Prof. Kerry Hood

Kerry Hood is Professor of Trials and the Director of the UKCRC Registered Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University. She is a Senior Research Leader and mentor for Health and Care Research Wales. Kerry’s specific methodological research interests are in trial design, outcome measurement and research inclusion with a particular focus on complex trials, whilst the topic areas she mainly focuses on are primary care, infections and learning disabilities. Kerry collaborates widely across the UK and Europe on research studies from a broad range of funders including NIHR, UKRI, HCRW, EU and industry. She has over 320 peer reviewed research publications and currently holds £35M of research grants. She is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Society for Academic Primary Care. Kerry co-leads the Trial Conduct Working Group of the MRC-NIHR Trial Methodology Research Partnership with Dr. Katie Gillies (University of Aberdeen).