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Dr Lauren Heathcote PhD
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Research interests
- Mental Health
Contact details
Biography
Dr Lauren Heathcote is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. She received her PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford and completed a five-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine.
She was the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Prize for Clinical Science from the International Association for the Study of Pain as well as the Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award from the International Psycho-Oncology Society, both in recognition for her early and distinguished contributions to pain and psycho-oncology research.
Dr Heathcote is the Principal Investigator of the EMBody research lab in the Health Psychology Section in the School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences, which supports PhD students, pre-doctoral researchers and postdoctoral fellows.
The overarching aim of Dr Heathcote’s research programme is to identify mind-body mechanisms of physical and mental health and to harness these using innovative behavioural medicine approaches to improve the lives of young people and adults living with and beyond chronic illness.
Research Interests
- Pain Psychology
- Symptom Perception
- Health Psychology
- Pediatric Psychology
- Psycho-Oncology
- Adolescents and Young Adult Health
- Mindset & Wise Interventions
- Mind-Body Mechanisms
- Digital Health
Research
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Health Psychology Section
Health Psychology Section is a global leading centre of clinical health psychology at King's College London
![EmBodyThumbnail](/newimages/researchproject/thumb-2021/embodythumbnail.xdb1d4a76.png?w=1651&h=440&crop=780,440,0,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
EMBody - Exploring Mindsets about the Body
King’s College London are studying a new digital tool called EMBody, which aims to support the health and wellbeing of young cancer survivors.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Symptom self-monitoring for childhood cancer survivors – what are oncologists views?
A new international survey, led by the Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, and the Institute of Psychiatry,...
![Childhood cancer](/ImportedImages/Schools/IoP/News-and-Events/childhood-cancer.xd787be71.png?f=webp)
Dr Lauren Heathcote receives IASP Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Prize
The award, from the International Association for the Study of Pain, recognizes an individual who has achieved a high level of independence as an outstanding...
![Dr Lauren Heathcote](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/lauren-heathcote-780x440.x3fbed738.png?f=webp)
Features
IoPPN Research Festival 2024 'Origins and new beginnings'
The 2024 IoPPN Research Festival covered the theme ‘Origins and New Beginnings.’
![Rainbow Origami Cranes From Origin to End](/newimages/ioppn/events/rainbow-origami-cranes-from-origin-to-end.x61995629.png?f=webp)
Research
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Health Psychology Section
Health Psychology Section is a global leading centre of clinical health psychology at King's College London
![EmBodyThumbnail](/newimages/researchproject/thumb-2021/embodythumbnail.xdb1d4a76.png?w=1651&h=440&crop=780,440,0,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
EMBody - Exploring Mindsets about the Body
King’s College London are studying a new digital tool called EMBody, which aims to support the health and wellbeing of young cancer survivors.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Symptom self-monitoring for childhood cancer survivors – what are oncologists views?
A new international survey, led by the Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, and the Institute of Psychiatry,...
![Childhood cancer](/ImportedImages/Schools/IoP/News-and-Events/childhood-cancer.xd787be71.png?f=webp)
Dr Lauren Heathcote receives IASP Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Prize
The award, from the International Association for the Study of Pain, recognizes an individual who has achieved a high level of independence as an outstanding...
![Dr Lauren Heathcote](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/lauren-heathcote-780x440.x3fbed738.png?f=webp)
Features
IoPPN Research Festival 2024 'Origins and new beginnings'
The 2024 IoPPN Research Festival covered the theme ‘Origins and New Beginnings.’
![Rainbow Origami Cranes From Origin to End](/newimages/ioppn/events/rainbow-origami-cranes-from-origin-to-end.x61995629.png?f=webp)