Alison Kay
DPhil (Oxon)
Research Genetic Counsellor / Postdoctoral Researcher
I am a multi-disciplinary researcher interested in medicine, genomics and society. I am a member of the Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC) and an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Current roles & research:
I am currently conducting qualitative research relating to personalised medicine. Part of the Goriely group, I am looking at views and experiences of a new personalised risk assessment tool to support informed reproductive decision making (PREGCARE: Precision Genetic Counselling and Reproduction).
Bio:
I completed my ESRC-sponsored doctorate in 2003 at Nuffield College, Oxford (a graduate college specialising in social science). This was shortlisted for the Coleman Prize in Business History. After several years as a research fellow and lecturer in this field, my son was diagnosed with a rare condition and after a period of reflection I expanded my research interests and undertook the MSc Psychology (BPS accredited) and then a three-year training programme in Genomic Counselling (School of Medicine, Cardiff University, 2021).
Recent publications
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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., (2022), Journal of community genetics
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Adoptees’ views and experiences of Direct to Consumer (DTC) genomic testing: an exploratory interview study from the UK
Preprint
Kay AC. and Taverner N., (2022)
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Ashford, Mary Ann (1787–1870), domestic servant and autobiographer
Report
Kay AC., (2016)
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Wall Street Women
Report
Kay AC., (2014), 23, 1014 - 1016
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The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship Enterprise, Home and Household in London, c. 1800-1870
Book
Kay A., (2012)