Dr Kat Ford is the research lead in the Public Health Collaborating Unit and the School of Health Science representative on the Researcher Development and Concordat Group (RDCG). She also sits on the Medical and Health Sciences Academic Ethics Committee and serves as an Editorial Board Member for BMC Public Health.

Kat’s research interests and expertise focuses on violence prevention, particularly adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She has led numberous regional and national ACE studies, including the first UK study to explore ACEs in an offender population. A mixed-methods researcher, she specialises in survey design, evaluation, systematic reviews and evidence synthesis. Kat also has experience of conducting research with vulnerable populations and in high-risk environments.

Kat's role is funded by Public Health Wales and works closely with the Policy and International Development Directorate, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being. 

Before joining Bangor University, Kat was the research lead on the Police Innovation Funded, Early Intervention and Prevention project at Public Health Wales. She also spent three years in the Behavioural Epidemiology team at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University - a WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention.

Kat completed her PhD at Liverpool University, which explored women’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Scotland. This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and The Scottish Government.

Kat is currently a PhD supervisor for Karen Lacey, whose research explores trauma informed pastoral support in higher education settings.

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Phone                  01248383519

Location              Cambrian House, Wrexham