Dr Chantelle Wood

School of Psychology

Senior Lecturer

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chantelle.wood@sheffield.ac.uk
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Chantelle Wood
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Profile

I am a social psychologist, with a particular focus on behaviour change and intergroup relations. My key research interests centre around understanding and changing social, health and environmental behaviours, and evaluating and improving interventions to reduce prejudice. I also have expertise in meta-analysis. 

Qualifications
  • PhD: University of Western Australia
  • BSc (Hons): University of Western Australia

Awards

  • University of Sheffield for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (2018)
  • Turnitin Global Innovation Awards Honourable Mention (2017)
Research interests

Understanding and changing health and environmental behaviour

My research focuses on understanding why people do (or do not) engage in different behaviours, and using this knowledge to develop and evaluate behaviour change techniques to promote positive social, health and environmental behaviours. My research involves both primary empirical research and also meta-analytic techniques. 

I am currently the behaviour change lead on , a £3 million interdisciplinary research consortium on understanding and improving indoor air quality, funded by the UKRI SPF Clean Air Programme. Previously, I was the behaviour change lead on two interdisciplinary research projects on technical and behavioural barriers to ventilation in the hospitality sector, funded by the Health and Safety Executive’s , and Sheffield City Council. I was also involved in research on single-use plastics, as part of the UKRI-funded interdisciplinary research programme .

I am a member of the ,  and , an interdisciplinary network of researchers working on projects relating to air quality and pollution.

Understanding and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

My research revolves around understanding and overcoming barriers to inclusion, and exploring strategies for reducing stereotyping and prejudice. I am currently Co-I on a research project on understanding and tackling the barriers to employment experienced by autistic adults (2023-2024), funded by the Colt Foundation. I’m particularly interested in interventions based on intergroup contact, including imagined and virtual contact, and in the effects of interpersonal confrontations of prejudice. I am also interested in the effects of weight stigma on health and wellbeing. I am part of the Sheffield Inequalities Researchers’ Network.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • De-Ville S, Pott S, Wood C, Peng Z, Farooq MZ, Blouchou G, Suhag A, Murphy E & Hathway EA (2025) . Indoor Environments, 2(2).
  • Hu Z, Wood C & Buckland N (2025) . Body Image, 52.
  • Day M, Wood C, Corker E & Freeth M (2025) . Autism, 29(5), 1263-1274.
  • Heydon J, Chakraborty R, Patel V, Wood C, Wood M & Bunce C (2025) . Environmental Management, 75(4), 761-777.
  • Mishra A, Gibson-Miller J & Wood C (2024) . BMC Women S Health, 24(1).
  • Ikeda E, Hamilton J, Wood C, Chatzidiakou L, Warburton T, Ruangkanit A, Shao Y, Genes D, Waiblinger D, Yang TC , Giorio C et al (2023) . BMJ Open, 13(12).
  • Wood M, Wood C, Styring P, Jones CR, Smith JK, Day M, Chakraborty R & Mensah G (2023) . Energy Policy, 177.
  • Treweek C, Wood C, Martin J & Freeth M (2019) . Autism, 23(3), 759-769.
  • Hostler TJ, Wood C & Armitage CJ (2018) . Cognition and Emotion, 32(8), 1578-1596.
  • Conner M, Sandberg T, Nekitsing C, Hutter R, Wood C, Jackson C, Godin G & Sheeran P (2017) . Social Science and Medicine, 180, 135-142.
  • West K, Hotchin V & Wood C (2017) . Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47(5), 282-292.
  • Wilding S, Conner M, Sandberg T, Prestwich A, Lawton R, Wood C, Miles E, Godin G & Sheeran P (2016) . European Review of Social Psychology, 27(1), 196-230.
  • Wood C & Freeth M (2016) . Journal of Educational Issues, 2(2), 131-140.
  • Wood C, Conner M, Miles E, Sandberg T, Taylor N, Godin G & Sheeran P (2016) . Personality and Social Psychology Review, 20(3), 245-268.
  • Wood C, Conner M, Sandberg T, Godin G & Sheeran P (2014) . Psychology and Health, 29(4), 390-404.
  • Hutter RRC, Wood C & Turner RN (2013) . Social Psychology, 44(4), 239-247.
  • Hagger MS, Wood C, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2010) . Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 495-525.
  • Hagger MS, Wood CW, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2010) . International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3(1), 62-86.
  • Hagger MS, Wood C, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2009) . Health Psychology Review, 3(2), 208-238.
  • Wood C, Persson S, Roberts L, Allchin O & Simmonds-Buckley M () . Psychological Bulletin, 151(2), 192-216.

All publications

Journal articles

  • De-Ville S, Pott S, Wood C, Peng Z, Farooq MZ, Blouchou G, Suhag A, Murphy E & Hathway EA (2025) . Indoor Environments, 2(2).
  • Carslaw N, Aghaji J, Budisulistiorini SH, Carslaw DC, Chatzidiakou L, Cheung RW, Dillon TJ, Edwards P, Genes D, Giorio C , Hamilton JF et al (2025) . Environmental Science Processes and Impacts, 27(2), 355-372.
  • Hu Z, Wood C & Buckland N (2025) . Body Image, 52.
  • Day M, Wood C, Corker E & Freeth M (2025) . Autism, 29(5), 1263-1274.
  • Heydon J, Chakraborty R, Patel V, Wood C, Wood M & Bunce C (2025) . Environmental Management, 75(4), 761-777.
  • Mishra A, Gibson-Miller J & Wood C (2024) . BMC Women S Health, 24(1).
  • Ikeda E, Hamilton J, Wood C, Chatzidiakou L, Warburton T, Ruangkanit A, Shao Y, Genes D, Waiblinger D, Yang TC , Giorio C et al (2023) . BMJ Open, 13(12).
  • Wood M, Wood C, Styring P, Jones CR, Smith JK, Day M, Chakraborty R & Mensah G (2023) . Energy Policy, 177.
  • Treweek C, Wood C, Martin J & Freeth M (2019) . Autism, 23(3), 759-769.
  • Hostler TJ, Wood C & Armitage CJ (2018) . Cognition and Emotion, 32(8), 1578-1596.
  • Conner M, Sandberg T, Nekitsing C, Hutter R, Wood C, Jackson C, Godin G & Sheeran P (2017) . Social Science and Medicine, 180, 135-142.
  • West K, Hotchin V & Wood C (2017) . Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47(5), 282-292.
  • Wilding S, Conner M, Sandberg T, Prestwich A, Lawton R, Wood C, Miles E, Godin G & Sheeran P (2016) . European Review of Social Psychology, 27(1), 196-230.
  • Wood C & Freeth M (2016) . Journal of Educational Issues, 2(2), 131-140.
  • Wood C, Conner M, Miles E, Sandberg T, Taylor N, Godin G & Sheeran P (2016) . Personality and Social Psychology Review, 20(3), 245-268.
  • Hutter RRC, Allen RJ & Wood C (2016) . Memory, 24(4), 496-512.
  • Hutter RRC & Wood C (2015) . Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 18(4), 523-539.
  • Wood C, Conner M, Sandberg T, Godin G & Sheeran P (2014) . Psychology and Health, 29(4), 390-404.
  • Hutter RRC, Wood C & Turner RN (2013) . Social Psychology, 44(4), 239-247.
  • Hutter RRC, Wood C & Dodd GF (2012) . British Journal of Psychology, 103(1), 28-43.
  • Wood C & Hutter RRC (2011) . Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(6), 321-332.
  • Hagger MS, Wood C, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2010) . Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 495-525.
  • Hagger MS, Wood CW, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2010) . International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3(1), 62-86.
  • Hagger MS, Wood C, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2009) . Health Psychology Review, 3(2), 208-238.
  • Wood C, Persson S, Roberts L, Allchin O & Simmonds-Buckley M () . Psychological Bulletin, 151(2), 192-216.

Book chapters

  • Wood C, Conner M, Hutter R & Davies L (2018) Social Cognition and Attitudes In Davey G (Ed.), Psychology Wiley

Preprints

  • Hu Z, Wood C & Buckland N (2023) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Hu Z, Wood C & Buckland NJ (2023) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Research group

Current PhD students:

  • Ankita Sehrawat: Weight stigma and health
  • Ankita Mishra: Violence against women and access to justice
  • Bashirat Ibrahim: Reducing prejudice through virtual imagined contact

Previous students:

  • Dr Zhuozhuo Hu (PhD, 2023): Self-objectification in men and women. Now at the 
  • Dr Eric Manalastas (PhD, 2020): Predictors of collective action. Now at
  • Dr Jose Sepulveda Maldonado (PhD, 2019): Video games and theory of mind. Now at the
  • Dr Caroline Treweek (PhD, 2019): Public perceptions of autism
  • Dr Tom Hostler (PhD, 2017): Improving prospective memory using emotional cues and implementation intentions. Now at the 
Grants

  • Colt Foundation (Mar 2023 – Aug 2024, £66,367): Understanding and tackling the barriers to employment experienced by autistic adults

  • UKRI/NERC (Aug 2021 – Jul 2025; £3 million):

  • Health and Safety Executive (Jul 2021 – Mar 2022, £169,677): Technical and behavioural challenges to improving hospitality ventilation in small and medium sized venues

  • Sheffield City Council (Jul 2021 – Mar 2022, £171,691): Technical and behavioural challenges to improving hospitality ventilation in small and medium sized venues II

  • UKRI/EPSRC (Jan 2019- Oct 2020; £1 million): 

  • University of Sheffield Pro Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching Fund Grant (Feb 2017- Jul 2017; £999): Student engagement with feedback

  • British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (Aug 2016- Aug 2017; £9927): Optimising blood donation using the Question-Behaviour Effect
Teaching activities

I teach on the following modules on the BSc Psychology and MSc in Psychological Research Methods/Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics

  • PSY1001 Social Psychology I 
  • PSY2001 Social Psychology II 
  • PSY346 Research Project in Psychology
  • PSY331 Extended Essay in Psychology
  • Psy6121 Research Methods
  • Psy6110 Research Project in Psychology
Professional activities and memberships

Section Editor (Group/Intergroup Processes Section) for Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Editorial Consultant for British Journal of Social Psychology

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

PhD Opportunities

I am not currently accepting applications for ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû.

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For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.

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