Health Behaviour Research Centre

UCL DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH CENTRE

Dr Lucy Chambers
Research Associate in Health Psychology

RESEARCH
Current research
I am working on a MRC funded project, under the guidance of Professor Jane Wardle, Dr Lucy Cooke and Helen Croker, investigating the impact of reward on children's healthy eating behaviour.

Previous research
My PhD research was concerned with individual differences in appetite control. The objective of this research was to psychometrically identify adults who were likely to overeat, and to examine behaviours and gastrointestinal signals associated with this eating style.

My PhD research was sandwiched between two BBSRC funded positions as research assistant and research fellow, both investigating the role of learning in flavour preferences.

Qualifications
2003 BSc in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
2009 PhD in Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex

PUBLICATIONS

Yeomans, MR, Chambers, L, Blumenthal, H & Blake, A. (2008) The role of expectancy in sensory and hedonic evaluation: the case of smoked salmon ice-cream. Food Quality and Preference, 19, 565-573.
Chambers, L. Mobini, S. Yeomans, MR. Caffeine deprivation state modulates expression of acquired liking for caffeine-paired flavours. Q J Exp Psychol. 2007 Oct; 60(10):1356-66.
Yeomans, MR. Mobini, S. Chambers, L. Additive effects of flavour-caffeine and flavour-flavour pairings on liking for the smell and flavour of a novel drink. Physiol Behav. 2007 Dec 5;92(5):831-9.
Mobini, S. Chambers, L. Yeomans, MR. Effects of hunger state on flavour pleasantness conditioning at home: flavour-nutrient learning vs. flavour-flavour learning. Appetite. 2007 Jan;48(1):20-8.

This page last modified 7 Jan, 2009 by Mark Livermore

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Email: l.chambers@ucl.ac.uk

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