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Ali Kay
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ali applies qualitative methodologies to health research questions and has recently been awarded a grant (co-investigator) to continue her research on the implications of personalising risk information (NIHR Research for Patient Benefit). She is also a research fellow (JRF) in the Centre for Personalised Medicine (Centre for Human Genetics & St. Annes's College, Oxford).
Ali's postgraduate and postdoctoral experience is in genetic counselling, psychology and social science approaches to issues past and present. She is active in Patient and Public involvement, both as a researcher and contributor. She is the current Vice-Chair (and incoming Chair) of the lay research panel for a UK medical research charity and she has also recently joined the charity's quality of life research grant committee.
Doctorate (DPhil): Nuffield College Oxford (2003; Economic and Social Research Council studentship)
MSc: Cardiff University (2021); University of Central Lancashire (2018); The LSE (1996) / PGCE: DMU (2004)
Undergraduate: University of Edinburgh; Queen's University, Canada
Recent publications
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Professionals' views on providing personalized recurrence risks for de novo mutations: Implications for genetic counseling
Journal article
Kay AC. et al, (2024), Journal of Genetic Counseling
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Providing recurrence risk counselling for parents after diagnosis of a serious genetic condition caused by an apparently de novo mutation in their child: a qualitative investigation of the PREGCARE strategy with UK clinical genetics practitioners.
Journal article
Kay AC. et al, (2023), J Med Genet, 60, 925 - 931
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Adoptees' views and experiences of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomic testing: an exploratory interview study from the UK.
Journal article
Kay AC. and Taverner NV., (2023), J Community Genet, 14, 149 - 162