Awards, funding and qualifications
Awards
Breaking Boundaries Conference Talk – second place 2023
Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List 2021 – community action
Understanding Disability Awards – winner volunteer category 2018
Research funding
Williams, K. The role of communication in access to healthcare for autistic adults. Economic and Social Research Council PhD Funding. £67K. 2022-2025
Research funding co-investigator
Grant, A. et al. Autism from menstruation to menopause: Participatory community led qualitative longitudinal research to understand Autistic reproductive experiences throughout the life course and improve healthcare services. Wellcome Trust Career Development Award, £2.4M, 2022-2030
Grant, A. Brown, A. Healer, E., Jones, S and Williams, K. Autism healthcare passports for maternity services: a literature review and qualitative survey. Healthcare Technology Centre, £10K, 2021
Grant, A et al. Qualitative systematic review of Autistic Women’s experiences of breastfeeding in public. Research Wales Innovation Fund, £5K, 2021.
Qualifications
PhD (Ongoing) Social Sciences (Social Policy), Cardiff University, 2022-2026
Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy, Cardiff University, 2024
MSc Social Science Research Methods (Distinction), Cardiff University, 2022
BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing (First Class Honours), The Open University, 2021