Miss Rebecca Ellis

Research Officer Autism Menstruation to Menopause

Public Health

r.m.ellis@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-468X

ResearchGate

Scopus

About

Rebecca Ellis is an autistic early career researcher. Her PhD in Human and Health Sciences aimed to improve care pathways for autistic children and young people in Wales.

Rebecca is currently a Research Assistant at the School of Health and Social Care within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. She is working as part of the Wellcome Trust funded project “Autism from Menstruation to Menopause.” The project aims to create new understandings of reproductive health experiences of Autistic women and others with wombs across the lifespan.

Areas Of Expertise

Autism
Neurodivergence
Creative Methodologies
Qualitative Methods
Person-Centred Practices
Co-Production

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Ellis, R. & Asbury, K. (2024). An investigation of autistic opinions about autism-related genomic research. Neurodiversity, 2
https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330241287317, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67661
Grant, A., Turner, S., Shaw, S., Williams, K., Morgan, H., Ellis, R., & Brown, A. (2024). “I am afraid of being treated badly if I show it”: A cross-sectional study of healthcare accessibility and Autism Health Passports among UK Autistic adults. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0303873
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303873, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303873
Williams, G., Ellis, R., Holloway, W., Caemawr, S., CRAINE, M., Williams, K., & Grant, A. (2024). ‘Building our own house’ as an insider-only Community-Partnered Participatory Research Council: Co-creating a safe space for Autistic knowledge production. Autism, Special Issue: Autistic rights movement and social model in autism research and practice
https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241253014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66078
Grant, A., McNamara, T., Cooper, J., Dvorak, S., Dolling, A., Ellis, R., McIntyre, C., Jones, S., & Brown, A. (2024). Analysing Data With Members of a Stigmatised Community: Experiences, Reflections and Recommendations for Best Practice From the Finding the Formula Community Analysis Group. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23
https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241229983, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65498
Grant, A., Jones, S., Sibson, V., Ellis, R., Dolling, A., McNamara, T., Cooper, J., Dvorak, S., Breward, S., Buchanan, P., Yhnell, E., & Brown, A. (2024). The safety of at home powdered infant formula preparation: A community science project. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 20(1)
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13567, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63444
Ellis, R., Williams, K., Brown, A., Healer, E., & Grant, A. (2023). A realist review of health passports for Autistic adults. PLOS ONE, 18(9), e0279214
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279214, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279214
Grant, A., Pell, B., Copeland, L., Brown, A., Ellis, R., Morris, D., Williams, D., & Phillips, R. (2022). Views and experience of breastfeeding in public: A qualitative systematic review. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 18(4)
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13407, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13407

Conference Contributions

Jones, S., Ellis, R., Dvorak, S., Dolling, A., McNamara, T., Cooper, J., Bradford, D., Brown, A., Sibson, V., Yhnell, E., Breward, S., Buchanan, P., & Grant, A. (2023). Finding the Formula. Using community science to explore the real-world experiences of formula preparation. In Maternity and Midwifery Festival. Wales and South West 2023
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64622
Jones, S., Ellis, R., Dvorak, S., Dolling, A., McNamara, T., Cooper, J., Bradford, D., Brown, A., Sibson, V., Yhnell, E., Breward, S., Buchanan, P., & Grant, A. (2023). Finding the Formula. Using community science to explore the real-world experiences of formula preparation. In MAINN, UCLAN conference
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64621