Dr Rachel Anderson

Dr Rachel Anderson

Reader/Graduate Research Director

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Psychology and Social Work

Qualifications

  • BSc (Goldsmiths, University of London)
  • PhD / DPhil (Goldsmiths, University of London)

Summary

Dr Rachel Anderson joined the University in 2010 after lecturing / post-doctoral positions at Leeds Beckett University and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience.

She was awarded her PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2007.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Differentiating anticipated and anticipatory emotions and their sensitivity to depressive symptoms

Clayton McClure, J. H., Riggs, K. J., Dewhurst, S. A., & Anderson, R. J. (in press). Differentiating anticipated and anticipatory emotions and their sensitivity to depressive symptoms. Emotion, https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001371

The implicit power of positive thinking: The effect of positive episodic simulation on implicit future expectancies

Anderson, R. J., Clayton McClure, J. H., Bishop, E., Howe, D., Riggs, K. J., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2024). The implicit power of positive thinking: The effect of positive episodic simulation on implicit future expectancies. PLoS ONE, 19(4 April), Article e0298817. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298817

Isolating the effects of visual imagery on prospective memory

Abel, J. W., Anderson, R. J., Dean, G. M., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2024). Isolating the effects of visual imagery on prospective memory. Memory, https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2335302

"I'm just not feeling it": Affective processing of episodic physical activity memories differs between physically active and inactive individuals

Anderson, R. J., Boulby, A., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2023). “I'm just not feeling it”: Affective processing of episodic physical activity memories differs between physically active and inactive individuals. Psychology of sport and exercise, 68, Article 102475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102475

The relationship between depressive symptoms and positive emotional anticipation of goal achievement

Anderson, R. J., Clayton McClure, J. H., Boland, J., Howe, D., Riggs, K. J., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2023). The relationship between depressive symptoms and positive emotional anticipation of goal achievement. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20438087231164963

Research interests

Autobiographical Memory

Prospective Cognition

Memory & Prospective Thinking Biases in Depression

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Using Positive Simulation Training to improve expectations about the future in depression

Funder

ESRC Economic & Social Research Council

Grant

£494,996.00

Started

1 February 2019

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Funder

ESRC Economic & Social Research Council

Grant

£83,649.00

Started

1 October 2017

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Anderson welcomes applications in the areas of autobiographical memory and / or prospective cognition. In particular, she is interested in

- the cognitive processes underlying memory / future thinking, their similarities and differences

- the functional purpose of memory / future thinking, such as their relationship with a sense of self, psychological well-being / distress, and in guiding future goal-oriented behaviour and problem-solving behaviours

- the relationship between memory / future thinking impairments and psychological distress

- the role of memory / future thinking impairments in chronic health conditions, such as Parkinson's disease

- the potential use of memory / future thinking as a tool for promoting psychological / physical well-being and / or alleviating distress

Current PhD Students:

- Bethany Markham

- Joseph Abel (2nd Supervisor)

- Rachael Craven (2nd Supervisor)

Completed PhD Supervisions

- Jennifer Boland (2018 ) - The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, Ddysphoric, and depressed individuals.

- Lydia Grace (2018) - Autobiographical memory and the self in dysphoria.

- David Howe ( 2018) Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs (2nd Supervisor).

- Katie Cunnah (2019) - Relational and psychological aspects of experience of Chronic Fatigue for patients and their significant others: a grounded theory study (2nd Supervisor).

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