Sarah Wild

Profile

Biography

I am an Associate Lecturer and Psychology Technician in the Department of Education. 

Prior to joining the department in 2019 I completed an MSc in Psychology of Child & Adolescent Development and was a Psychology technician and research assistant at York St John University on projects relating to adolescent development regarding eating and exercise behaviours, drug use at festivals and novel psychoactive substance use in prisons. 

Within the department I support the research interests of staff and students and teach across a number of modules on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. 

Departmental roles

• Psychology Technician for Psychology in Education
• Deputy Pathway Lead for Undergraduate Studies

Research

Research group(s)

• Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)

Publications

Selected publications

Honary, M., Bell, B. T., Wild, S., Clinch, S., & McNaney, R. (2019). Understanding the Role of Healthy Eating and Fitness Applications in the Formation of Maladaptive Eating and Exercise Behaviors in Young People. >JMIR mHealth and UHealth, 7 (6), e14239.