Professor Richard Rowe

BSc, MSc, PhD

School of Psychology

Professor of Psychology

r.rowe@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6606
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Professor Richard Rowe
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Qualifications

BSc (Manchester), MSc, PhD (Reading)

Research interests

My research addresses the factors underlying risky and antisocial behaviours in young people and the development of interventions to reduce these problematic behaviours. Major focusses have been on conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder in children and adolescents, and risky driving in young motorists.

Other work has addressed suicide, self-harm and alcohol use. I have been involved in evaluating existing evaluations (e.g., for South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership) and designing novel interventions which have taken a variety of forms. In all cases interventions are informed by an understanding of the causal factors that underlie the target behaviour and by theories of behaviour change.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Popli G, Maughan B & Rowe R (2025) . Psychological Medicine, 55.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB, Maughan B, Ford T, McIntyre NA & Rowe R (2023) . Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 3987-3994.
  • Hales G, Saribaz Z, Debowska A & Rowe R (2023) . Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 24(3), 1465-1482.
  • Toseeb U, Oginni O, Rowe R & Patalay P (2022) . PLoS ONE, 17(12).
  • Lazuras L, Rowe R, Ypsilsanti A, Smythe I, Poulter D & Reidy J (2022) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 91, 461-471.
  • Rowe R, Stride C, Day M, Thompson A, Mckenna F & Poulter D (2022) . Accident Analysis and Prevention, 177.
  • Satmarean T, Milne E & Rowe R (2022) . PLoS ONE, 17(1).
  • Dotse JE & Rowe R (2021) . Safety Science, 139.
  • Rowe R, Maurice-Smith M, Mahmood M, Shuja A & Gibson D (2021) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, 151.
  • Castillo-Eito L, Armitage CJ, Norman P, Day MR, Dogru OC & Rowe R (2020) . Clinical Psychology Review, 78.

All publications

Books

  • Dancey C, Reidy J & Rowe R (2012) Statistics for the Health Sciences: A Non-Mathematical Introduction. SAGE Publications.

Journal articles

  • Sari AR, Debowska A, Handayani WA, Juwita VA & Rowe R (2025) . Current Psychology.
  • Ciocirlan A-B & Rowe R (2025) . PLoS ONE, 20(6).
  • Saribaz ZE, Speyer LG, Norman P, Debowska A & Rowe R (2025) . Current Psychology, 44(12), 11842-11853.
  • Popli G, Maughan B & Rowe R (2025) . Psychological Medicine, 55.
  • Özkan Ö, Rowe R, Norman P, Day M & Poulter D (2025) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 111, 238-249.
  • Dotse JEK & Rowe R (2025) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 109, 635-651.
  • Hales GK, Debowska A, Rowe R, Boduszek D & Levita L (2024) . Development and Psychopathology, 1-11.
  • Ozkan O, Norman P, Rowe R, Day M & Poulter D (2024) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 104, 532-543.
  • Day M, Norman P, Poulter D, Oskan O & Rowe R (2024) . Journal of Transport and Health, 38.
  • Chan HK, Rowe R & Carroll D (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(5).
  • Day M, Norman P, Poulter D, Ozgun O & Rowe R (2023) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 99, 262-273.
  • Ozturk I, Merat N, Rowe R & Fotios S (2023) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 97, 155-169.
  • Memarian M, Lazuras L, Rowe R & Karimipour M (2023) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, 187.
  • Hales G, Debowska A, Rowe R, Boduszek D & Levita L (2023) . Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(13-14), 8065-8087.
  • Rowe R (2023) . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(2), 329-331.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB, Maughan B, Ford T, McIntyre NA & Rowe R (2023) . Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 3987-3994.
  • Hales G, Saribaz Z, Debowska A & Rowe R (2023) . Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 24(3), 1465-1482.
  • Toseeb U, Oginni O, Rowe R & Patalay P (2022) . PLoS ONE, 17(12).
  • Lazuras L, Rowe R, Ypsilsanti A, Smythe I, Poulter D & Reidy J (2022) . Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 91, 461-471.
  • Rowe R, Stride C, Day M, Thompson A, Mckenna F & Poulter D (2022) . Accident Analysis and Prevention, 177.
  • Barkoukis V, Harris P, Rowe R & Lazuras L (2022) . Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 94(3), 698-706.
  • Satmarean T, Milne E & Rowe R (2022) . PLoS ONE, 17(1).
  • Dotse JE & Rowe R (2021) . Safety Science, 139.
  • Madrid-Valero JJ, Barclay NL, Rowe R, Perach R, Buysse DJ, Ordonana JR, Eley TC & Gregory AM (2021) . Psychological Medicine, 51(7), 1175-1182.
  • Day M, Harris S, Hussein D, Yassin Saka M, Stride C, Jones M, Makin G & Rowe R (2021) . Patient Education and Counseling, 104(12), 3008-3015.
  • Rowe R, Maurice-Smith M, Mahmood M, Shuja A & Gibson D (2021) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, 151.
  • Waldman I, Rowe R, Boylan K & Burke J (2021) . Molecular Psychiatry, 26, 682-693.
  • Castillo-Eito L, Armitage CJ, Norman P, Day MR, Dogru OC & Rowe R (2020) . Clinical Psychology Review, 78.
  • Day M, Clarke S-A, Castillo-Eito L & Rowe R (2020) . Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(4), 386-398.
  • Barkoukis V, Rowe R, Harris P & Lazuras L (2020) . Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 46.
  • Lazuras L, Rowe R, Poulter D, Powell P & Ypsilanti A (2019) . Frontiers in Psychology, 10.
  • Dotse J, Nicolson R & Rowe R (2019) . Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(2), 134-139.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB, Maughan B & Rowe R (2019) . SSM - Population Health, 7.
  • Bramley S, Dibben N & Rowe R (2018) . Journal of Gambling Issues, 2018(40), 116-135.
  • Barker ED, Walton E, Cecil CAM, Rowe R, Jaffee SR, Maughan BM, O'Connor TG, Stringaris A, Meehan AJ, McArdle W , Relton CL et al (2018) . Child Development, 89(5), 1839-1855.
  • Day M, Thompson A, Poulter D, Stride C & Rowe R (2018) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, 117, 225-231.
  • McNeilis J, Maughan B, Goodman R & Rowe R (2018) . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(6), 659-666.
  • Boylan K, Rowe R, Duku E, Waldman I, Stepp S, Hipwell A & Burke J (2017) . Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45(6), 1133-1145.
  • Denis D, Akhtar R, Holding B, Murray C, Panatti J, Claridge G, Sadeh A, Barclay N, O'Leary R, Maughan B , McAdams TA et al (2017) . Sleep, 40(8).
  • Armitage CJ & Rowe R (2017) . Psychology of Violence, 7(4), 489-497.
  • Armitage CJ, Abdul Rahim W, Rowe R & O'Connor RC (2016) . British Journal of Psychiatry.
  • Denis D, Rowe R, Williams AM & Milne E (2016) . Neuroimage.
  • Armitage CJ, Rahim WA, Rowe R & O'Connor RC (2016) . British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), 351-351.
  • Barclay NL, Rowe R, O'Leary R, Bream D & Gregory AM (2016) . Journal of Biological Rhythms, 31(4), 375-386.
  • Bramley S, Dibben N & Rowe R (2016) . Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(4), 1127-1141.
  • Bramley S, Dibben N & Rowe R (2016) . Psychology of Music.
  • Rowe R, Andrews E, Harris P, Armitage C, McKenna FP & Norman P (2016) . Accident Analysis and Prevention, 89, 49-56.
  • Armitage CJ, Abdul Rahim W, Rowe R & O'Connor RC (2016) . Archives of Suicide Research, 20(1), 22-28.
  • Rowland C, Danson SJ, Rowe R, Merrick H, Woll PJ, Hatton MQ, Wadsley J, Ellis S, Crabtree C, Horsman JM & Eiser C (2016) . BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 6(1), 35-42.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB, Maughan B, Goodman R, McCaw L & Rowe R (2015) . British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(5), 385-391.
  • Danson SJ, Rowland C, Rowe R, Ellis S, Crabtree C, Horsman JM, Wadsley J, Hatton MQ, Woll PJ & Eiser C (2015) . Supportive Care in Cancer.
  • Roman GD, Poulter D, Barker E, McKenna FP & Rowe R (2015) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, 82, 61-69.
  • Croft S, Stride C, Maughan B & Rowe R (2015) . Pediatrics, 135(5), e1210-e1219.
  • Denis D, French CC, Rowe R, Zavos HM, Nolan PM, Parsons MJ & Gregory AM (2015) . Journal Of Sleep Research.
  • Armitage CJ, Panagioti M, Abdul Rahim W, Rowe R & O'Connor RC (2015) . General Hospital Psychiatry, 37(2), 153-165.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB, Croft SE & Rowe R (2014) . Clinical Psychology Review, 35, 47-55.
  • Rowe R, Roman GD, McKenna FP, Barker E & Poulter DR (2014) . Accident Analysis and Prevention, 74, 118-125.
  • Burke JD, Boylan K, Rowe R, Duku E, Stepp SD, Hipwell AE & Waldman ID (2014) . Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123(4), 841-851.
  • Pacey AA, Merrick H, Arden-Close E, Morris K, Tomlinson M, Rowe R & Eiser C (2014) . Human Fertility, 17(4), 285-288.
  • Eiser C, Merrick H, Arden-Close E, Morris K, Rowe R & Pacey AA (2014) . Hum Fertil (Camb), 17(4), 278-284.
  • Rowe R (2014) . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 55(6), 549-552.
  • Burke JD, Rowe R & Boylan K (2014) . The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55(3), 264-272.
  • Armitage CJ, Rowe R, Arden MA & Harris PR (2014) . J Consult Clin Psychol, 82(3), 546-550.
  • Sayal K, Heron J, Maughan B, Rowe R & Ramchandani P (2014) . Child Care Health and Development, 40(2), 292-297.
  • Pacey A, Merrick H, Arden-Close E, Morris K, Rowe R, Stark D & Eiser C (2013) . Br J Cancer, 108(5), 1004-1011.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B, Gregory AM & Eley TC (2013) . Inj Prev, 19(4), 244-249.
  • Rowe R, Andrews E & Harris P (2013) . Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 19, 1-10.
  • McAdams TA, Gregory AM, Rowe R, Zavos HMS, Barclay NL, Lau JYF, Maughan B & Eley TC (2013) . Twin Res Hum Genet, 16(1), 134-143.
  • Stringaris A, Rowe R & Maughan B (2012) . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 53(11), 1095-1097.
  • Pacey AA, Merrick H, Arden-Close E, Morris K, Barton LC, Crook AJ, Tomlinson MJ, Wright E, Rowe R & Eiser C (2012) . Hum Reprod, 27(11), 3132-3139.
  • Piotrowska PJ, Stride CB & Rowe R (2012) . Syst Rev, 1, 38.
  • Rowland C, Eiser C, Rowe R & Danson S (2012) . BMJ Supportive and Pallative Care(2), 312-318.
  • McAdams T, Rowe R, Rijsdijk F, Maughan B & Eley TC (2012) . Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22(1), 100-112.
  • Armitage CJ & Rowe R (2011) . Br J Psychol, 102(3), 535-545.
  • McCambridge J, McAlaney J & Rowe R (2011) . PLOS MED, 8(2).
  • Rowe R, Costello EJ, Angold A, Copeland WE & Maughan B (2010) . J Abnorm Psychol, 119(4), 726-738.
  • Barclay NL, Eley TC, Maughan B, Rowe R & Gregory AM (2010) Associations between diurnal preference, sleep quality and externalizing behaviours: a behavioural genetic analysis. Psychological Medicine, 1-12.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B, Moran P, Ford T, Briskman J & Goodman R (2010) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 51(6), 688-695.
  • Moran P, Rowe R, Flach C, Briskman J, Ford T, Maughan B, Scott S & Goodman R (2009) . J AM ACAD CHILD PSY, 48(11), 1079-1084.
  • Rowe R, Horswill MS, Kronvall-Parkinson M, Poulter DR & McKenna FP (2009) . J APPL SPORT PSYCHOL, 21(2), 178-185.
  • Rowe R & Maughan B (2009) . Accid Anal Prev, 41(4), 670-675.
  • Walker E, Eiser C, Bartlett A & Rowe R (2009) Posttraumatic growth in long-term survivors of liver transplantation. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 24, 410-411.
  • Rowe R, Rijsdijk FV, Maughan B, Eley TC, Hosang GM & Eley TC (2008) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 49(5), 526-534.
  • Foley DL, Rowe R, Maes H, Silberg J, Eaves L & Pickles A (2008) . J ANXIETY DISORD, 22(4), 635-641.
  • Rowe R, Simonoff E & Silberg JL (2007) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 48(1), 71-79.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B & Eley TC (2006) . Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34(3), 283-292.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B & Eley TC (2006) . J Abnorm Child Psychol, 34(3), 293-302.
  • Farrand P & Rowe R (2006) Areca nut use amongst South Asian schoolchildren in Tower Hamlets, London: The extent to which the habit is engaged in within the family and used to suppress hunger. COMMUNITY DENT HLTH, 23(1), 58-60.
  • Messer J, Goodman R, Rowe R, Meltzer H & Maughan B (2006) . J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 45(2), 184-191.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B, Costello EJ & Angold A (2005) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 46(12), 1309-1316.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B, Worthman CM, Costello EJ & Angold A (2004) . Biol Psychiatry, 55(5), 546-552.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B & Goodman R (2004) . J Pediatr Psychol, 29(2), 119-130.
  • Maughan B, Rowe R, Messer J, Goodman R & Meltzer H (2004) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 45(3), 609-621.
  • Maughan B, Rowe R, Loeber R & Stouthamer-Loeber M (2003) . J Abnorm Child Psychol, 31(2), 219-229.
  • Rowe R, Maughan B, Pickles A, Costello EJ & Angold A (2002) . J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 43(3), 365-373.
  • Rowe R, Pickles A, Simonoff E, Bulik CM & Silberg JL (2002) Bulimic symptoms in the Virginia twin study of adolescent behavioral development: Correlates, comorbidity, and genetics. BIOL PSYCHIAT, 51(2), 172-182.
  • Pickles A, Rowe R, Simonoff E, Foley D, Rutter M & Silberg J (2001) Child psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial impairment: relationship and prognostic significance. BRIT J PSYCHIAT, 179, 230-235.
  • Farrand P, Rowe R, Johnston A & Murdoch H (2001) . British Dental Journal, 190(3), 150-154.
  • Rowe RM & McKenna FP (2001) Skilled anticipation in real-world tasks: measurement of attentional demands in the domain of tennis.. Journal of experimental psychology. Applied, 7(1), 60-67.
  • Rowe RM & McKenna FP (2001) . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 7(1), 60-67.
  • Maughan B, Pickles A, Rowe R, Costello EJ & Angold A (2000) Developmental trajectories of aggressive and non-aggressive conduct problems. J QUANT CRIMINOL, 16(2), 199-221.
  • Rowe R () . The Lancet Psychiatry.
  • Fotios S, Robbins C, Fox S, Cheal C & Rowe R () . Lighting Research & Technology.
  • Waszczuk MA, Leonard HC, Hill EL, Rowe R & Gregory AM () . Psychiatry Research.
  • Bramley S, Dibben N & Rowe R () . Journal of Gambling Issues(29), 1-1.

Book chapters

  • Maughan B, Rowe R & Murray J (2017) (pp. 255-274). Wiley
  • McKinney PA, Rowe R & Wood J (2010) Inquiry based assessment of statistical methods in psychology In Bidgood P, Hunt N & Jolliffe F (Ed.), Assessment Methods in Statistical Education (pp. 189-200). Wiley Blackwell

Conference proceedings

  • Saribaz Z & Rowe R (2023) Within-person Cross-lagged relationships between children and parent's mental health: Does poverty play a moderating role?. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OPEN, Vol. 82 (pp 427-427)
  • Robbins CJ, Fotios S, Uttley J & Rowe R (2021) . Proceedings of the Conference CIE 2021 (pp 274-279), 27 September 2021 - 29 September 2021.
  • Madrid-Valero JJ, Barclay N, Rowe R, Perach R, Buysse D, Ordonana J, Eley T & Gregory A (2019) . Behavior Genetics, Vol. 49(6) (pp 507-507). Stockholm, Sweden, 26 June 2019 - 26 June 2019.
  • Rowland C, Eiser C, Rowe R & Danson S (2012) . LUNG CANCER, Vol. 75 (pp S44-S45)
  • Rowland C, Eiser C, Rowe R & Danson S (2012) Exploring quality of life of lung cancer patients and their partners by smoking history. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, Vol. 27 (pp 110-110)
  • Danson S, Rowland C, Eiser C, Rowe R, Ellis S, Crabtree C, Horsman JM, Wadsley J, Hatton M & Woll P (2012) Implications of smoking for quality of life and illness perceptions of lung cancer patients. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol. 30(15)
  • Gregory AM, Buysse DJ, Willis TA, Rijsdijk FV, Maughan B, Rowe R, Cartwright S, Barclay NL & Eley TC (2011) . Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 71(4) (pp 250-255)
  • Gregory AM, Buysse DJ, Willis TA, Rijsdijk FV, Maughan B, Messer J, Rowe R, Cartwright S & Eley T (2009) ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY AND ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULT TWINS AND SIBLINGS. SLEEP, Vol. 32 (pp A360-A360)

Preprints

  • Piotrowska PJ, McIntyre NA, Hales G, Frith M, Stride CB, Maughan B & Rowe R (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Edwards I, Rowe R, Baird HM & Norman P (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Ozturk I, Horrobin A, Garcia J, Oker KÄ°, Rowe R, Fotios S & Merat N (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Day M, Norman P, Poulter D, Ozkan O & Rowe R (2024) , Center for Open Science.
  • Ozturk I, Merat N, Rowe R & Fotios S (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Ozturk I, Merat N, Rowe R & Fotios S (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Toseeb U, Oginni O, Rowe R & Patalay P (2022) , Center for Open Science.
  • Castillo-Eito L, Armitage C, Norman P & Rowe R (2021) , Center for Open Science.
  • Özkan Ö, Norman P, Rowe R, Day M & Poulter D () .
  • Lazuras L, Rowe R, Ypsilanti A, Smythe I, Poulter D & Reidy J () .
Research group

Current postgraduate students

  • Nadia Chan, cross-informant agreement in hyperactivity, self-sponsored.
  • Ian Edwards, impulsivity in young driver road safety, Road Safety GB/Road Safety Trust studentship.
  • Megan Frith, modelling a general psychopathology factor using multiple informant data, ESRC AQM studentship.
  • George Hales, the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on psychosocial outcomes. ESRC Pathways studentship.
  • Satwika Rahapsari, the neurobiology of early life stress. Indonesian Ministry of Education studentship.
  • Ayu Sari, the role of teachers in identifying mental health problems in Indonesian schools, Indonesian Ministry of Education studentship.
  • Zeliha Saribaz, environmentally mediated effects on young people’s internalising problems. Turkish Education Office.
Grants

Key research funding

  • Promoting Intelligent Speed Assistance to reduce UK Road Traffic Crashes. Road Safety Trust. £195,932. PI: Rowe. 2022-2024.
  • A new resource for behavioural science - Developing tools for understanding the relationship between behaviours. Economic and Social Research Council. £441,000. PI: Webb. 2021-2022
  • HAROLD: HAzards, ROad Lighting and Driving. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. £587,684. PI: Fotios (Sheffield), 2019-2022
  • Identifying the mechanisms linking socioeconomic status and child antisocial behaviour. Nuffield Foundation. £127,555. PI: Rowe. 2016-2022.
Teaching activities

I am the Director of our MSc Psychological Research Methods courses.

I lecture in research methods for our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, MSc in Psychological Research Methods and MSc in Occupational Psychology.

I am also the Module Organiser for PSY356 Criminal Psychology.

Professional activities and memberships
  • ESRC Grant Assessment Panel D member.
PhD Opportunities

I am happy to receive applications for ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû in my area of research.

We advertise PhD opportunities (Funded or Self-Funded) on 

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