Darren Haywood 2025 National Cancer Survivorship Conference

Darren Haywood

Dr Darren Haywood is an Early Career Researcher in Cancer Survivorship at the University of Technology Sydney. His primarily areas of research are psycho-oncology and cancer-related cognitive impairment where he has published over 55 peer-reviewed articles and received more than $1.5 million dollars in research funding as chief investigator. He also recently led the development of the first purpose built unmet needed assessment tool called the MASCC COG-IMPACT which was officially endorsed by COSA. 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.