Katie Wood

Postdoctoral Research Associate

K.M.J.Wood@exeter.ac.uk

Sir Henry Wellcome Building for Mood Disorders Research

Sir Henry Wellcome Building for Mood Disorders Research, University of Exeter, Queens Drive, Exeter, EX4 4QQ, UK

Overview

Katie is a Postdoctoral Research Associate working on the Wellcome Trust funded project "Understanding the mechanisms driving the reduction of repetitive negative thought". This project seeks to delineate the causal mechanisms that underpin reductions in repetitive negative thought (worry and rumination). Additionally, this project aims to outline the active ingredients in Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (RF-CBT) that effectively manipulate these mechanisms, thereby reducing repetitive negative thought.

Katie previously worked in the Children and Young People’s mental Health (ChYMe) research collaboration in the University of Exeter Medical school. Previous research projects include the ADaPT trial, a cross-sector pilot implementation of trauma-focused CBT for care-experienced young people with posttraumatic stress disorder, and the Stand Together trial, which evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa (a Finnish school based anti-bullying programme) to reduce bullying in primary schools.

Katie’s PhD explored habitual verses goal-directed behaviour. This involved developing novel approaches to measuring habits using simple computer-based tasks. Prior to her PhD, Katie completed an MSc in Psychological Research Methods.

Research keywords: Rumination, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Habits, Goals

Publications

Journal articles

Whiteford S, Quigley M, Dighton G, Wood K, Kitchiner N, Armour C, Dymond S (2024). Anxiety, distress tolerance, and the relationship between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol use in veterans. J Clin Psychol, 80(1), 158-169. Abstract. Author URL.

Wood KMJ, Seabrooke T, Mitchell CJ (2023). Action slips in food choices: a measure of habits and goal-directed control. Learning and Behavior, 51(3), 295-307. Abstract.

Dighton G, Wood K, Armour C, Fossey M, Hogan L, Kitchiner N, Larcombe J, Rogers RD, Dymond S (2023). Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder. INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING STUDIES, 23(1), 35-56. Author URL.

Harris S, Pockett RD, Dighton G, Wood K, Armour C, Fossey M, Hogan L, Kitchiner N, Larcombe J, Rogers RD, et al (2023). Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans. BMJ Mil Health, 169(5), 413-418. Abstract. Author URL.

Porter L, Bailey-Jones C, Priudokaite G, Allen S, Wood K, Stiles K, Parvin O, Javaid M, Verbruggen F, Lawrence NS, et al (2017). From Cookies to Carrots; the effect of inhibitory control training on children's snack selections. Appetite Abstract.

Conferences

Wood K, McLaren RP, McLaren IPL (2017). Does Associative Memory Play a Role in Solving Physics Problems?. Abstract.

Wood K, McLaren RP, McLaren IPL (2017). Does Associative Memory Play a Role in Solving Physics Problems?. Cognitive Science London. 26th - 29th Jul 2017.

McLaren IPL, Wood K, McLaren RP (2013). Naïve Physics - the wrong theory?. 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. 1st - 1st Jan 2013.

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