Dr Jo Waller

Biography

Jo joined KCL in September 2019 as a Reader in Cancer Behavioural Science. With a background in health psychology, she holds a Cancer Research UK career development fellowship and is Visiting Professor at UCL where she worked between 1998 and 2019. Jo's research focuses on the psychological and behavioural aspects of cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis. She has a particular interest in cervical cancer prevention, and has published extensively on barriers to screening uptake, the psychological impact of HPV testing, and attitudes to HPV vaccination. Jo is a member of the Advisory Committees for the NHS Breast and Cervical Screening programmes.

Details of Jo's grants and publications can be found here.