Prof Lion Shahab

Professor of Health Psychology & Head of Research

Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London (UCL)

Biography

Dr Shahab is a Professor of Health Psychology at University College London, Head of the Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health and co-Director of the University College London Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. He is past President of the European Chapter of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), elected fellow of the British Psychological Society and SRNT, co-Chair of the UK E-cigarette Forum and holds senior editorial roles at the journals Addiction, Nicotine & Tobacco Research and Plos One. Dr Shahab trained in psychology, epidemiology and neuroscience and has over 20 years’ experience in addiction research, tobacco control and health psychology. His expertise spans work on novel behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation interventions, in particular e-cigarettes, biomarkers, tobacco product regulation and policy, digital health and tobacco and alcohol use epidemiology. Dr Shahab regularly engages with the media to discuss tobacco policy and research, collaborates with academic as well as non-academic (e.g., governmental and non-governmental) partners, and to date has authored over 220 scientific papers, reports and reviews in this area.