Dr Anna Butters

School of Psychology

Research Associate

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a.l.butters@sheffield.ac.uk
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Anna Butters
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
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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

BSc Psychology with foundation year (2020)
MA Social Research (2021)
PhD Psychology (2025)

Publications

Journal articles

  • Butters A, Field M, Holmes J & Kersbergen I (2025) . Addiction Research and Theory.
  • Butters A, Kersbergen I, Holmes J & Field M (2023) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(5), 1087-1091.

Conference proceedings

  • Butters AL, Field M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2023) . Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Vol. 18(Suppl 1) (pp 9-9). Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 September 2022 - 21 September 2022.

Reports

  • Stafford T, Butters A, Benson Marshall M & Pinfield S (2025)

Working papers

  • Butters A, Benson Marshall M, Pinfield S, Stafford T, Bondarenko A, Neubauer B, Nuske R, Schwidlinski P & Denecke H (2025) . RoRI Working Papers, 17.

Preprints

  • Butters A, Marshall MB, Pinfield S & Stafford T (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Butters A, Marshall MB, Pinfield S, Stafford T, Bondarenko A, Neubauer B, Nuske R, Schwidlinski P & Denecke H (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Butters A, Kersbergen I, Holmes J & Field M (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Butters A, Marshall MB, Pinfield S, Stafford T, Bondarenko A, Neubauer B, Nuske R, Schwidlinski P & Denecke H (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Butters A, Marshall MB, Pinfield S, Stafford T, Bondarenko A, Neubauer B, Nuske R, Schwidlinski P & Denecke H (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Butters A, Field M, Holmes J & Kersbergen I (2025) , Center for Open Science.

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