Health Behaviour Research Centre

UCL DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH CENTRE

Dr Alice Simon
Senior Research Associate

EXPERTISE
Cancer awareness; help-seeking behaviour.

RESEARCH
Research interests

Cancer awareness and early diagnosis
Public education about cancer
Lifestyle change in cancer survivors

Current research

Public awareness of symptoms and risk factors for bowel, lung, and ovarian cancer
Public beliefs about cancer outcomes, early detection, and fear of symptom reporting
Development and feasibility of a gynaecological cancer information leaflet in a primary care context (NAEDI)
International differences in cancer awareness and beliefs (International Cancer Benchmarking Project - Module 2)
Feasibility study of a distance-based, personally tailored multiple behaviour change intervention in colorectal cancer survivors (WCRF)

BIOGRAPHY
Appointments
2006 - current Research Associate, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL
2000-2002 Research Psychologist, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL

Qualifications
2006 PhD Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL
2000 MSc Health Psychology, University of Southampton
1997 BA Philosophy and Psychology, University of Nottingham

Other

British Psychological Society: Division of Health Psychology, Chartered Health Psychologist
Health Professions Council: Practitioner Psychologist

PUBLICATIONS

This page last modified 18 Aug, 2011 by Mark Livermore

CONTACT DETAILS
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7679 1889
Internal: x41889
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7679 8354
Email: alice.simon@ucl.ac.uk

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