Overview
Background
Dr Leah Sharman is an ARC DECRA Research Fellow in the School of Psychology. Her research interests are broadly in the fields of Social, Emotion, and Health Psychology with much of her research involving interdisciplinary collaborations across Law, Medicine, and Public Health. Dr Sharman's PhD was completed in 2019 with her thesis furthering understanding of our interpretations of crying and its functions. Dr Sharman's postdoctoral research is currently focused on understanding how victim-survivor experiences of loneliness are associated with health and social outcomes after escaping from intimate partner violence.
Availability
- Dr Leah Sharman is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Extreme metal music and anger processing
Sharman, Leah and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2015). Extreme metal music and anger processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9 (May) 272, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00272
2015
Conference Publication
The social function of tears in crying
Leah, Sharman, Eric, Vanman and Jenna, Scambler (2015). The social function of tears in crying. ASP 2015 - 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, Sydney, Australia, 2 - 4 December 2015. Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.219.00056
2013
Other Outputs
Frustration Sublimation: An Investigation Into Anger Processing Among Extreme Music Listeners
Sharman, Leah (2013). Frustration Sublimation: An Investigation Into Anger Processing Among Extreme Music Listeners. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
2013
Conference Publication
The social function of tears in crying: a facial electromyographic investigation
Vanman, Eric J., Horiguchi, Mari and Sharman, Leah (2013). The social function of tears in crying: a facial electromyographic investigation. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Florence Italy, 02 - 06 October 2013. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12120
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Leah Sharman is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Psychosocial risk factors and young people experiencing and using domestic and family violence: Social isolation and other intersecting factors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring an integrated primary health care model for the screening, detection and management of latent TB infection in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
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