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Kajal Gokal

Senior Research Associate in Behavioural Medicine, Loughborough University

Senior Research Associate in Behavioural Medicine, Loughborough University Kajal obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Aston University, and her PhD from Loughborough University which focused on the implementation of a self-managed, physical activity intervention among breast cancer patients during active chemotherapy treatment. Following the completion of her PhD, Kajal took up a Research Associate position at Coventry University where she worked on a number of NIHR, MRC and CRUK funded projects developing and evaluating digital health interventions. Kajal joined Loughborough as a Senior Research Associate in September 2019. Kajal’s research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of health-related behaviour change interventions, and providing individuals with the resources to make positive changes to their health and well-being. Kajal has a strong interest in digital behaviour change interventions and self-managed physical activity interventions for the prevention and management of cancer.