effects of temporal message framing and eating self-efficacy. Appetite, 80, 131-136.

Pavey L., & Churchill, S. (2014) Promoting the Avoidance of High-Calorie Snacks: Priming Autonomy Moderates Message Framing Effects. PLoS ONE 9(7): e103892. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103892.

Churchill, S., & Pavey, L., (2013). Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption: the role of message framing and autonomy, British Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 610–622.

Jessop, D.C., Sparks, P., Buckland, N. Churchill, S., & Harris, P. (2013). Combining Self-Affirmation and Implementation Intentions: Evidence of Detrimental Effects on Behavioral Outcomes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1 – 11.

Churchill, S., & Jessop, D. C. (2011). Too Impulsive for Implementation Intentions: Evidence that Impulsivity Moderates the Effectiveness of an Implementation Intention Intervention. Psychology and Health, 26, 517-530.

Churchill, S., & Jessop, D. C., (2011). Reflective and non-reflective antecedents of health-related behaviour: Exploring the relative contributions of impulsivity and implicit self-control to the prediction of dietary behaviour. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 257-272.

Michie, S., Churchill, S., & West, R. (2011). Identifying evidence-based competences required to deliver individual and group-based behavioural support for smoking cessation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41, 59-70.

Churchill, S. & Jessop, D. (2010). Spontaneous implementation intentions and impulsivity: Can impulsivity moderate the effectiveness of planning strategies? British Journal of Health Psychology, 15, 529–541.

Churchill, S., Jessop, D., & Sparks, P. (2008). Impulsive and/or planned behaviour: Can impulsivity contribute to the predictive utility of the theory of planned behaviour? British Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 631-646.

Research Output

Articles

Tyndall, I., Hartland, T., Banerjee, M., Giacomelli, V., Ball, I., Churchill, S., Pereira, A. and Lowry, R. G. (2022) Tailoring sexual health interventions for middle-aged and older adults, including vulnerable populations: A scoping review. International Journal of Sexual Health, 34 (4). pp. 593-613. ISSN 1931-7611 10.1080/19317611.2022.2089313

Pavey, L., Churchill, S. and Sparks, P. (2021) Proscriptive Injunctions Can Elicit Greater Reactance and Lower Legitimacy Perceptions Than Prescriptive Injunctions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48 (5). pp. 676-689. ISSN 1552-7433 10.1177/01461672211021310

Reaney, M., Gladwin, T. E., Chmiel, N. and Churchill, S. (2021) Encouraging foot care in people with and without diabetes through narrative communication. Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (9). pp. 1993-2012. ISSN 1461-7277 10.1177/13591053211017206

Churchill, S., Pavey, L. and Sparks, P. (2018) The impact of autonomy-framed and control-framed implementation intentions on snacking behaviour: the moderating effect of eating self-efficacy. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. ISSN 1758-0854 10.1111/aphw.12142

Reaney, M., Chmiel, N. and Churchill, S. (2018) Foot care, ‘spousal’ support and type 2 diabetes: an exploratory qualitative study. Psychology & Health, 33 (9). pp. 1191-1207. ISSN 0887-0446 10.1080/08870446.2018.1481215

Churchill, S., Jessop, D., Green, R. and Harris, P.R. (2018) Self-Affirmation Improves Self-Control over Snacking Among Participants Low in Eating Self-Efficacy. Appetite, 123. pp. 264-268. ISSN 0195-6663 10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.028

Churchill, S., Jessop, D., Goodwin, S., Ritchie, L. and Harris, P. (2018) Self-affirmation improves music performance among performers high on the impulsivity dimension of sensation seeking. Psychology of Music, 46 (2). pp. 292-302. ISSN 0305-7356 10.1177/0305735617705007

Pavey, L., Sparks, P. and Churchill, S. (2018) Proscriptive vs. prescriptive health recommendations to drink alcohol within recommended limits: Effects on moral norms, reactance, attitudes, intentions, and behaviour change. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53 (3). pp. 344-349. ISSN 0735-0414 10.1093/alcalc/agx123

Pavey, L. and Churchill, S. (2017) Impulsivity and temporal frame: Reducing frequency of snacking by highlighting immediate health benefits. Eating Behaviors, 26. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1471-0153 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.01.004

Churchill, S., Pavey, L., Jessop, D. and Sparks, P. (2016) Persuading people to drink less alcohol: the role of message framing, temporal focus and autonomy. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51 (6). pp. 727-733. ISSN 0735-0414 10.1093/alcalc/agw033

Churchill, S., Good, A. and Pavey, L. (2014) Promoting the avoidance of high-calorie snacks: the role of temporal message framing and eating self-efficacy. Appetite, 80. pp. 131-136. ISSN 0195-6663 10.1016/j.appet.2014.05.008

Pavey, L. and Churchill, S. (2014) Promoting the Avoidance of High-Calorie Snacks: Priming Autonomy Moderates Message Framing Effects. PLOS One. ISSN 1932-6203

Jessop, D., Sparks, P., Buckland, N., Harris, P. and Churchill, S. (2013) Combining Self-Affirmation and Implementation Intentions: Evidence of Detrimental Effects on Behavioral Outcomes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. ISSN 0883-6612

Churchill, S. and Pavey, L. (2012) Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption: The role of message framing and autonomy. British Journal of Health Psychology. ISSN 2044-8287 10.1111/bjhp.12007

Churchill, S. and Jessop, D. (2011) Reflective and non-reflective antecedents of health-related behaviour: Exploring the relative contributions of impulsivity and implicit self-control to the prediction of dietary behaviour. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16 (2). pp. 257-272. ISSN 2044-8287 10.1348/135910710X498688

Michie, S., Churchill, S. and West, R. (2011) Identifying evidence-based competences required to deliver behavioural support for smoking cessation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41 (1). pp. 59-70. ISSN 0883-6612 10.1007/s12160-010-9235-z

Churchill, S. and Jessop, D. (2011) Too impulsive for implementation intentions? Evidence that impulsivity moderates the effectiveness of an implementation intention intervention. Psychology & Health, 26 (5). pp. 517-530. ISSN 1476-8321 10.1080/08870441003611536

Churchill, S. and Jessop, D. (2010) Spontaneous implementation intentions and impulsivity: Can impulsivity moderate the effectiveness of planning strategies? British Journal of Health Psychology, 15 (3). pp. 529-541. ISSN 2044-8287 10.1348/135910709X475423

Churchill, S., Jessop, D. and Sparks, P. (2008) Impulsive and/or planned behaviour: Can impulsivity contribute to the predictive utility of the theory of planned behaviour? British Journal of Social Psychology, 47 (4). pp. 631-646. ISSN 2044-8309 10.1348/014466608X284434

Other department members

Alex Rawlinson
Psychology Laboratory Technician
Alison Hounsome
Programme Administrator
Benjamin Sharpe
Dr Benjamin T. Sharpe
Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, Programme Coordinator for the BSc Criminology and Forensic Psychology, and Academic Board Member

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