Adam Williams

(he/him)

AFHEA PhD (Medicine) MSc (Health Psychology) BSc (Psychology)

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My background is in psychology and health behaviours. In 2019 I started my PhD in medicine, examinng HIV prevention and behaviour change from a public health perspective. I am particularly interested in working towards bringing an end to the transmission of HIV.

Clinically, I am interested in exploring behaviours related to the spread of infectious diseases and how to combat the spread. My other focus is reducing the impact antimicrobial resistance among sexually transmitted infections.

Methodologically, I am a mixed methods researcher with interest in using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to triangulating results.

Collaborations

• Evaluating Wales' Postal Testing service for Public Health Wales (All Wales Postal Testing Evaluation Report)
• Systematic review of interventions to reduce self-stigma in relation to HIV
• Exploring knowledge and stigma among primary healthcare practitioners (Bath University, Psychology Department)
• Developing and hosting the GW4 Multidisciplinary Approaches to AMR symposium
• Conducting research projects for Fast Track Cities Cardiff, Research and development team (Getting to Zero: Survey Report)
• Research team member for the DO-PREP project

Teaching

• Developing learning materials relating to using NVIVO for research purposes for the GW4
• Intercalated Population Medicine: developing and teaching a module relating to sexual health and research
• Cardiff Step-Up: developing and teaching a 6-week health and wellbeing course delivered to college students from deprived areas
• Cardiff Sexpression (since 2020): training coordinator and present workshops
• Just Like Us (2019-2021): delivering diversity workshops

Biography

I am an ambitious and creative multi-award-winning researcher with experience in grant writing, an international network of collaborators, and dedicated to improving EDI at Cardiff University. Being a queer man and coming from a socioeconomically deprived background I understand the difficulties faced by trying to break through class and tradition barriers that exist in academia. Having made my way in I have a passion for supporting and developing others from a similar position, providing a role model for others to follow and to alter the views and expectations when thinking of an “academic”.

As a trial manager, I have honed my skills in managing complex studies, collaborating with diverse teams, and aim to make trials run efficiently while being prepared to adapt to difficult situations that may arise. I have a track record of fostering strong working relationships with colleagues across universities, the health and criminal justice system, and wider stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality trials.

Reflecting on my experience, I have gone through all my education in quick succession, completing my PhD by 27. In this time I have cultivated myself and my abilities to the point where I am now an established researcher in sexual health, with institutions such as PHW and the Welsh Government inviting me to contribute to their policies and research. I engaged in a lot of training throughout my PhD to develop skills and now I am working to increase my standing within the field of sexual health promoting my work on an international stage. I am committed to generating new funding and publishing outputs to improve the unit, School, University, and health of people nationally and internationally. 

My long-term goal is to establish Wales as a world leader in sexual health, developing a comprehensive research network across Wales producing quality research centred around our world-leading sexual health services.

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