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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

Email                   k.ford@bangor.ac.uk

Phone                  01248383519

Location              Cambrian House, Wrexham

• PhD: Understanding the Use of Alcohol in Pregnancy amongst Women in Scotland
  University of Liverpool, 2013
• MA: MA Research Methodologies (Population Studies)
  University of Liverpool, 2008
• BA: BA (Hons) Human Geography
  University of Liverpool, 2007

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2025

• Published
  Elizabeth, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hopkins, J., Hill, R. & Cresswell, K., 18 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 672
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Judd, N., Ford, K., Cresswell, K., Fellows, R. & Hughes, K., 5 Mar 2025
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of print
  Angelakis, I., Molina, J., Winter, C., Ford, K., Kitchiner, N. & Elizabeth, K., 7 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. p. 1-10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Amos, R. & Bellis, M., 30 Apr 2024, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 38 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Judd, N., 30 Aug 2024, p. A19.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., Sharp, C. & Hill, R., 9 Jul 2024, In: BMJ Public Health. 2, 1, e000868.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hill, R., Griffiths, D., Janssen, H., Ford, K., Carella, N., Gascoyne, B. & Azam, S., 12 Nov 2024, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., 27 Jun 2024, The Conversation.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• Published
  Hughes, K., Bellis, M., Cresswell, K., Hill, R., Ford, K. & Hopkins, J., 2 May 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 5, p. e081924
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Barton, E., Dec 2024, In: Child Protection and Practice. 3, 100053.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Ford, K., 30 Aug 2024, In: Injury Prevention. 30, Suppl 1, p. A2-A3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Carella, N., Hill, R., Janssen, H., Heywood, L., Griffiths, D. & Azam, S., 28 Mar 2024, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 28 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K. & McManus, S., 25 Jul 2024, The Conversation.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• Published
  Bellis, M., McManus, S., Elizabeth, K., Adisa, O. & Ford, K., 15 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 352.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• Published
  Janssen, H., Ford, K., Gascoyne, B., Hill, R., Roberts, M., Bellis, M. & Azam, S., Nov 2023, In: Public Health. 224, p. 185-194 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K. & Ford, K., 17 Apr 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e072916.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Lowey, H., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1618 1618.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hill, R., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., Oct 2023, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 56 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2022

• Published
  Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 May 2022, Wrexham : È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 10 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K., Janssen, H. & Bellis, M., 13 Jun 2022, Wrexham: È«Ãñ²ÊƱ.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Wood, S., Ford, K., Madden, H. C. E., Sharp, C. A., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 21 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 14, 8869.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hill, R. & Hughes, K., 24 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 14 p., 583.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Sept 2022, In: European Journal of Public Health. 32, Supplement_2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., May 2022, Wrexham: È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 10 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Griffith, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Nov 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 23, 16036.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Madden, H., Glendinning, F. & Wood, S., 1 Feb 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, p. e053915
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Janssen, H., Gascoyne, B., Ford, K., Hill, R., Roberts, M. & Azam, S., 2022, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Sharp, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 7, 2, 1 p., 4.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Hardcastle, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 16 Feb 2022, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 1, 129.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Judd, N., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Gwenter, L., 18 Aug 2022, Wrexham: È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 97 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Judd, N., Griffith, N. & Hughes, K., 9 Jun 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 12 p., 1158.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• Published
  Ashton, K., Davies, A. R., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Cotter-Roberts, A. & Bellis, M., 27 Jun 2021, In: BMC Psychology. 9, 1, 1 p., 101.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Dec 2021, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 35 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Glendinning, F., Harrison, E. & Passmore, J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 11, p. e848-e857
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2021, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2020

• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2020, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Barton, E. & Newbury, A., 12 Jun 2020, In: BMC Health & Justice. 8, 1, 13.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Wood, S., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Hopkins, J., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Apr 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 44 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Sharp, C., Ford, K., Wynne, C. & Willmot, R., 2020, È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 84 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Sharp, C., Ford, K., Wynne, C. & Willmot, R., 2020, È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 84 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K., Kadel, R., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 7 Jun 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 9 p., e036374.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hardcastle, K. (Editor), Bellis, M. (Editor), Ford, K. (Editor), Hetherington, K. (Editor), Hopkins, J. (Editor) & Clark, E. (Editor), 21 May 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 64 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• Published
  Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Brocklehurst, P., Hughes, K., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 14 Feb 2020, In: BMC Oral Health. 20, 1, p. 51 9 p., 51.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J., Hughes, K., Roderick, J., Davies, A. R. & Bellis, M., 1 Jun 2020, In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 93, 2, p. 87-108 21 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• Published
  Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Sethi, D., Andrew, R., Yon, Y., Wood, S., Ford, K., Baban, A., Boderscova, L., Kachaeva, M., Makaruk, K., Markovic, M., Povilaitis, R., Raleva, M., Terzic, N., Veleminsky, M., WÅ‚odarczyk, J. & Zakhozha, V., 1 Aug 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, 4, p. 741-747 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Grey, H., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Lowey, H. & Wood, S., Apr 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 90, p. 22-31
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Barton, E., Newbury, A., Hughes, K., Bezeczky, Z., Roderick, J. & Bellis, M., 29 Apr 2019, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 46 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Quigg, Z., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Apr 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 7 p., 442.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Ramos Rodriguez, G., Sethi, D. & Passmore, J., Oct 2019, In: Lancet Public Health. 4, 10, p. e517-e528
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Di Lemma, L., Davies, A. R., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Homolova, L., Gray, B. & Richardson, G., 13 May 2019, Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 44 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Di Lemma, L., Davies, A., Edwards, S. & Bellis, M., May 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 91, May, p. 131-146 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Barton, E., Newbury, A., Hughes, K., Bezeczky, Z., Roderick, J. & Bellis, M., 29 Apr 2019, Wrexham: Public Health Wales; È«Ãñ²ÊƱ. 46 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review

2018

• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Sharp, C., Wood, S., Homolova, L. & Davies, A. R., 26 Jun 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, 792.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Edwards, S., Sharples, O., Hardcastle, K. & Wood, S., 6 Dec 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 12, 10 p., e020591.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Butler, N., Ford, K., Canning, I. & Bellis, M. A., Aug 2018, In: Addiction. 113, 8, p. 1420-1429
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K., Davies, A., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 18 Jan 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 60 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Hardcastle, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Garner, J. & Rodriguez, G., Dec 2018, p. 106-116.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., 18 Jan 2018.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Hughes, K., Ford, K., Davies, A., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 18 Jan 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 60 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Bezeczky, Z., Barton, E., Ford, K. & Roderick, J., 2018, Health 2020 priority area four: creating supportive environments and resilient communities. A compendium of inspirational examples. Ziglio, E. (ed.). World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. , p. 134-144
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Roderick, J., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Bezeczky, Z., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, suppl 2, p. A42 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
• Published
  Newbury, A., Ford, K. & Roderick, J., 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

2017

• Published
  Ford, K., Kelly, S., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Ford, K., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J. & Roderick, J., 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• Published
  Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Ashton, K., Quigg, Z. & Butler, N., 23 Mar 2017, In: BMC Psychiatry. 17, 1, p. 110
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Ashton, K., Quigg, Z. & Butler, N., 13 Apr 2017, In: BMC Psychiatry. 17, 1, p. 140
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Barton, E. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Ashton, K., Ford, K., Quigg, Z. & Davies, A., 11 Jul 2017, In: Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 22, 3, p. 168-177
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• Published
  Ford, K., Butler, N., Hughes, K., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M., May 2016, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Bellis, M. A., Ashton, K., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bishop, J. & Paranjothy, S., Nov 2016, In: European Journal of Public Health. 26, Supplement 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Quigg, Z., Butler, N. & Hughes, K., 2016, Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Butler, N. & Bellis, M. A., 1 Sept 2016, In: Injury Prevention. 22, Supplement 2, p. A104
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

2010

• Published
  Ford, K., 2010, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 9, 4, p. 442 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Ford, K., 2010, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 9, 4, p. 350-351 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

2025

• Trauma-informed ESOL training in Wales: Webinar

  5 Mar 2025

  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

2024

• 2 Sep 2024 – 4 Sep 2024

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• In this latest episode of Let's Talk Preventative Healthcare, we explore the crucial topic of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impact on health outcomes. Our host, Tracey is joined by Dr Kate Ford, a research fellow at È«Ãñ²ÊƱ and research lead at the Public Health Collaborating Centre with Public Health Wales. Dr Ford shares insights from a decade of groundbreaking research on ACEs in Wales, discussing the first Welsh ACE study conducted in 2015 and its significant findings. She explains how ACEs affect individuals throughout their lives and highlights the ongoing work in schools and health services to prevent ACEs and provide trauma-informed care. This episode offers extremely valuable knowledge for anyone interested in public health, childhood development, and the long-term effects of early life experiences on overall well-being

  19 Aug 2024

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  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Interviewee)

• 2024

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2023

• 1 Nov 2023 – 3 Nov 2023

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• Editorial Board Member November 2023 - Present

  Nov 2023 →

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2018

• 19 Jun 2018

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• 3 May 2018

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• Working with the police to understand their response to vulnerable individuals and people at risk

  8 Mar 2018

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)

• Researcher reflexivity and the ethical dimensions of observing the response to vulnerability by frontline policing

  18 Jan 2018

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)

2017

• 20 Jun 2017 – 21 Jun 2017

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• 6 Jun 2017

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

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