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Professor Ronan O'Carroll is a Clinical and Health Psychologist at the University of Stirling, holding roles as past President of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine and Behaviour Change Expert to NICE's Vaccine Uptake Committee. He leads research in health behavior change, organ donation, and cancer screening adherence. With over 250 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 80, his work spans behavioral medicine, mental health, and public health policy.
Education: BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (University of Edinburgh, 1979), PhD in Behavioral Endocrinology (1983), clinical psychology training (Edinburgh, 1983-85). Past roles include Assistant Professor at Memorial University, Senior Research Fellow at Stirling, and Professorships at University of St Andrews and later return to Stirling in 2003.
Research focuses on emotion-driven health decisions, including strategies to improve organ donation rates, colorectal cancer screening uptake, and medication adherence. Key projects include the TELBRECS, ARTICS, INORDAR, and IAMSS initiatives. He co-designed interventions like the MAC pharmacy consultation tool and the ActWELL lifestyle program.
Awards include Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and UK Academy of Social Sciences. His work addresses psychological factors in suicide prevention, vaccine hesitancy, and pandemic mental health. Active in editorial roles for journals like Health Psychology and Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Grants and advisory roles span NIHR, NICE, and Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network. His labs explore cortisol biomarkers in suicide risk and behavioral economics in healthcare decisions. Collaborates internationally on antimicrobial resistance and global health equity issues.
