Sheila Woody, University of British Columbia

Research

Attention Cognition Decision-Making Diminishing Marginal Value Endowment Effect Hoarding Judgment Memory

Latest papers

Saving inventory - Revised: Psychometric performance across the lifespan.
Journal of affective disorders · 2019
Maternal unwanted and intrusive thoughts of infant-related harm, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression in the perinatal period: study protocol.
BMC psychiatry · 2019

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Exploring the cognitive underpinnings of hoarding
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
$500,424
New mothers' thoughts of harm: Prevalence and relation to OCD and child harm
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$461,031
Unwanted intrusive thoughts: effects of mood, appraisal, and suppression
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$80,409

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Saving inventory - Revised: Psychometric performance across the lifespan.

Kellman-McFarlane K, Stewart B, Woody S, Ayers C, Dozier M, Frost RO, Grisham J, Isemann S, Steketee G, Tolin DF, Welsted A

Journal of affective disorders2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.007 PMID: 30999092

02

Maternal unwanted and intrusive thoughts of infant-related harm, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression in the perinatal period: study protocol.

Collardeau F, Corbyn B, Abramowitz J, Janssen PA, Woody S, Fairbrother N

BMC psychiatry2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2067-x PMID: 30898103

Exploring the cognitive underpinnings of hoarding

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Woody, Sheila R

Keywords: Attention; Cognition; Decision-Making; Diminishing Marginal Value; Endowment Effect; Hoarding; Judgment; Memory

$500,424

New mothers' thoughts of harm: Prevalence and relation to OCD and child harm

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Fairbrother, Nichole

Keywords: Epidemiology; Intrusive Thoughts; Maternal Mental Health; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Parenting Behaviours; Postpartum Mental Health

$461,031

Unwanted intrusive thoughts: effects of mood, appraisal, and suppression

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Woody, Sheila R.

Keywords: intrusive thoughts; cognitive aspects of emotion; thought suppression; neutralization; obsessions

$80,409

Properties of disgust and fear

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Woody, Sheila

Keywords: disgust; fear; habituation; emotion

$110,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Nichole Fairbrother

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Attention Dear Professor Woody, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Saving inventory - Revised: Psychometric performance across the lifespan." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]