Kath is a Principal Health Impact Assessment Development Officer within the Welsh Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU). Her background is as a researcher in social sciences, social policy, criminology and statistics, having previously worked as a Public Health Researcher at Public Health Wales, a Senior Research Officer for the Office of National Statistics and as a Statistical Analyst for Statistics New Zealand. Kath has an MSc in Social Research Methods and a BSc First Class Honours in Social Policy and Criminology, both obtained from Cardiff University. She is also a PMQ Project Management Practitioner. Kath has an interest in exploring how Health Impact Assessment (HIA) can be used as a platform for social value measurement, and provides advice, training and guidance on using HIA.