Andrea Waylen is the lecturer in Psychology at Bristol Dental School and teaches social science and communication skills to dental undergraduates. She undertook her first degree in Psychology at the University of Reading and her PhD in risky behaviour was completed there in 2002.

Her research interests include dento-facial appearance and quality of life (particularly related to cleft lip and palate and head and neck cancer), the effects of relationships and communication on health outcomes and adolescent involvement in risky behaviours.