Rate My Professor Christine Paul

Professor Christine Paul is a behavioural scientist in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, where she holds the position of Deputy Head of School - Research Training. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle. Her research expertise lies in developing and evaluating strategies for behavioural change at individual, system, and population levels, with specializations in preventive health, patient care, cancer prevention and control, tobacco control, chronic disease management including diabetes and stroke, addiction, health service delivery, social disadvantage, and health equity. Paul applies behavioural approaches in large multi-site studies addressing smoking cessation, diabetes care, stroke treatment, and health improvements in disadvantaged groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Her early career focused on cancer prevention and tobacco control dissemination and adoption.

Paul's career includes senior research academic roles in the Health Behaviour Research Group and Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology, acting directorships, and consultancy positions with the Sax Institute and National Breast Cancer Centre. She has led 93 grants totaling $29,951,465 and produced over 340 publications. Key publications include 'DPYD genotype-guided dose personalization for fluoropyrimidine prescribing in Australia: GeneScreen 5-FU trial' (2026), 'Ready to screen implementation trial protocol: a cluster randomized implementation trial' (2026), 'Identifying eligible patients for the Australian national lung cancer screening program in primary care' (2025), and 'A randomised trial of real-time video counselling for smoking cessation among rural and remote residents' (2025). Awards include the NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2014), Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision Excellence (2012, 2018), HMRI Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012), and Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association Supervisor of the Year (2009). She supervises higher-degree students who have received postdoctoral fellowships and excellence awards, teaches courses in cancer control and interactional skills, and collaborates with industry partners to translate research into practice.