Health Behaviour Research Centre

UCL DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH CENTRE

EMMA LUCY LOW
PhD Student

RESEARCH
Research interests

Awareness of symptoms and risk factors for cancer
Understanding barriers to help-seeking for symptoms of cancer
Understanding reasons for delay in help-seeking for symptoms of cancers
Early diagnosis of cancer
Gynaecological cancers

Current research

IMPACT Studentship funded PhD: Delay in help-seeking for symptoms of gynaecological cancer
Development and feasibility of a gynaecological cancer information leaflet in a primary care context (NAEDI funded)
Analysis of survey data using the Cervical Cancer Awareness and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Measures
Prevalence of gynaecological cancer symptoms in the UK population

BIOGRAPHY
Appointments
2010 - IMPACT Studentship PhD Student
2010 - 2010 Research Assistant, School of Pharmacy
2008 - 2009 Non-Clinical Researcher, King's College London Dental Institute
2006 - 2008 Research Worker, Institute of Psychiatry & King's College London Dental Institute
2006 - 2007 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Guy's Hospital London

Qualifications
2009 MSc Health Psychology, Kings College London
2005 BSc Psychology, Hull University

PUBLICATIONS
Grunfeld, E.A., Low, E. & Cooper, A.F. (2010), Cancer survivors' and employers' perceptions of working following cancer treatment, Occupational Medicine [Epub ahead of print]

Scambler, S, Low E., Zoitopoulos, L. & Gallagher, J E (Submitted 2010), Professional attitudes towards disability in special care dentistry, Journal of Disability and Oral Health

Scott, S.E., Khwaja1, M., Low, E.L.,Weinman, J., and Grunfeld, E.A. (Submitted 2011), A randomised controlled trial of a pilot intervention to encourage early presentation of oral cancer in high risk groups

This page last modified 4 Mar, 2011 by Mark Livermore

CONTACT DETAILS
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7679 1736
Internal: x41736
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7813 2848
Email: e.low@ucl.ac.uk

Postal address: Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health,
UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK