Robert T. Croyle, PhD
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Robert (Bob) T. Croyle, PhD, was appointed director of DCCPS in July of 2003. He previously served as the division's associate director for the Behavioral Research Program, leading its development and expansion. Before coming to NCI in 1998, he was professor of psychology and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Prior to that, he was a visiting investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, visiting assistant professor of psychology at Williams College in Massachusetts
Dr. Croyle received his PhD in social psychology from Princeton University in 1985, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in psychology from the University of Washington in 1978. His recent research has examined how individuals process, evaluate, and respond to cancer risk information, including tests for inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. His research has been published widely in professional journals of behavioral science, public health, and cancer, and he has edited two volumes: Mental Representation in Health and Illness (1991) and Psychosocial Effects of Screening for Disease Prevention and Detection (1995).
Dr. Croyle is a member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, a fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a recipient of several awards for his research and professional service. His efforts on journal editoral boards include being associate editor fo rCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, and consulting editor for Health Psychology and the British Journal of Health Psychology. Dr. Croyle received the NIH Merit Award in 1999 and 2002, and the NIH Director's Award in 2000.
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