Darren Haywood 2025 National Cancer Survivorship Conference

Darren Haywood

Dr Darren Haywood (PhD, BPsych(Hons), Dip. Fit) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Cancer Survivorship) at the INSIGHT Research Institute, Human Performance Research Centre and School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation within the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). His research is within cancer survivorship broadly (from diagnosis to end-of-life), across domains. His primary focuses are; mental health, cognitive functioning, and models of care. His research also includes the mechanisms driving psychopathology across populations. Dr Darren Haywood is a MASCC Cognition Fellowship Recipient and has received multiple research grants as CI-A, CI-B and co-investigator across both oncology and psychopathology. Dr Darren Haywood is an active member of a number of research groups and societies including MASCC, IPOS, PC4, COSA, PoCoG and the HiTOP Consortium. Dr Darren Haywood also holds a number of leadership positions including being a Committee Member of the IPOS Early Career Professionals in Psycho-Oncology group, and the Co-Chair of the UTS Mental Health Research Network. Dr Darren Haywood is the Principle Scientific Advisor for the Think Pink Foundation (honorary) and holds adjunct/honorary positions at the University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and Curtin University.