Professor Jackie Andrade

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    Professor of Psychology

    My research focuses on the psychological processes underpinning human motivation. We have shown the importance of mental imagery for drug and food cravings and for motivation for healthy behaviours. Our quest to create cravings for healthy goals led to a new intervention for strengthening motivation, functional imagery training or FIT. A clinical trial (Sobrig et al, 2019) showed that FIT boosted weight loss five times compared with established motivational support. 
    I am also interested in psychological aspects of anaesthesia. 
    I talk about my research on anaesthesia and weight loss here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFTywtZBdNc

    Professional memberships

    Elected Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
    Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
    Experimental Psychology Society
    Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

    Teaching interests

    Motivational interviewing and functional imagery training

    Motivation

    Imagery

    Health behaviour change

     

    Supervised research degrees

    Joana Galvao Gomes da Silva Creative technologies for behaviour change

    Jonathan Rhodes Functional Imagery Training to increase resilience in athletes

    Sophie Homer Social anxiety and paranoia: A mixed methods investigation

    Linda Solbrig: Functional Imagery Training, a novel, theory-based motivational intervention for weight-loss 

    Annegret Schneider: The psychological cycle of dental anxiety 

    Jessica Skorka-Brown: Cognitive processes in craving: from the laboratory to the real world (2010-2014) 

    Sophie Pettit: Cognitive effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy (part-time, 2008-2013)

    Christine Boomsma: Role of mental imagery in motivation for sustainable behaviours (2009-2012)

    Helen Batey: Intrusive thoughts and mindfulness in deliberate self-harm (2007-2010)

    Joanna Blackburn: Craving in eating disorders (2005-2009)

    Lisa-Marie Berry : Cognition and craving (2004-2008) 

    Steven Lilley: Eye movements and traumatic recollections (DClinPsy, 2002-2005)

    Lynne Barker : Implicit cognition following frontal brain injury 

    Catherine Deeprose: Learning during anaesthesia (1999-2002)

    Nathalie Panabokke: Role of visual imagery in cigarette craving (2001-2004)         

    Michael Bywaters: The role of affect in vividness of imagery (1999-2003)

    Harshada Patel: Children’s memory for colour 

    Yuet Yee Yim: Visuo-spatial working memory 

    Alison Rowlands: Effect of eye movements on vividness of traumatic imagery (DClinPsy)

     

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    • SDG 4 - Quality Education
    • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    • SDG 13 - Climate Action

    Academic qualifications

    PhD psychology (spatial memory), University of Manchester

    19871990

    BA (Hons) Psychology, University of Cambridge

    19841987

    Research Interests

    • Mental imagery
    • Motivation
    • Behaviour change
    • Craving

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