Amber Copeland
@ambercopeland.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield (UK). Interests: addiction, computational modelling, value-based choice (she/her) 🏳️🌈
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Amber Copeland
@ambercopeland.bsky.social
· Aug 21
🎉 Huge congratulations to SARG researcher @ambercopeland.bsky.social who has secured almost £600k funding from the @wellcometrust.bsky.social to develop a cutting-edge computational model that explores how a person's environment influences their attempts to cut down on alcohol. #PublicHealth
SARG researcher secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Dr Amber Copeland from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust fellowship worth £591,755 over five years. The funding will support a new project to...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
Delighted to share that this October, I will be starting a 5-year Early Career Fellowship funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social 🥳
You can read more about my project 👇
You can read more about my project 👇
Brilliant to present an overview of my Fellowship in the @sarg-scharr.bsky.social monthly meeting earlier today — feeling very grateful for how everything has worked out!
Great to hear from @ambercopeland.bsky.social today about her new @wellcometrust.bsky.social fellowship! Her work focuses on modelling how contextual factors influence alcohol consumption. Find out more on the SARG website: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/projects/a-n... #AddictionResearch #PublicHealth
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Brilliant to present an overview of my Fellowship in the @sarg-scharr.bsky.social monthly meeting earlier today — feeling very grateful for how everything has worked out!
Fluff ball begging for his dinner 2 hours early
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fluff ball begging for his dinner 2 hours early
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Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Really recommend applying to this @addiction-ssa.org scheme!
I was able to visit @james-g-murphy.bsky.social and @katiew.bsky.social earlier this year and it was brilliant both professionally and personally 🇺🇸
I was able to visit @james-g-murphy.bsky.social and @katiew.bsky.social earlier this year and it was brilliant both professionally and personally 🇺🇸
The travelling scholarship scheme is designed to help students and researchers travel internationally, share knowledge, and network. Apply by 25 September: tinyurl.com/yc5vemr3
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Really recommend applying to this @addiction-ssa.org scheme!
I was able to visit @james-g-murphy.bsky.social and @katiew.bsky.social earlier this year and it was brilliant both professionally and personally 🇺🇸
I was able to visit @james-g-murphy.bsky.social and @katiew.bsky.social earlier this year and it was brilliant both professionally and personally 🇺🇸
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Heading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25
I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social
W/ @cmanning.bsky.social
Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking.
Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social
W/ @cmanning.bsky.social
Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking.
Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
September 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Heading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25
I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social
W/ @cmanning.bsky.social
Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking.
Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social
W/ @cmanning.bsky.social
Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking.
Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
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We are delighted to announce our 2025 prize winners, Leon Xiao and Gemma Taylor. Find out more about the SSA's prizes and funding schemes: tinyurl.com/7m5d8yyn
September 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We are delighted to announce our 2025 prize winners, Leon Xiao and Gemma Taylor. Find out more about the SSA's prizes and funding schemes: tinyurl.com/7m5d8yyn
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🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
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Presenting my talk at #ESCOP2025 today at 4pm in the symposium "Cognitive Mastery in Play: From Board to Digital Games as Models of Expertise" in LT2 🎮🎲 Hope you see you there!
September 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Presenting my talk at #ESCOP2025 today at 4pm in the symposium "Cognitive Mastery in Play: From Board to Digital Games as Models of Expertise" in LT2 🎮🎲 Hope you see you there!
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September 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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With less than week until #ESCOP2025, we're super excited to kick-off our conference with something truly special - an Algorave! 🤩 (1/12 👀)
August 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
With less than week until #ESCOP2025, we're super excited to kick-off our conference with something truly special - an Algorave! 🤩 (1/12 👀)
Perfect day for a long walk in the Peaks
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Perfect day for a long walk in the Peaks
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'SARG researcher @ambercopeland.bsky.social secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption' | | @sarg-scharr.bsky.social sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/s...
SARG researcher secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Dr Amber Copeland from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust fellowship worth £591,755 over five years. The funding will support a new project to...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
'SARG researcher @ambercopeland.bsky.social secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption' | | @sarg-scharr.bsky.social sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/s...
Delighted to share that this October, I will be starting a 5-year Early Career Fellowship funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social 🥳
You can read more about my project 👇
You can read more about my project 👇
🎉 Huge congratulations to SARG researcher @ambercopeland.bsky.social who has secured almost £600k funding from the @wellcometrust.bsky.social to develop a cutting-edge computational model that explores how a person's environment influences their attempts to cut down on alcohol. #PublicHealth
SARG researcher secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Dr Amber Copeland from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust fellowship worth £591,755 over five years. The funding will support a new project to...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Delighted to share that this October, I will be starting a 5-year Early Career Fellowship funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social 🥳
You can read more about my project 👇
You can read more about my project 👇
It’s a good day - Friday and a paper acceptance 🥳
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It’s a good day - Friday and a paper acceptance 🥳
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This new paper led by @sophiebright.bsky.social introduces the Intersectional Alcohol Inequities Framework (IAIF), a conceptual tool designed to visually illustrate how diverse factors across multiple levels and domains intersect to shape inequities in alcohol consumption and related harms.
Applying an intersectional lens to alcohol inequities: A conceptual framework
Background
Prior research has demonstrated substantial inequities in alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harms, and mortality. These inequities arise from a complex interplay of factors, unlikely a.....
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This new paper led by @sophiebright.bsky.social introduces the Intersectional Alcohol Inequities Framework (IAIF), a conceptual tool designed to visually illustrate how diverse factors across multiple levels and domains intersect to shape inequities in alcohol consumption and related harms.
An absolutely brilliant morning! More photos:
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
An absolutely brilliant morning! More photos:
Brilliant first day at RSA, including delivering a symposium on innovative methods for behavioural economic research 🤩
June 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Brilliant first day at RSA, including delivering a symposium on innovative methods for behavioural economic research 🤩
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First day in New Orleans with @ambercopeland.bsky.social ahead of Research Society on Alcohol Conference which starts tomorrow. First US experience: big food
June 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
First day in New Orleans with @ambercopeland.bsky.social ahead of Research Society on Alcohol Conference which starts tomorrow. First US experience: big food
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We know that Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol has reduced harms in Scotland, but could a similar approach work for tobacco?
Our new paper, led by @drduncgillespie.bsky.social is here with the answers:
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Our new paper, led by @drduncgillespie.bsky.social is here with the answers:
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Model-based appraisal of the potential effects of minimum pricing for tobacco in Scotland
Background Minimum tobacco pricing would set a legal price floor. This study aimed to estimate how five minimum price thresholds could impact smoking behaviour, health and economic outcomes alongside ...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We know that Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol has reduced harms in Scotland, but could a similar approach work for tobacco?
Our new paper, led by @drduncgillespie.bsky.social is here with the answers:
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Our new paper, led by @drduncgillespie.bsky.social is here with the answers:
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Who's excited for RSA in New Orleans!? I look forward to chairing the annual affect regulation symposium on Sunday June 22nd at 10am Central Time in room Celestin ABC! Come by to learn about exciting new experimental&EMA data from Colin Echeverri (Creswell lab), Sarah Pedersen, Andrea King, and me!
June 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Who's excited for RSA in New Orleans!? I look forward to chairing the annual affect regulation symposium on Sunday June 22nd at 10am Central Time in room Celestin ABC! Come by to learn about exciting new experimental&EMA data from Colin Echeverri (Creswell lab), Sarah Pedersen, Andrea King, and me!
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✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb
Research Associate in Psychology at University of Sheffield
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Psychology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb
Looks like a brilliant paper for anybody interested in experimentally researching evidence accumulation processes journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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May 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Looks like a brilliant paper for anybody interested in experimentally researching evidence accumulation processes journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New on the SARG Blog! @ambercopeland.bsky.social talks about findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices. Her research reveals surprising insights into how our feelings actually influence decisions about tobacco.
Mood and smoking choices: exploring value-based decision-making through computer modelling - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Amber Copeland shares findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices.
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New on the SARG Blog! @ambercopeland.bsky.social talks about findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices. Her research reveals surprising insights into how our feelings actually influence decisions about tobacco.
New paper! ‘Value-based decision-making in daily tobacco smokers following experimental manipulation of mood’ with @fieldmatt.bsky.social, @jonasdora.bsky.social, @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy, @kevinmking.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40424143/
Value-based decision-making in daily tobacco smokers following experimental manipulation of mood - PubMed
Induction of negative mood increases tobacco choice in dependent smokers; however, less is known about the mechanisms behind this. This study addressed this gap by applying a computational model of va...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New paper! ‘Value-based decision-making in daily tobacco smokers following experimental manipulation of mood’ with @fieldmatt.bsky.social, @jonasdora.bsky.social, @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy, @kevinmking.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40424143/
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This university bookstore is a giant Stroop test
May 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This university bookstore is a giant Stroop test