Katie Robb
Senior Lecturer
Health & Wellbeing
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications: 2005 PhD in Health Psychology, UCL, University of London, 2000 MSc in Health Psychology, UCL, University of London, 1999 MA in Psychology, University of St Andrews. Appointments: 2016- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 2015-2016 Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 2012-2015 Leadership Fellow and Cancer Research UK Post-doctoral Fellow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 2012- Honorary Senior Research Associate in Health Psychology, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL, 2007-2012 Cancer Research UK Post-doctoral Fellow, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL, 2004-2007 Post-doctoral Researcher, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL, 2001-2004 PhD Student, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL, 2000-2001 Research Psychologist, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL.
Research Interest
Improving access to cancer screening, Cancer screening behaviour, Symptom appraisal behaviour, Intervention development to increase the early diagnosis of cancer, Perceptions of cancer risk, Public understanding of cancer.
Publications
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Smith, S.G., McGregor, L.M., Raine, R., Wardle, J., von Wagner, C. and Robb, K.A. (2016) Inequalities in cancer screening participation: examining differences in perceived benefits and barriers. Psycho-Oncology, 25(10), pp. 1168-1174. (doi:10.1002/pon.4195) (PMID:27309861)
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Robb, K. A., Gatting, L. and Wardle, J. (2017) What impact do questionnaire length and monetary incentives have on mailed health psychology survey response? British Journal of Health Psychology, (doi:10.1111/bjhp.12239) (PMID:28422369)
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Wetherall, K., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. (2017) An examination of social comparison and suicidal ideation through the lens of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of suicidal behaviour. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, (Accepted for Publication)
