BPsych(Hon), PhD(Psych)
Researcher
Ryan was awarded a PhD in Psychology from Flinders University in 2022. He completed his PhD on food consumption behaviour, specifically investigating soft drink consumption and choices from vending machines. Since joining Cancer Council SA in 2022, Ryan has worked on projects focussed on the unmet supportive cancer care needs for those living in South Australia, determinants of vaping behaviour and perceptions, and population health surveys. Ryan is also an Adjunct Associate Lecturer at Flinders University with the college of Education, Psychology and Social Work, having supervised several honours students’ projects around soft drink and water messaging, and cancer risk perceptions in relation to modifiable behaviours.