Thomas Llewelyn Webb

Thomas Llewelyn Webb
Born	(1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 (age 47)
Alma mater	University of Sheffield University of Bristol
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Sheffield

Thomas Llewelyn Webb is a professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield in the UK. ^[1] He is a social psychologist whose interests include motivation, goal orientation, and emotional self-regulation. His research has shown that making backup plans can reduce the likelihood of risky behavior. ^[2]

Education

Webb has a BA in psychology from the University of Sheffield, an MSc in Research Methods for Psychology from the University of Bristol, and a PhD from the University of Sheffield. His PhD dissertation, titled Motivational and volitional aspects of self-regulation, was awarded the British Psychological Society Social Section prize for outstanding PhD thesis (2004). ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Professor Thomas Webb", Academic staff, Sheffield Department of Psychology, retrieved 3 April 2020
2. Jarrett, Christian (10 November 2010), "If-then plans help protect us from the 'to hell with it' effect", Research Digest, British Psychological Society
3. Curriculum vitae: Peter M. Gollwitzer, Academia Europaea , retrieved 4 April 2020
4. Webb, Thomas L. (2003). Motivational and volitional aspects of self-regulation (PhD thesis). University of Sheffield. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

External links

• Faculty profile at the University of Sheffield
• Thomas Llewelyn Webb publications indexed by Google Scholar