About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Loughborough University in 2011. Following this, I went on to complete both an MRes in 2012 and PhD in 2015. I joined the University of Derby as a lecturer in October 2015, having previously worked as a University Teacher at Loughborough University.

Research interests

My research is concerned with all aspects of eating behaviour (e.g. eating disorders, binge eating, obesity). I am particularly interested in the link between disordered eating and emotion processing (specifically factors implicated in the recognition, regulation and expression of emotion) and attention bias. My PhD research focused on how emotion processing deficits may contribute to the development of eating-related psychopathology.

Recent publications

• Barker, A.B, Scott, C.L, & Sharpe, E.E. (2024). A content analysis of alcohol imagery in season 2 of The Kardashians. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02198-y
• Petronzi, D., Scott, C., Sharpe, E. E., & Petronzi, R. (2024). Parent, educator, and practitioner perceptions of a storybook approach to raise awareness of unhealthy attitudes towards and behaviours around eating in children. In Winson. C. Compassionate Nature: Compassion, Stories and Eating Disorders. https://chriswinson.substack.com/p/compassion-stories-and-eating-disorders
• Petronzi, D., Scott, C., Sharpe, E. E., & Petronzi, R. (2024). Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating in Children Through a Co-Created Storybook Approach. FirstSteps ED. https://firststepsed.co.uk/raising-awareness-of-eating-disorders-disordered-eating-in-children-through-a-co-created-storybook-approach/
• Sharpe, E.E, Schofield, M.B, Roberts, B.L.H, Kamal, A., & Maratos, F.A. (2023). Exploring the role of compassion, self-criticism and the dark triad on obesity and emotion regulation. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05319-0
• Wallis, D. J., Ridout, N. & Sharpe, E. (2018). Emotion recognition in non-clinical eating psychopathology: A comparison between static faces and dynamic social interactions. Eating Behaviours, 29, 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.01.004
• Maratos, F., & Sharpe, E. E. (2018). The origins of disordered eating and childhood food neophobia: Applying an anxiety perspective. In S. Reilly (Eds.), Food neophobia: Behavioral and biological influences (pp. 305-328). Cambridge, US: Elsevier
• Sharpe, E., & Karasouli, E., & Meyer, C. (2017). Examining factors of engagement with digital interventions for weight management: Rapid review. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(10), e205. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6059
• Sharpe, E., Wallis, D. J., & Ridout, N. (2016). The influence of variations in eating disorder-related symptoms on processing of emotional faces in a non-clinical female sample: An eye-tracking study. Psychiatry Research, 240, 321-327. doi: 10.1016/j.pyschres.2016.04.065
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. J. (2014). Attitudes towards emotional expression, emotion regulation and eating psychopathology. Abstracts/Appetite, 83, 342-362
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. J. (2013). Attentional biases in eating psychopathology: The role of vigilance and avoidance. Abstracts/Appetite, 71, 470-490
• Wallis, D. J. & Sharpe, E. (2013). Attentional biases to faces in sub-clinical eating psychopatholgy. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatcs (ICPM Abstracts), 82, 1-134
• Wallis, D. J., Ridout, N., & Sharpe, E. (2012). Emotion recognition in eating psychopathology: A comparison between static and dynamic stimuli. Abstracts/Appetite, 59, 618-638

Membership of professional bodies

Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology: Loughborough University (2012-2015). Thesis title: Attention, emotion processing and eating psychopathology
• MRes Psychology (Distinction): Loughborough University (2011-2012). Dissertation title: Attentional biases in eating psychopathology: The role of vigilance and avoidance
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class Hons): Loughborough University (2008-2011). Dissertation title: Attentional biases in food neophobia: The role of speeded detection and slowed engagement

Recent conferences

• Sharpe, E., Schofield, M., Kamal, A., Roberts, B., & Maratos, F. The importance of emotion regulation, compassion, self-criticism and personality in the development of obesity. Singapore Applied Psychology Conference, 20^th June 2019. Oral Presentation
• Sharpe, E.,  Wallis, D. Attention bias and slowed disengagement from emotional faces using a visual search task. Health and Wellbeing Conference, Loughborough University, 23rd February 2015. Poster presentation
• Sharpe, E., Meyer, C., Arcelus, J., & Wallis, D. The link between emotional expression, emotion regulation and eating psychopathology. Loughborough University, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Postgraduate Research Conference, 4th June 2014. Poster presentation
• Sharpe, E., Meyer, C., Arcelus, J. & Wallis, D. Attitudes towards emotional expression, emotion regulation and eating psychopathology. Annual meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group, 4-5th April 2014. Oral presentation
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. Do negative attitudes influence the way we regulate emotion? Health and Wellbeing Conference, Loughborough University, 17th February 2014. Poster presentation
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. Attention processing in disordered eaters: an eye-tracking study. Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Postgraduate Research Conference, 22nd May 2013. Poster presentation
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. Attentional biases in eating psychopathology: The role of vigilance and avoidance. Annual meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group, 4-5th April 2013. Oral presentation
• Sharpe, E. & Wallis, D. Attention in eating psychopathology. Loughborough University 'Research that Matters' conference, 7th March 2013. Poster presentation

Teaching responsibilities

I am the Level 6 Lead for the BSc (Hons) Psychology programme. I am the current module leader for both the Level 5 'Psychopathology' module and Level 6 'Clinical Applications of Psychology' module. I also teach across a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, primarily in the areas of Clinical Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics. I also supervise a number of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects both on campus and online.

Additional interests and activities

• Invited Reviewer for the European Eating Disorders Review
• Invited Reviewer for Cognitive Processing
• Invited Reviewer for Eating Behaviors
• Invited Reviewer for the British Journal of Psychology