We are pleased to announce the 2024 Award Winners which were presented at the UKSBM 19th Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow.
Distinguished Scientist Award
Professor Marie Johnston (University of Aberdeen)
This award recognises a distinguished career as a leader in the field of behavioural medicine. Recipients have made several outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to the science of behavioural medicine.
Early Career Scientist Award
Carolynn Blake (University of Glasgow)
This award recognises an important contribution to the science of behavioural medicine at an early career stage.
Outstanding Investigator Award
Dr Claire Madigan (Loughborough University)
This award recognises an outstanding contribution by an investigator to the science of behavioural medicine
Distinguished Service Award
Dr Samantha van Beurden (University of Exeter)
This award recognises a distinguished career in the field of behavioural medicine. Recipients have made contributions at national level to the development of behavioural medicine.
UKSBM 2024 Oral presentation prize winners for highest scoring abstracts
- Julie Riddell (University of Glasgow) for Suicide and self-harm prevention: a research priority for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Ben Ainsworth (University of Southampton) for The largest ever RCT?! Evaluating a digital behavioural intervention via every GP practice in England using the OpenSAFELY platform: Results from the Germ Defence COVID19 Trial
Cancer SIG prize for highest scoring abstract
- Ninian Schmeising-Barnes (Kings College London) for Intention to have blood-based multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening – a cross-sectional population-based survey in England
UKSBM poster prize winners
- Susan Smith (University College London) for Process evaluation of an app-based intervention with behavioural support to promote brisk walking in people diagnosed with cancer
- Abbey O’Keeffe (Atlantic Technological University) for The Relationship Between Antenatal Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Nutritional Practices with Maternal and Foetal Health Outcomes