Dr Kat Ford
Research Fellow
Affiliations
Contact info
Email k.ford@bangor.ac.uk
Phone 01248383519
Location Cambrian House, Wrexham
Overview
Kat is the research lead in the Public Health Collaborating Unit.
Kat’s research interests include violence prevention, specifically adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). 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 expertise 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 WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being, Public Health Wales.
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.
Editorial Board Member for BMC Public Health
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 (65)
- Published
Cold indoor temperatures and their association with health and well-being: a systematic literature review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The rising cost of living and health and wellbeing in Wales: a national survey
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
Measuring changes in adult health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship with adverse childhood experiences and current social assets: a cross-sectional survey
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (7)
BMC Public Health (Journal)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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
Projects (6)
A social determinants framework to support INSPIRE implementation
Project: Research
KESS II MRes with Public Health Wales- BUK2E071
Project: Research
KESS II MRes with Public Health Wales- BUK2E071
Project: Research