Rachael completed a Masters in Health Psychology and a PhD in Psychology at University College London, UK. Rachael’s work looks to improve health communications across a range of cancer types and screening programs, with a current focus on lung cancer. Her research to date has focussed around communication in healthcare in combination with assessing psychosocial impacts of cancer diagnoses. Rachael is currently part of a collaborative exploring the potential implementation of a national lung cancer screening program in Australia. Rachael is a strong advocate for connecting fellow academics including opportunities for Early Career Researchers.