Ms Lauren Fulton
- Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
email:
Lauren.Fulton@glasgow.ac.uk
Mental Health and Wellbeing, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TB
Biography
Lauren's work centres on improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. She is currently working as a research associate on a project aiming to increase the uptake of cancer screening among people with learning disabilities. She recently completed a PhD in the School of Health and Wellbeing. Her thesis explored how asset-based approaches, social inclusion, and belonging were experienced by people with learning disabilities both during and prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lauren has an MA and BSc in geography and has an interest in qualitative methods.
Research interests
- belonging
- social inclusion
- cancer screening
- qualitative methods
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- A Scotland-Australia collaboration to improve access to cancer screening among people with intellectual disabilities: Developing a shared research agenda
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
2023 - 2025
