Dr Sophie Taylor BSc (Hons), PGCLTHE, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
I am course leader for the BA (Hons) Education and Psychology and Counselling degree, a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I am currently studying for a Professional Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at The Academy S.P.A.C.E.
About
As course leader for the BA (Hons) Education with Psychology and Counselling degree I am responsible for continuous improvement of the course based on student feedback.
Prior to my current role, I worked in the Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics for 10 years as a lecturer and then senior lecturer. My teaching focused on developmental psychology and quantitative research methods modules. Latterly, I was a key contact for staff and students as the liaison tutor between the Education and Psychology departments.
I am in the second year of the Professional Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. My placement is as a trainee specialist counsellor at the NHS Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject area or group:
Education
Subject area or group:
BA (Hons) Education with Psychology and Counselling
Module leader for Social In/Exclusion in Educational Contexts module
In addition, I teach on the following modules:
- L4 Foundations of Counselling
- L6 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ project supervision
- L4 and L5 Academic Adviser
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My PhD research assessed the development of social cognition and executive function in late adolescence and early adulthood using a sequential design. I also analysed how mood and executive functions predicted social cognition.
My later research has focused on Facebook use, mental health, empathy and self-esteem in early adulthood.
More recently I was part of a multi-disciplinary research team conducting a large mixed methods online survey about the effectiveness and acceptability of treatments for fibromyalgia.
Publications
Journal articles
Taylor, S., Furness, P., Ashe, S., Haywood-Small, S., & Lawson, K. (2021). . Western Journal of Nursing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, 43 (2), 115-122.
Taylor, S., Steer, M., Ashe, S., Furness, P., Haywood-Small, S., & Lawson, K. (2018). . Scandinavian Journal of Pain.
Furness, P., Vogt, K., Ashe, S., Taylor, S., Haywood-Small, S., & Lawson, K. (2018). . Health Psychology Open, 5 (2).
Ashe, S., Furness, P., Taylor, S., Haywood-Small, S., & Lawson, K. (2017). . Health Psychology Open, 4 (2), 1-12.
Ashe, S., Furness, P., Taylor, S., Haywood-Small, S., & Lawson, K. (2016). . The European Health Psychologist, 18 (Supp), 695.
Doherty, T., Barker, L.A., Denniss, R., Jalil, A., & Beer, M.D. (2015). . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9.
Taylor, S., Barker, L., Reidy, L., & Mchale, S. (2015). . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9.
Taylor, S., Barker, L., Reidy, L., & Mchale, S. (2012). . Developmental Psychology, 49 (7), 1253-1265.
Theses / Dissertations
Taylor, S. (2014). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Barker, L.
Other activities
Other external responsibilities:
- Member of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine
- Student member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Ethics reviewer for the College of Social Sciences & Arts
Postgraduate supervision
I welcome informal contacts from prospective doctoral students in areas related to my research interests.