Dr Evangelos Katsampouris, PhD, CPsychol

Profile

I joined the Centre for Prevention, Detection and Diagnosis at Wolfson Institute of Population Health as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Behavioural Science in July 2021. I hold a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Panteion University (Athens, Greece), a MSc and a PhD in Health Psychology from the University of Bath.

I am particularly interested in conducting Health Psychology and Behavioural Science research in cancer prevention, detection, and early diagnosis at population level. I have experience in employing a mixture of methodologies and designs, including randomised controlled trials, experimental studies, cross-sectional and longitudinal questionnaire studies, and qualitative interview studies. After the completion of my PhD, which explored a novel conceptualisation of psychosocial stress – that of ancient and modern stressors – within a health context, I worked as a Senior Researcher on research projects relating to tobacco harm reduction and the public health impact of electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Currently, I am primarily working on research to understand patient psychological responses and healthcare professional communication practices in lung cancer screening and surveillance, aiming at developing evidence-based communication principles and resources for policymakers.

Research

Research Interests:

Lung cancer screening and prevention

Psychosocial and behavioural factors in cancer and health inequalities

Tobacco harm reduction

Stress, coping and health outcomes

Supervision

Stefanie Bonfield, Barts Charity, Understanding public preferences for cancer detection test modalities to improve equitable participation