Professor Susan Michie is a distinguished leader in health psychology and behavioral science with an eminent career spanning over four decades of scholarly contribution. She currently serves as Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, where she has held a Chair in Health Psychology since 2005. Michie received her foundational education in psychology at Oxford University, earning a BA in Experimental Psychology in 1976 and completing her DPhil in Developmental Psychology in 1982. She further enhanced her clinical expertise through an MPhil in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, London University, in 1978, establishing herself as a chartered clinical and health psychologist with exceptional interdisciplinary credentials.
Michie's pioneering research has fundamentally transformed the scientific understanding and practical application of behavior change interventions across critical health domains. She has developed rigorous theoretical frameworks including the Theoretical Domains Framework and Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy that provide standardized methodologies for designing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral interventions in both professional practice and population health contexts. Her systematic approach to bridging psychological theory with real-world applications has generated over 163,000 citations, demonstrating extraordinary scholarly impact across diverse areas such as evidence-based guideline implementation, pandemic preparedness, smoking cessation, and physical activity promotion. These methodological innovations have established new scientific standards for developing effective, theory-driven behavioral interventions that address pressing public health challenges globally.
As a highly influential figure in the international health psychology community, Michie maintains extensive collaborations with practitioners, policymakers, and interdisciplinary research teams across numerous prestigious organizations including the Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research, Economic and Social Research Council, and Cancer Research UK. She has been elected Fellow of multiple esteemed academies including the Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Academy of Social Sciences, and the British Psychological Society, reflecting her exceptional scholarly contributions. Through her leadership of the Centre for Behaviour Change at UCL, she continues to advance innovative methods for developing and evaluating behavioral interventions while mentoring the next generation of researchers. Michie's ongoing work focuses on strengthening the scientific foundations of behavior change to address emerging global health priorities with methodological rigor and practical relevance.
