Sue Sherman

Professor Sue Sherman is a Professor of Psychology and School Co-Director of Education at the University of Sheffield's School of Psychology. Her research focuses on public health, particularly immunization barriers/facilitators (HPV, varicella, and cervical screening), and cognitive psychology, including false memory phenomena. She leads an NIHR-funded project exploring cervical screening barriers for physically disabled individuals, collaborating with The Eve Appeal and Keele University. Her work emphasizes health equity and patient/public involvement, with a PPI co-investigator on her grant. She has also contributed to cognitive psychology textbooks and served roles like BPS Cognitive Section Chair and Deputy Chair of the BPS Research Board.

Research Interests

• Public Health: HPV vaccination, cervical screening, health equity
• Cognitive Psychology: False memories, mindfulness effects

Key Projects

• Cervical screening for women with physical disabilities: barriers and solutions (NIHR-funded, 2022-2026)
• CoVAccS: UK-wide surveys on vaccine acceptance during the pandemic

Grants & Collaborations

• NIHR grant (£357k) for cervical screening research
• PhD supervision with Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK

Labs/Teams Engages with interdisciplinary teams like the UK HPV Coalition and the Cognitive and neural processes across the lifespan research group.