Dr Rachel Marsden BSc (Hons), PhD, CPsychol, PGCert, FHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
I joined the Psychology department at SHU in 2009. I currently teach across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of Biopsychology, Abnormal and Developmental Psychology.
I am an active member of the Sheffield Hallam’s Athena Swan Award.
About
Senior Lecturer
Teaching interests:
Developmental Psychology
Atypical Development
Psychobiology
Neuropsychology
Abnormal Psychology
Health Psychology
Research interests:
Current research interest and activity include:
Food preferences and eating behaviours in children with autism and typically developed children.
Nutritional intake of children with autism.
Complementary Medicine use in children with autism (particularly gluten free/casein free diets) and the beliefs and cognitions behind parents decisions to use CAM for their child.
Sensory processing in autism (particularly in relation to food preferences).
Health psychology (children’s food preferences, intake and obesity)
Biopsychology
Neuropsychology
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Psychology
Module Leader for UG L4 Cognitive Processes and Psychobiology.
Module Leader for PG Cognitive Development and Psychobiology.
Research
My research and scholarly activity has centred around food preferences, diet intake and eating behaviours in children who are on the autism spectrum. I am also interested in the nutritional intake of children with autism. In a recent investigation I have examined the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) (particularly gluten free/casein free diets) in autism and the beliefs and cognitions behind parents decisions to use CAM for their child. Other research interests include health psychology, biopsychology and neuropsychology.
Publications
Journal articles
Hart, K., Marsden, R., & Paxman, J. (2020). Generation of thirst: a critical review of dehydration amongst older adults living in residential care. Nursing and Residential Care, 22 (12). http://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2020.22.12.6
Marsden, R., Francis, J., & Garner, I. (2019). Use of GFCF Diets in children with ASD. An investigation into parents' beliefs using the theory of planned behaviour. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04035-8