Dr Kat Ford
Research Fellow

Affiliations
Contact info
Email k.ford@bangor.ac.uk
Phone 01248383519
Location Cambrian House, Wrexham
Overview
Kat’s research interests include violence prevention, specifically research which focusses on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the misuse of alcohol and management of the night-time economy. Kat has led a number of regional and national ACE studies and the first study in the UK to explore the prevalence of ACEs in an offender population. Kat is a mixed-methods researcher with experience in evaluation of public health interventions, including the Time to Move workplace physical activity initiative (Public Health Wales) and the #TimeToBeKind campaign (the Welsh ACE Support Hub). Kat also has experience in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.
Prior to working at Bangor, Kat worked in the Policy, Research and International Development Directorate at Public Health Wales, where she was the research lead on the Police Innovation Funded, Early Intervention and Prevention project. She also worked for three years in the Behavioural Epidemiology team at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University - a World Health Organization 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 Sophie Rice-Payton. Sophie’s PhD studentship is exploring the associations between ACEs and criminality.
Twitter handle @Katharineford
Contact Info
Email k.ford@bangor.ac.uk
Phone 01248383519
Location Cambrian House, Wrexham
Education / academic qualifications
- 2013 - PhD , Understanding the Use of Alcohol in Pregnancy amongst Women in Scotland
- 2008 - MA , MA Research Methodologies (Population Studies)
- 2007 - BA , BA (Hons) Human Geography
Research outputs (58)
- Published
Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perpetration of Child Physical Punishment in Wales
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The impact of COVID-19 on mental wellbeing: implications for North Wales and how they could be addressed
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relationship with Poor Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (6)
ACEs in Wales and preliminary findings from a review into routine enquiry
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Adverse childhood experiences, mental illness and the protective effects of resilience in Wales
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Public Health Wales ‘Research with impact’ showcase event
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Projects (4)
KESS II MRes with Public Health Wales- BUK2E071
Project: Research
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and wellbeing in North Wales
Project: Research