Dr Katie Ward PhD
Associate Head of the Institute of Social Sciences
Summary
I am an Associate Head in the Institute of Social Sciences and a lecturer in Psychology. Much of the focus of my teaching is in clinical psychology and individual differences.
About
Having graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a BSc in Psychology in 2004 I stayed on to undertake a PhD in Health Psychology. After completing my PhD in 2009 I took my first full-time lectureship at the University of Derby. I returned to Sheffield Hallam University as a lecturer in the department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics in 2010.
My main research interests are within the area of Health Psychology. More specifically, I am interested in examining the potential psychological and physical health benefits of expressive writing and the moderators of these effects. Other research interests include the role of Individual Differences in the adaptation to chronic illness and women's reproductive health issues.
I am a member of the Applied Health Psychology Research Group at SHU.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject area
Psychology
Courses taught
BSc Psychology
Modules taught
Clinical Psychology, Death Dying and Bereavement
Publications
Journal articles
Maltby, J., Day, L., Hatcher, R., Tazzyman, S., Flowe, H.D., Palmer, E.J., ... Cutts, K. (2016). Implicit theories of online trolling: evidence that attention-seeking conceptions are associated withincreased psychological resilience. British Journal of Psychology, 107 (3), 448-466. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12154
Conference papers
Cutts, K., & Vine, E. (2012). Writing about infertility: exploring emotional narratives of the infertility experience. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 27, 28-29.
Theses / Dissertations
Cutts, K. (2009). Online written emotional disclosure: Effects on psychological well-being in individuals with infertility. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Arden, M., Hurst, K., & Reidy, J.