Dr Laura Cowley
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty award:
Award: Social Care Research Fellowship Scheme (2023 - 2026)
Project title: PREDicting risk of entry and re-entry Into CAre and risk of placeMENT instability from early life experiences amongst children in Wales: An ecological, multi-domain approach (PREDICAMENT)
Biography
Dr Laura Cowley is a Research Officer and Data Scientist at Swansea University and, until recently, a member of the Family Justice Data Partnership; a collaboration between Lancaster and Swansea Universities. Laura has a strong background and interest in children’s health, social care and family justice research. She has just started work on a three year Health and Care Research Wales-funded Social Care Fellowship, which will use administrative data to create predictive tools to assist practitioners in identifying which children in Wales require early intervention and support.
Read more about Laura and their work:
Health and Care Research Wales announces funding for researchers in latest round of awards
Research in Wales making a difference to the mental health of Welsh children and young people
SAIL Showcase Webinar - Children’s Social Care research
Understanding care pathways and placement stability for infants in Wales