Andrew Steptoe

Andrew Steptoe
Born
Andrew Patrick Arthur Steptoe

(1951-04-24) 24 April 1951 (age 73)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationUppingham School
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity College London
ThesisThe Self-Control of Blood Pressure Using Biofeedback and Instructions (1975)
Doctoral studentsDaisy Fancourt[1]
Websitewww.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-health-care/people/steptoe

Andrew Patrick Arthur Steptoe FAcSS FMedSci MAE (born 24 April 1951) is a British psychologist and epidemiologist and Head of the Department of Behavioural Science and Health at University College London. He is a pioneer in health psychology and behavioural medicine in the UK and internationally, known for his work on psychosocial factors in cardiovascular disease, ageing, and positive wellbeing and health.[2][3]

  1. ^ Fancourt, Daisy E. (2016). The psychoneuroimmunology of music : modulation of psychological state, stress levels and immune response through participatory interventions. ucl.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University College London. OCLC 1064610848. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.746144. Free access icon
  2. ^ Golden, P (November 2012). "Pioneer in the psychosocial aspects of cardiovascular disease – Andrew Steptoe, MA, DPhil, DSc, FMedSc". Circulation. 126 (20): 115–118. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31827adb5f.
  3. ^ "Prof Andrew Steptoe". Institutional Research Information Service. University College London. Retrieved 22 May 2020.