Education
1995-2000
1993-1995
1991-1993
PhD Genetics and Psychology
Research School of Medicine and School of Psychology
University of Leeds, UK
Thesis: “Attitudes of deaf adults and hearing parents of deaf children towards issues surrounding genetic testing for deafness”
Funding awarded: Three year personal NHS R+D Northern and Yorkshire Fellowship, £100,000
MSc Genetic Counselling
School of Medicine
University of Manchester, UK
Thesis: “Attitudes of a section of the general population in the UK towards predictive testing for breast cancer”
Sponsorship awarded: Two year support from the Yorkshire Regional Clinical Genetics Service, St James' Hospital, Leeds, £10,000
