Research interests
- Cancer screening
- Teachable moments
- Health behaviour change
Current research
My research is focused on exploring whether population based cancer screening programmes provide a teachable moment for health behaviour change. This research aims to determine whether 1) behaviour change occurs spontaneously following participation in cancer screening, 2) cancer screening is a suitable opportunity to provide advice, and deliver interventions to improve a range of lifestyle related cancer risk factors. Â
This PhD is supervised by Dr Becca Beeken, Dr Sam Smith (University of Leeds), Ms Charlotte Vrinten and Dr Jo Waller, and is funded by Cancer Research UK.
Claire.stevens.14[at]ucl.ac.uk
Biography
Appointments
2013-2014 Oxford Brookes University, Research Assistant.
2015-2019 Cancer Research UK funded PhD Studentship, Department of Behavioural Science and Health, UCL.
Qualifications
2014-2015 MSc Health Psychology (First Class, University College London)
2010-2013 BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class, Oxford Brookes University)
Publications
Joshi, M. S., & Stevens, C. (2016). Implicit attitudes to organ donor registration: altruism and distaste. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, 5(1), 14-28. Doi:10.1080/21642850.2016.1258313