About

I work as both an Associate Lecturer and Technician supporting the Forensic Psychology BSc & MSc. This means I work closely with students and staff, supporting aspects of both teaching and research.

Teaching responsibilities

I currently teach the following modules on the Forensic Psychology BSc: 

• L4: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
• L5: Quantitative Methods & Individual Differences
• L6: Independent Project Supervision

Membership of professional bodies

• Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsP)
• Member of the Association of Technical Staff in Psychology (ATSIP)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Psychology – De Montfort University
• MSc Health Psychology – De Montfort University

Recent conferences

• Ryan, S. (2019, March 21-22). 'Five a Day Fillers: Evaluation of the Five a Day Fillers app to increase fruit and vegetable acceptance in children’, International Conference on Children’s Eating Behaviour (ICCEB), University of Birmingham, UK

Recent publications

• Coulthard, H., Van den Tol, A. J., Jeffers, S., & Ryan, S. (2023). Music as an alternative self-regulation strategy to snack foods following a negative mood induction in 5-7-year-old children: Interactions with parental use of food as a reward. Appetite, 186, 106517.
• Sharps, M. A., Coulthard, H., Salvy, S. J., Ryan, S., & Fallon, V. (2022). The influence of experimental confederate peers on children’s food intake: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite, 169, 105863.
• Sharps, M. A., Fallon, V., Ryan, S., & Coulthard, H. (2021). The role of perceived descriptive and injunctive norms on the self-reported frequency of meat and plant-based meal intake in UK-based adults. Appetite, 167, 105615.