Rebecca Monk

Professor Rebecca Monk is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Head of Department (Research) at Edge Hill University. Her research focuses on social health psychology, particularly how social and environmental contexts influence alcohol-related cognitions and behaviors. She employs innovative methodologies, including smartphone-based experience sampling and eye-tracking.

Research Interests: Her work spans alcohol consumption behavior, inhibitory control, contextual effects, and digital methodologies. Key areas include the impact of olfactory cues on alcohol-related decisions, emotional contagion processes, and stigma associated with substance use.

Grants & Funding: Monk has secured grants from Alcohol Change UK, including projects on alcohol expectancy tasks (£8,000) and crisis intervention services (£20,000). She has also led studies on contextual influences on alcohol consumption and smartphone-based research methodologies.

Lab/Teams: Coordinates interdisciplinary teams examining alcohol use through psychological, technological, and sociocultural lenses. Collaborates extensively with researchers in neuroscience, public health, and digital innovation.