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Professor Forrester-Jones’s research area encompasses the life course of people with intellectual disabilities and mental health issues, focusing on early transitions, death, and bereavement, with a primary emphasis on advancing social inclusion for vulnerable adults. Her work has been conducted across Europe, the UK, Brazil, and the Middle East North Africa region. She is a qualified barrister with an interest in legal issues affecting vulnerable adults. Previously, she served as Director of the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent, UK, and led the Centre for Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) and the Department of Social Policy and Sciences at the University of Bath, UK, before assuming her current role at Western University. Over her career, she has produced approximately 280 research outputs including books, peer-reviewed articles, and reports, and has obtained over $16 million CAD in external research funding. Notable publications include a forthcoming handbook on research ethics in social sciences, and multiple contributions focusing on autism, social networks, and community care for people with intellectual disabilities.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.