Cristina Renzi

Dr Cristina Renzi is a Principal Clinical Research Fellow at University College London (UCL) in the Department of Behavioural Science and Health. With 15 years of interdisciplinary expertise as a Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist, she investigates cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and diagnostic pathways influenced by clinical, social, and behavioral factors.

• Education: PhD (2019), MSc (1997) from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Specializzazione (1998) from Sapienza University of Rome; Laurea (1994) from Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Her research focuses on timely healthcare access, comorbidity impacts, diagnostic delays, and health inequalities in cancer diagnosis. Recent work explores how prior 'all-clear' diagnoses affect subsequent help-seeking behavior and emergency cancer presentations, leveraging linked primary, secondary, and cancer registration data.

Recent publications highlight trends in colorectal cancer, mental health comorbidities, and dementia risk factors, with methodological emphasis on population-based cohort studies, vignette analyses, and epidemiological modeling.

• Scientific Awards: TP Gunton grant (2016), Early Diagnosis Advisory Group grant (2014).