Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly is a Clinical Psychologist at Sydney Youth Cancer Service, a large multidisciplinary service that specialises in the care of adolescents and young adults aged 15-25 with cancer. She is also a Senior Research Fellow, and Director of the Behavioural Sciences Unit, UNSW Medicine & Health, the largest psychological research group in child/adolescent cancer in Australia. Reflecting her dual clinical-research roles, Dr Sansom-Daly focuses on applying evidence-based psychological models and methods to address the mental health implications of cancer among adolescents and young adults with cancer. Her research spans the cancer trajectory, from diagnosis through to survivorship and end-of-life, and she has disseminated this through >80 peer-reviewed publications to date, as well as >45 media appearances. A strong emphasis of Dr Sansom-Daly’s research program is the development of resources and interventions to improve the cancer experience for patients, families, and health-professionals. Current studies include implementing videoconferencing-based mental health support into community settings for young cancer survivors, as well as co-designing advance care planning and palliative care communication support resources for AYAs whose cancer may not be curable. Dr Sansom-Daly received the International Psycho-Oncology Society’s Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award in 2019, and the Australian Psychological Society's Early Career Researcher Award 2021.