David

Hill

Past President, Union for Interational Cancer Control (UICC)

Professor David Hill PhD, MD (hon), DSc (hon) is a behavioural scientist who served as CEO of the Cancer Council Victoria (Australia) from 2002 to 2011, and as President of UICC from 2008 to 2010. He was founding Director of the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer between 1986 and 2002. He has authored or co-authored over 200 peer reviewed scientific articles, books and book chapters in the medical, public health and psychological literature. His published work includes research on the prevalence of adolescent and adult smoking, strategies for smoking cessation, reduction of smoking uptake, smoking regulation, behavioural aspects of cancer screening, monitoring trends in skin cancer prevention, and exploring determinants of behaviours related to skin cancer prevention and psychosocial aspects of the cancer experience.

He has professorial appointments at the University of Melbourne and University of Newcastle (Australia) and was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions in the field of cancer control.