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Biography
I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Dundee in 2015. Shortly after, I began studying for my PhD at Queen's University Belfast under the supervision of Professor Teresa McCormack (QUB) and Professor Marc Buehner (Cardiff University). After finishing my PhD in 2018, I began working as a post-doctoral research fellow at QUB. In August 2023, I took up a post at Ulster University as a Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An experimental investigation of the effects of anticipating regret and relief on intentions and decisions to get the influenza vaccination
Lorimer, S., McCormack, T., Hoerl, C., Johnston, M., Beck, S. R. & Feeney, A., 30 Nov 2025, In: Social Science & Medicine. 384, p. 1-10 10 p., 118517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Counterfactual relief
Feeney, A., Lorimer, S., Graham, A., Hoerl, C., Beck, S. R., Johnston, M. & McCormack, T., 8 Dec 2025, (Published online) In: Memory & Cognition. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring thoughts during an aversive episode
Webster, M., Lorimer, S. & Henderson, E., 22 Jul 2025, (Published online)Research output: Other contribution › Preregistration
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Testicular self-examination: the role of anticipated relief and anticipated regret
Lorimer, S., McCormack, T., Hoerl, C., Beck, S., Johnston, M. & Feeney, A., 28 Feb 2025, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 30, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., e12756.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relieved or disappointed? Children’s understanding of how others feel at the cessation of events
Johnston, M., McCormack, T., Lorimer, S., Corbett, B., Beck, S., Hoerl, C. & Feeney, A., 22 Jul 2024, (Published online) In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 246, p. 1-20 20 p., 106016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving Health-Related Decision Making Through Anticipation of Future Emotion: A Unified Approach
Lorimer, S. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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Getting Through Aversive Episodes: Cognitive Predictors of Pain Perception and Tolerance.
Lorimer, S. (PI) & Henderson, E. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Research