Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer

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Professor Lynn Calman PhD, MPH, MRes, BSc (Hons), RN, FHEA

Professor

Research interests

  • For nearly 20 years Lynn’s research has focused on understanding and responding to the needs of people living with and beyond cancer. She had led and collaborated on major research programmes in cancer survivorship/psychosocial oncology leading to widely published, practice changing findings that have underpinned the development of services to improve the outcomes of cancer patients.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Natasha Campling PhD, BSc(Hons), PGCAP, FHEA, RN

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • My research is focused on understanding experiences during the last year of life and into bereavement, to improve support for patients and families during this time.  To do so my research has focused on the following areas, often co-producing and implementing interventions: 
  • Service provision, including professional contribution
  • Family-focused bereavement support

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Nicole Collaço

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Cancer survivorship and self-management following treatment
  • Psychosocial impact of cancer
  • Couple focused health research
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Mrs Phoebe Miles

Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Richard Wagland

Lecturer
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Dr Samantha Sodergren

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Patient reported outcome assessment with a focus on health-related quality of life
  • Questionnaire design
  • Quality of Life in people with cancer with a focus on the experience of young people with cancer 
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