Associate Professor Rachael Dodd (MSc, PhD in Psychology) is a behavioural and implementation scientist at the Daffodil Centre. She is a Cancer Institute NSW Career Development Fellow (2026-2029), evaluating implementation of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. She has an established international reputation in cancer control, health communication, and implementation science, with a strong focus on translating evidence into effective screening programs and policy. She is a CI on over $5 million in Category 1 grants, including an MRFF Improving Diagnosis project in cancers with low survival. Her lung cancer screening research has included leading a systematic review of education and communication strategies for lung cancer screening, consultations with end-users (consumers and health professionals) about the feasibility and acceptability of lung cancer screening and the information needs for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. She led an International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Young Investigator Award, focused on co designing decision support tools for lung cancer screening in Australia, and led a Cancer Australia consultancy to develop baseline key messages, information, and education resources for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
Rachael is also leading research investigating the implementation of an education resource for people diagnosed with HPV-related head and neck cancer, of self-collection in cervical screening, and investigating alternative management of abnormal cervical cells. She has also led prior high impact work focused on improving health communication across a range of cancer types and has included informing messaging for HPV related cancers and national cervical screening reforms in Australia, Ireland, and Canada.
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