Professor Chantelle Wood

School of Psychology

Professor of Social Psychology and Behavioural Science

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

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

I am a social psychologist and behavioural scientist, with a particular focus on behaviour change and intergroup relations. My key research interests centre around understanding and changing health and environmental behaviours; and understanding and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. My research involves both primary empirical quantitative and qualitative research and also meta-analytic techniques.

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

Awards

  • ±¬ÁÏTV 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 interventions to promote positive health and environmental behaviours. Much of my current work focuses on improving indoor air quality and reducing indoor air pollution.

I am currently the behavioural science lead on (2025-2027), an interdisciplinary research network on healthy indoor environments (funded by the EPSRC Micro Network Plus programme).

Previously, I was the behavioural science lead on  (2021-2026), an interdisciplinary research consortium on understanding and improving indoor air quality (funded by the UKRI SPF Clean Air Programme; you can find out how to reduce air pollution in your home by watching our video on the ); and  two interdisciplinary research projects on understanding and overcoming barriers to ventilation in the hospitality sector (2021-2022; 2022-2023: funded by the Health and Safety Executive’s , and Sheffield City Council). I have also been involved in research on single-use plastics, as part of the UKRI-funded interdisciplinary research programme Plastics: Redefining Single Use (2019-2020).

I am a member of the ,  and Sheffield:Air, 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’m particularly interested in the effects of interpersonal confrontations of prejudice, and the effects of weight stigma on health and wellbeing.

I am currently the behavioural science lead on , a research project exploring how employment support systems could better meet the needs of neurodivergent people (2025-2026, funded by NIHR).

Previously, I was the behavioural science lead on a research project on understanding and tackling the barriers to employment experienced by autistic adults (2023-2024: funded by The Colt Foundation).

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Cheung RW, Chatzidiakou L, Yang TC, O’Meara SP, Shaw DR, Genes D, Shao Y, Ruangkanit A, Warburton T, Kumar A , Budisulistiorini SH et al (2025) . BMC Public Health, 25(1).
  • 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.
  • Wood C, Conner M, Sandberg T, Godin G & Sheeran P (2014) . Psychology and Health, 29(4), 390-404.
  • Hagger MS, Wood C, Stiff C & Chatzisarantis NLD (2010) . Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 495-525.
  • Wood C, Persson S, Roberts L, Allchin O & Simmonds-Buckley M () . Psychological Bulletin, 151(2), 192-216.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Cheung RW, Chatzidiakou L, Yang TC, O’Meara SP, Shaw DR, Genes D, Shao Y, Ruangkanit A, Warburton T, Kumar A , Budisulistiorini SH et al (2025) . BMC Public Health, 25(1).
  • 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:

  • Lilith Roberts: Prejudice confrontation and weight stigma
  • Ankita Sehrawat: Weight stigma and health

Previous PhD students:

  • Dr Ankita Mishra (PhD, 2025): Violence against women and access to justice
  • Dr Bashirat Ibrahim (PhD, 2024): Reducing prejudice through virtual imagined contact
  • Dr Zhuozhuo Hu (PhD, 2023): Self-objectification in men and women.
  • Dr Eric Manalastas (PhD, 2021): 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
  • EPSRC (2025-2027; £498,263):
  • NIHR (2025-2026; £122,121): Neurodivergence at work: Ensuring employment support systems meet the needs of neurodivergent people
  • Center for Open Science (2025-2026: £4780): Replicability Project: Health Behavior
  • UKRI led by NERC (2021-2026; £2,957,980): 
  • The Colt Foundation (2023-2025; £66,703): Understanding and tackling the barriers to employment experienced by autistic adults
  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (2022-2023; £4500): Understanding the barriers to reducing indoor wood-burning
  • Sheffield City Council (2022-2023; £171,867): Improving ventilation in the hospitality sector
  • Health and Safety Executive (2021-2022; £169,679 + £41,263 extension): Technical and behavioural challenges to improving hospitality ventilation in small and medium sized venues
  • UKRI led by EPSRC (2019-2020; £1,035,896): Plastics: Redefining Single Use
  • British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2016-2017; £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
Current
Member of the ESRC Assessor College
Member of the ESRC Peer Review College
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 
Previous
Associate Editor for British Journal of Health Psychology (2024-2025)
Section Editor (Group/Intergroup Processes Section) for Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2021-2024)
Editorial Consultant for British Journal of Social Psychology (2019-2021)
PhD Opportunities

I am happy to receive applications for PhD study in my area of research.

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

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

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