Scientist: Susan Michie

Professor Susan Michie ESMH Scientist Professor Susan Michie is a Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London (UCL), UK. Her research focuses on developing the science of behaviour change interventions and applying behavioural science to interventions. She works with a wide range of disciplines, practitioners and policy-makers, and holds grants from a large number of organisations including the Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Cancer Research UK. Professor Michie is also a member of the UK Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavioural Science (SPI-B): 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

COVID-19 how our behaviour can help stop the coronavirus

COVID-19: how our behaviour can help stop the coronavirus

The spread of infectious diseases is linked with human behaviour, so behavioural science could be used to inform effective modelling and communication strategies to reduce transmission and contain COVID-19.

Susan Michie interview

A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Professor Susan Michie about behaviour change amid COVID-19

Interview with Professor Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London (UCL), and a member of the UK Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavioural Science (SPI-B): 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). How does people’s behaviour affect the spread and containment of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19? ...