Jennifer Stone

A/Prof Stone PhD is an internationally recognized expert in breast density and breast cancer risk management research. Through extensive engagement with consumers and stakeholders, A/Prof Stone’s research program advances all aspects of breast cancer risk management, including risk communication and health promotion, risk prediction modelling, risk-reducing strategies, and early detection through personalized screening pathways. She has worked in three of the leading mammographic density research centre’s around the world in Toronto, London and Melbourne and established her own research team at the University of Western Australia in 2013. She co-founded and co-chairs the Australian Breast Density Consumer Advisory Council in 2019, established to provide a community perspective on the research activities across Australian institutions interested in breast density research and breast cancer screening. She is also Director and Deputy Chair of the Board of InforMD (www.informd.org.au), a health promotion charity comprised of scientists, health professionals and community members who work together to improve the detection and prevention of breast cancer through breast density education.