A nurse by background, Pauline is an active researcher of health and care-related issues. She has led a number of major national studies, including the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths in People with Learning Disabilities (CIPOLD) from 2010-2013 and the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme, from 2015-2021.
Pauline has a range of experience of teaching health and care related issues, to small and large group sizes and delivering at a range of conferences.
Pauline has an experience of working directly with adults and children with learning disabilities. She was a short-break foster carer for seven years supporting three young people with learning disabilities and autism, and has tried to work collaboratively with people with learning disabilities in her research and teaching.
Pauline established an international network of academics, practitioners and commissioners interested in mortality of people with intellectual disabilities. She is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol.
