Kat Ford

Kat is the research lead in the Public Health Collaborating Unit, School of Health Sciences, Bangor University.

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 she works closely with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being.