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Dr Harriet Quinn-Scoggins

Harriet

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Behavioural Science

Email: h.quinn-scoggins@qmul.ac.uk

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I am a Medical Anthropologist specialising in research in cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis with a focus on co-development of research with underrepresented groups and reducing health inequity.

I joined the Centre for Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Diagnosis in August 2025. I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Behavioural Science working on the PERSPECTIVES project (‘Diverse public perspectives on cancer screening and early diagnosis: generating evidence to support policy’, co-PIs Prof Jo Waller & Dr Laura Marlow). Funded by, and in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK), we carry out research to address national priorities in cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis and understand public attitudes to complex topical issues in a timely way to support the CRUK Policy, Information and Communication directorate in their work. 

Prior to working at Queen Mary University of London I was based at Cardiff University where I completed my PhD and worked as a Postdoc for 6 years. During this time, I was predominantly based in PRIME Centre Wales, Division of Population Medicine as a Research Associate and the Centre for Trials Research as a Qualitative Researcher and Project/Data Manager. I was the PI on the PREPARE Study (‘Preparing for Equitable Implementation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Tests’) funded by CRUK, and examples of my previous work include being a co-applicant and qualitative lead on CABS (COVID-19 Cancer Awareness and Behaviour Study, PI Prof Kate Brain) and the qualitative lead on the YESS trial process evaluation (Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study, co-PIs Prof Rachael Murray & Prof Mat Callister).

I currently still work for PRIME Centre Wales one day a week during which time I am a co-investigator on two studies - PHABRIC 2 (‘Developing a community pharmacy service to facilitate early diagnosis of bowel cancer: A rapid ethnographic study’, co-PIs Prof Christian Von Wagner & Dr Savita Shanbhag) and ‘Acceptability and accessibility of using peer-led WhatsApp groups for sharing prostate cancer risk information between black men: a pilot study’ (PI Dr Sarah Fry).

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