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Dr Amber Copeland is a Researcher at the Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, affiliated with the School of Psychology and collaborating with the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group in the School of Health and Related Research. She holds a PhD in Psychology (University of Sheffield), MSc in Research Methods in Psychology (University of Liverpool), and BSc in Psychology (University of Liverpool).
Her research focuses on applying computational models of decision-making to addiction research, particularly alcohol use disorder and recovery. Key interests include value-based decision-making, 'meaning in life' constructs, and methodology improvements in behavioral research. She advocates for reproducibility and open science practices.
Her work spans experimental manipulations of alcohol/mood, behavioral economic frameworks, and dynamical systems modeling in health psychology. Collaborations include studies on tobacco, cannabis, and stress-related alcohol consumption. She addresses methodological gaps in cognitive alcohol research and explores policy implications like proportional pricing effects on purchasing.
Key contributions include refining value-based decision-making tasks, analyzing recovery mechanisms in smokers/ex-smokers, and linking 'meaning in life' to substance use patterns. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges psychology, neuroscience, and public health.
