Ann is a clinical epidemiologist with a background in public health and general practice. She is a Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Swansea University and Consultant in Public Health, Public Health Wales NHS Trust Her research focuses on suicide and self-harm prevention and children and young adults’ mental health. She is passionate about the translation of research into policy and practice. She is co-director of the Cochrane satellite for suicide and self-harm prevention and chairs the National Advisory Group on suicide and self-harm prevention for the Welsh Government. Ann has led and been involved in the development of several government and NHS-commissioned reports, policy documents and community resources in relation to suicide and self-harm prevention.   During the pandemic, she was a member of SAGE and co-chaired SPI-B.