Jackie Andrade

Academic profile

Professor Jackie Andrade

Professor in Psychology
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Jackie's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 13: SDG 13 - Climate Action

About Jackie

Professor of Psychology

As one of the developers of functional imagery training (FIT), I am interested in the psychological processes underpinning human motivation. My research has shown the importance of mental imagery for desire, from problematic drug and food cravings to motivation for healthy behaviours. FIT builds on this research by combining motivational interviewing with multisensory mental imagery training to create desire for behavioural steps towards a goal. Our weight loss trial (Sobrig et al, 2019) showed that FIT is five times more effective than motivational interviewing. Participants who received 4 hours of FIT loss an average of 6kg in 12 months. My current projects are testing FIT for managing anxiety, building resilience at work (with Despina Djama), and supporting healthy sexual relationships (with Lou Crichton).

I am also interested in psychological aspects of anaesthesia.Ìý

I talk about my research on anaesthesia and weight loss here:Ìý

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:ÌýFunctional Imagery Training, a novel, theory-based motivational intervention for weight-lossÌý

Annegret Schneider: The psychological cycle of dental anxietyÌý

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

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

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

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

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

Lisa-Marie Berry :ÌýCognition and craving (2004-2008)Ìý

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

Lynne Barker :ÌýImplicit cognition following frontal brain injuryÌý

Catherine Deeprose:ÌýLearning during anaesthesia (1999-2002)

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

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

Harshada Patel: Children’s memory for colourÌý

Yuet Yee Yim:ÌýVisuo-spatial working memoryÌý

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

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Teaching

Motivational interviewing and functional imagery training

Motivation

Imagery

Health behaviour change

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