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Professor Andrew Steptoe, Psychologist, Programme Director
Research interests include psychobiology of health and disease, psychophysiology of coronary heart disease, health behaviour change, biology and happiness and ageing and health.
Dr Lion Shahab, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Programme Lead
Holds research expertise in epidemiology, tobacco control, public health, neuroscience and health psychology. Current research interests focus on the detection of smoking-related diseases in the population, the use of smoking-related biomarkers to motivate smoking cessation, the development and impact of potential harm reduction strategies, the development and implementation of novel smoking cessation interventions and public attitudes to tobacco policy as well as the association of smoking with mental health.
Dr Abigail Fisher, Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health
Expertise in physical activity both for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, with a particular focus on cancer. Dr Fisher has a stream of research in cancer survivorship that focusses on trialling exercise as part of usual care for cancer patients, and health behaviour change for people who have been affected by cancer. She also works closely with built environment researchers examining how the spatial and social environments interact to promote physical activity, and has a novel area of research testing whether novel technologies (like virtual reality) can be used to change disease risk perceptions and promote physical activity.
Dr Clare Llewellyn, Lecturer in Health Psychology
Interests include gene-environment interactions in childhood obesity, with a focus on appetite regulation and eating behaviour. More recently, work has focused on understanding the neurobiological endophenotypes that mediate genetic susceptibility to obesity. Specific research projects currently include the Gemini Study and Twins Early Development Study.
Dr Christian Von Wagner, Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Research in Early Diagnosis of Cancer
Research expertise lies in health literacy, colorectal cancer screening, decision making and socioeconomic inequalities. Current research interests include attitudes towards colorectal cancer screening, the translation of intentions to health behaviour, the application of new health technologies to screening and diagnosis of bowel-related illnesses and colorectal cancer, the application of health literacy to understanding inequalities in the context of cancer screening uptake and socio-economic inequalities in participation in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.