Dr Lorenzo Stafford
Biography
Following my PhD (Sussex) I completed research at the University of Birmingham on an AERC (Alcohol Education Research Council) project examining factors important in alcohol consumption. I joined the Psychology department at Portsmouth in 2005 and in addition to my own research I am involved in teaching on the undergraduate psychology degree and postgraduate MSc Health Psychology.
Research interests
My research interests are centred on how our sensory system (mainly smell and taste) affect our behaviour on a unisensory and multisensory level. One example of this is how our perception of alcohol is affected not merely by taste but also by auditory factors, which is important to understand as this influences the rate at which alcohol is consumed and thus intoxication. More recently, I have conducted research that seeks to further understand the relationship between the chemical senses and the emotion of disgust.
Research outputs
2024
Recollecting a previous drinking episode reduces subsequent motivation for alcohol in females
Clay, J. M., Gould, C., Kelly, D., Parker, M., Seddon, J., Stafford, L.
1 Dec 2024, In: Food Quality and Preference. 121, 6p., 105283
The relationship between social odour awareness and emotional contagion susceptibility in females
Freemantle, A. W. J., Stafford, L.
12 Aug 2024, In: Perception
2023
Experiences of living without a sense of smell: like “being behind glass”
Fisher, M., Haydon-Laurelut, M., Nunkoosing, K., Stafford, L.
19 Oct 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 10, 16p., e0293110
Mediated and moderated associations between cumulative lifetime stressor exposure, emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, and lifetime alcohol use: a cross-sectional scoping study of UK drinkers
Baker, K. A., Berti, G., Clay, J. M., Mezabrovschi, R. D., Parker, M. O., Shields, G. S., Slavich, G. M., Stafford, L. D.
1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 164, 10p.
Associations between self-reported inhibitory control, stress, and alcohol (mis)use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a national cross-sectional study utilising data from four birth cohorts
Clay, J. M., Parker, M. O., Stafford, L. D.
1 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 21, 22p.
Establishing UK research priorities in smell and taste disorders: a James Lind alliance priority setting partnership
Bleasdale, N., Boak, D., Espehana, A., Gadi, N., Garden, M., Kumaresan, K., Maru, D., Philpott, C. M., Stafford, L. D., Ta, N.
1 Jan 2023, In: Clinical Otolaryngology. 48, 1, p. 17-24, 8p.
Drinking during social isolation: investigating associations between stress, inhibitory control, boredom, drinking motives, and alcohol use
Canales, J. J., Clay, J. M., Doron, R., Fernandez, E. J., Fontana, B. D., Lopes, F., Loyant, L., López-Moreno, J. A., Pagliarini, E., Parker, M. O., Proserpio, C., Stafford, L. D.
1 Jan 2023, In: Addiction Research and Theory. 31, 1, p. 16-28
How colour influences taste perception in adult picky eaters
Annette, M., Stafford, L.
1 Jan 2023, In: Food Quality and Preference. 105, 7p., 104763