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Dr. Loren Kock is a Research Fellow in Behavioural Science and Health at University College London (UCL). He specializes in addiction epidemiology, focusing on tobacco, nicotine, alcohol, and opioid use in vulnerable populations. His research emphasizes policy interventions, health inequalities, and smoking cessation strategies for groups including pregnant individuals and those with substance use disorders. Kock is affiliated with the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group and previously collaborated with the University of Vermont Center for Behavior and Health.
His educational background includes a PhD in Epidemiology and Behavioural Science and an MSc in Global Health from UCL, and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Edinburgh.
Kock's research integrates behavioral science, epidemiology, and public health policy. Key interests include:
- Trends in tobacco/nicotine use and cessation interventions
- Health disparities in addiction among marginalized groups
- Policy evaluation for substance control
- Global health approaches to addiction
His recent publications (2023-2025) predominantly explore smoking cessation during pregnancy, behavioral interventions for addiction, and policy impacts on substance use. Methodological strengths include meta-analyses, population surveys, and longitudinal modeling of health inequalities.
He teaches and supervises students in UCL's Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, including modules on Global Health and Health Behavior.
Kock leads research within the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group and maintains collaborations with international institutions like the University of Vermont.
