Professor Chris Hatton

Professor of Psychology, Health & Social Care

Personal Introduction

Chris is interested in a wide range of research projects concerning people with intellectual disabilities. Areas of current research interest include: evaluating innovations in social policy and practice such as self-directed support; staffing issues; ethnicity, religion and culture in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and their families; the impact of social context and social inequalities on the physical and mental health of people with intellectual disabilities; and outcome measurement in services for people with intellectual disabilities.