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Cancer screening; Cancer Prevention; Learning Disabilities; Severe mental illness; Health inequalities; Qualitative methods; Q methodology

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Kate is an Assistant Professor in Community Wellbeing within the Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing department. Kate teaches and is an active researcher. Kate teaches on multiple health and public health related programmes and is also a module leader. Kate is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

She is an expert in preventative health specifically cancer prevention and screening relating to people with learning disabilities or people with severe mental illness. Broadly, her research interests are in health inequalities, learning disabilities, avoidable and preventable deaths, health systems and access to health services. Her research has international relevance, with a current international project called Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities (CUPID). This in an interdisciplinary network of stakeholders representing carers, service providers, advocacy groups, educators, healthcare professionals, researchers and people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the project is to address issues of policy and equity of access to cancer prevention initiatives by people with intellectual disabilities. Kate is a working group lead aiming to develop a research and practice agenda on how cancer prevention/screening can be equitable.

Current projects:

CUPID: Cancer- Understanding prevention in intellectual disabilities (Oct 2022 to Oct 2026)

Action Chair: Dr Suzanne Denieffe Barry
Role: Member and working group 2 lead
Funder: COST EU

Co-produce a Lifestyle Energy Activity and Nutrition (LEAN): intervention for people with learning disabilities (Jan 2025 to Jan 2025)

Lead investigators: Prof Emma Giles, Jo Smith
Role: PPI lead and Team member
Funder: NIHR Team Science

Show me how and where you belong (Sep 2024 - Feb 2026)

Lead investigators: Dr Magdalena Mikulak, Prof David Abbott
Role: Co-investigator 
Funder: NIHR School for Public Health Research

Membership:

Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health
Tees Valley Health Inequalities in Cancer Steering Group
UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Cancer Prevention and Screening Special Interest Group

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Education/Academic qualification

Health Studies, MSc

4 Oct 201531 Dec 2016

Award Date: 4 Oct 2016

Psychology, BSc (Hons), Psychology, Teesside University

Award Date: 1 Sept 2015

Health, PhD, PhD in Public Health - An exploratory study of attitudes of women with a learning disability and carers toward cervical and breast cancer screening , Teesside University

20172021

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