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Dr

Rachael Dodd

Early Career Researcher representative /

Senior Research Fellow, The Daffodil Centre

Dr Rachael Dodd is a Senior Research Fellow at The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney.

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.

Dr Rachael Dodd – Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) Scientific Committee Member