The E-PAtS RCT is a collaborative research project spanning four countries, seven universities, a team of research staff, and experts by experience. 

Meet the Research Team

Dr Nick Gore

Chief Investigator

University of Kent

Prof. Jill Bradshaw

Co-Investigator

Implementation Lead University of Kent

Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) Experts

  • Parent/Caregiver Advisory Group

    A group of eight parents/caregivers who advise and support throughout the whole process.

  • Debbie Austin

    Co-Investigator

    Chair - Parent Carer Advisory Group

    North East & North Cumbria

    ​ Integrated Care System

  • Gemma Grant

    Co-Investigator &

    ​Co-Lead for PPIE

    Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Other Co-Investigators

  • Prof. Laurence Taggart

    Site Lead Northern Ireland

    Ulster University

  • Dr Richard May

    Site Lead Wales

    University of South Wales

  • Prof. Vaso Totsika

    Site Lead England

    University College London

  • Prof. Stavros Petrou

    Health Economics Lead

    University of Oxford

  • Prof. Richard Hastings

    Family Research and Intellectual Diability Expertise

    University of Warwick

  • Dr Elinor Colman

    Senior Trial Manager

    Cardiff University

  • Dr David Gillespie

    Senior Statistician

    Cardiff University

  • Dr Serena Tomlinson

    Co-Investigator

    University of Kent

  • Dr Jeremy Sergott

    Process Evaluation Expertise

    Cardiff University

  • Dr Simon Schoenbuchner

    Statistician

    Cardiff University

  • Dr Rachel McNamara

    Study Design & Methodology

    University of Kent

Meet The Research Staff

Meet the researchers from each of the universities involved in the study.

  • Stuart Daniel

    Study Administrator

    Cardiff University

  • Sophie Rose

    Data Manager

    University of Kent

  • Janine Bates

    Trial Manager

    Cardiff University

  • Sungwook Kim

    Research Associate for Health Economics

    University of Oxford

  • Julia Shearn

    Research Associate

    University of South Wales

  • Joanne Sweeney

    Research Associate

    University of Kent

  • Caitlin Williams

    Research Associate

    University College London

  • Dr Peter Mulhall

    Research Associate

    Ulster University

  • Cameron Bradshaw

    Research Assistant

    University of Kent

  • Lydia Penrose

    Research Assistant

    University of Kent

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