Newby, Katie
- School of Life and Medical Sciences
- Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography
- Centre for Research in Psychology and Sport Sciences
- Behaviour Change in Health and Business
Person: Academic
Katie Newby
School of Life and Medical Sciences, 4/01/21→ …
Postal address:University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, HertfordshireUnited KingdomDepartment of Psychology, Sport and Geography, 1/08/20→ …
Centre for Research in Psychology and Sport Sciences, 8/12/19→ …
Behaviour Change in Health and Business, 8/12/19→ …
Research interests
Interventions to change health-related behaviour; Digital technology and methods; Risk appraisal; Sexually transmitted infections and Sexual behaviour; Vaccination behaviour;
Overview
Katie Newby is Associate Professor in Health Behaviour Change at the University of Hertfordshire. Her research focus is on the development and evaluation of health behaviour change interventions, particularly methods of development, specification of Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs), and identifying routes of action. She specialises in research on digital interventions/methods, risk appraisal, sexual behaviour and vaccination uptake. She has published over 30 papers in psychology, medical and public health journals and has a strong track record of obtaining funding, including for example, from the Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, and Cancer Research UK.