Dr Anna Butters
School of Psychology
Research Associate
Full contact details
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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I am a research associate working on Metascience projects as part of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) where I am also a Research Fellow. I have worked as part of an interdisciplinary team on experiments evaluating an alternative approach to funding evaluation (distributed peer review) and co-led a global survey examining researchers' attitudes to innovation and experimentation.
I previously completed my PhD in the department examining the psychological and social changes underlying reductions in alcohol consumption following participation in Dry January.
My current research interests include research improvement, data communication, researcher wellbeing and research evaluation. I am also interested in applying psychological theory and approaches to understand and improve research practices and systems.
- Qualifications
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BSc Psychology with foundation year (2020)
MA Social Research (2021)
PhD Psychology (2025)
- Publications
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Journal articles
- “Knowing how it works for me”: a qualitative interview study of the use of personalised approaches to manage common challenges during Dry January. Addiction Research and Theory. View this article in WRRO
- Temporary abstinence challenges: what do we need to know?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(5), 1087-1091. View this article in WRRO
Conference proceedings
- O25: Understanding what strategies Dry January participants use to temporarily abstain from alcohol. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Vol. 18(Suppl 1) (pp 9-9). Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 September 2022 - 21 September 2022. View this article in WRRO
Reports
Working papers
- Applicants as reviewers: Evaluating the risks, benefits, and potential of distributed peer review for grant funding allocations (RoRI Working Paper No. 17). RoRI Working Papers, 17.
Preprints
- Automated analysis of reviewer feedback to understand funding evaluation, Center for Open Science.
- Applicants as reviewers: A mixed methods evaluation of the risks, benefits, and potential of distributed peer review for grant funding allocations, Center for Open Science.
- Psychological and social determinants of reductions in alcohol consumption following participation in Dry January: A prospective observational study, Center for Open Science.
- Applicants as reviewers: A mixed methods evaluation of the risks, benefits, and potential of distributed peer review for grant funding allocations, Center for Open Science.
- Applicants as reviewers: A mixed methods evaluation of the risks, benefits, and potential of distributed peer review for grant funding allocations, Center for Open Science.
- “Knowing how it works for me”: A qualitative interview study of the use of personalised approaches to manage common challenges during Dry January, Center for Open Science.
- “Knowing how it works for me”: a qualitative interview study of the use of personalised approaches to manage common challenges during Dry January. Addiction Research and Theory. View this article in WRRO