Dr. Lauren Fulton

Assistant Professor

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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. Lauren completed her PhD at the School of Health and Wellbeing, where her thesis explored asset-based approaches to social inclusion and belonging experienced by people with learning disabilities prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. She holds an MA and BSc in geography and has a strong interest in qualitative methods. Her research interests include belonging, social inclusion, cancer screening, and qualitative methods. Lauren has also contributed to various publications and grants while working at the University of Glasgow, including a Scotland-Australia collaboration to improve access to cancer screening for people with intellectual disabilities, developing a shared research agenda for the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 2023 to 2025.

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