Dr Max Richard Ashton

(he/him)

BSc, MSc, PhD

Overview

I am an early-career social researcher based at DECIPHer and the School Health Research Network (SHRN), Cardiff University. My research covers gender and sexuality among young people within public health and educational contexts, with a specific focus on school-based relationships and sexuality education (RSE) provision. I have also worked on research projects addressing vaping/e-cigarette use and mental health among young people, and healthcare for rough sleepers.

I am very curious about the ways in which different methodological approaches allow us to construct research problems differently. Consequently, my work includes quantitative, qualitative, and post-qualitative research practices.

I am currently leading recruitment and qualitative research within Engaging Boys and Young Men in Menstrual Health: Towards an Inclusive Education Framework, a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded collaboration between Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University. I also work as a Research Associate within the 'Children and Young People' theme of Datamind, a Medical Research Council (MRC)-funded project focused upon improving access to mental health data across the United Kingdom.