Sharon Smith
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: S.A.Smith@ljmu.ac.uk
Examining the neurological and psychological aspects of oral sensation. This is being done through various psychophysical methods, quantitative sensory testing and electrophysiology. During the project we aim to add further understanding of why it is that individuals experience the oral sensory world differently and the impacts these different perceptions have on the individual. This will be done by examining the impact of taster status (a genetic polymorphism) on oral sensory processing and investigating if perceived state of mouth influences subjective and affective states such as self-confidence
Degrees
2018, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Experimental Psychology Ph.D
2013, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom, MSc Health Psychology
2012, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology
Certifications
2019, British Psychological Society, United Kingdom, Chartered Member
2016, Higher Education Authority, Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
Academic appointments
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - present
Sessional Demonstrator, Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 2016 - 2017
Other
Dunbar RIM, Pearce E, Tarr B, Makdani A, Bamford J, Smith S, McGlone F. 2022. Author Correction: Cochlear SGN neurons elevate pain thresholds in response to music (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (14547), 10.1038/s41598-021-93969-0) Scientific Reports, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Journal article
Trotter PD, Smith SA, Moore DJ, O'Sullivan N, McFarquhar MM, McGlone FP, Walker SC. 2022. Acute tryptophan depletion alters affective touch perception Psychopharmacology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Dunbar RIM, Pearce E, Tarr B, Makdani A, Bamford J, Smith S, McGlone FP. 2021. Cochlear SGN neurons elevate pain thresholds in response to music. Scientific Reports, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Smith S, Trotter PD, McGlone FP, Walker SC. 2020. Effects of Acute Tryptophan Depletion on Human Taste Perception Chemical Senses, 46 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Smith S. 2019. Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Oral Sensation McGlone F, Walker S, Law A. Public Url