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5963
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Overview

Judith Petts is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Psychology, with particular emphasis on Applied Psychology and Clinical Psychology as subfields of study.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions

Petts has published in peer-reviewed academic venues, notably contributing to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences.

One of their recent papers is titled "Effectiveness of communications in enhancing adherence to public health behavioural interventions: a COVID-19 evidence review", published in 2023 in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. This paper has received a number of citations reflecting engagement from the research community.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Petts include:

  • Simon Williams
  • Kimberly Dienes
  • Jemma Jaheed
  • Jamie K. Wardman

The thematic consistency of Petts' work involves examining behavioral responses to public health initiatives and exploring the utility of communication strategies in enhancing adherence to these interventions. Their work intersects behavioral and clinical perspectives on health, particularly within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overall, Judith Petts' research output is concentrated in the intersection of psychology and public health, positioning them within contemporary discussions on mental health challenges and behavioral change induced by the global health crisis.

Best Publications

  • Crossing boundaries: Interdisciplinarity in the context of urban environments

    Judith Petts;Susan Owens;Harriet Bulkeley

  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deliberative Processes: Waste Management Case-studies

    Judith Petts

  • Healthcare workers' attitudes to working during pandemic influenza: a qualitative study

    Jonathan C S Ives;Sheila Greenfield;Jayne M Parry;Heather Draper

  • THE CLIMATE AND CULTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE WITHIN SMEs

    Judith Petts;Andrew Herd;Simon Gerrard;Chris Horne

  • Expert Conceptualisations of the Role of Lay Knowledge in Environmental Decisionmaking: challenges for Deliberative Democracy:

    Judith Petts;Catherine Brooks

  • Health risk communication and amplification: learning from the MMR vaccination controversy

    Judith Petts;Simon Niemeyer

  • Environmental Responsiveness, Individuals and Organizational Learning: SME Experience

    Judith Petts

  • A collaboratively-derived science-policy research agenda

    William J. Sutherland;Laura Bellingan;Jim R. Bellingham;Jason J. Blackstock;Jason J. Blackstock

  • Understanding householder responses to natural hazards: flooding and sea‐level rise comparisons

    Joanne Harvatt;Judith Petts;Jason Chilvers

  • Social learning from public engagement: dreaming the impossible?

    Richard Bull;Judith Petts;James Evans

  • The public—expert interface in local waste management decisions: expertise, credibility and process

    Judith Petts

  • Waste Management Strategy Development: A Case Study of Community Involvement and Consensus-Building in Hampshire

    Judith Petts

  • Rapid climate change and society: assessing responses and thresholds.

    Simon Niemeyer;Judith Petts;Kersty Hobson

  • Assessing the potential impact of climate change on transportation: the need for an interdisciplinary approach

    David Jaroszweski;Lee Chapman;Judith Petts

  • Boundary Work: Knowledge, Policy, and the Urban Environment:

    Susan Owens;Judith Petts;Harriet Bulkeley

  • Environmental Impact Assessment for Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities

    Judith Petts;Gev Eduljee

  • Learning about learning: lessons from public engagement and deliberation on urban river restoration

    Judith Petts

  • Public engagement to build trust: false hopes?

    Judith Petts

  • Barriers to participation and deliberation in risk decisions: evidence from waste management

    Judith Petts

  • The Social Amplification of Risk: After amplification: rethinking the role of the media in risk communication

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  • Barriers to Deliberative Participation in EIA: Learning from Waste Policies, Plans and Projects

    Judith Petts

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon J. T. Pollard
Simon J. T. Pollard Cranfield University
Lee Chapman
Lee Chapman University of Birmingham
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University
Andrew S. Pullin
Andrew S. Pullin Bangor University
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Glynis M. Breakwell
Glynis M. Breakwell University of Bath
Paul L. Harris
Paul L. Harris Harvard University
Susan E. Hartley
Susan E. Hartley University of Sheffield

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