Thomas Llewelyn Webb

Thomas Llewelyn Webb is a professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield in the UK. 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.

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).