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Dr Aimee Grant

Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University

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Quoted in the press on 2 topics since 2 Sept 2025

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SWANSEA
OfficeSwansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PPSwansea University is based in Swansea West: the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

02  Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics

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Dr Aimee Grant: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow
Organisation
Swansea University
Organisation based in
Swansea West
Quoted on
Women's health & gynaecology, Learning disability & autism
Press coverage
Also cited
Most recently quoted
28 Jun 2026
First quoted
2 Sept 2025

03  Profile

Who Dr Aimee Grant is

Dr Aimee Grant is an Associate Professor in Public Health and a Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow at Swansea University. She is based in the university's Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translation.

She has a PhD in social policy from Cardiff University (2011). She has researched marginalised pregnancy and early motherhood for over a decade, and has worked for the NHS as a Senior Health Promotion Practitioner. Since 2021 her research has focused increasingly on Autistic people's experiences of maternity and reproductive healthcare.

She leads the 'Autism from Menstruation to Menopause' study, an eight-year, £2.4M Wellcome-funded project that works with Autistic people to understand their reproductive health needs and improve healthcare services. She describes herself as Autistic and Disabled.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Principal investigator on an 8-year, £2.4M Wellcome Trust-funded fellowship, 'Autism from menstruation to menopause' (2022–2030) Source ↗

  2. 02

    Won the Autism CRC Awards 'Best Inclusive Research Practice' award in 2024 Source ↗

  3. 03

    Deputy Editor of the journal Autism in Adulthood from 2024 Source ↗

  4. 04

    Non-executive director of Disability Wales, 2023–25 Source ↗

  5. 05

    Author of two documentary analysis texts (Routledge, 2019; Policy Press, 2022). The Autism Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester (Jessica Kingsley) was due in 2025. Source ↗

Research & publications

Publication records from OpenAlex and Europe PMC, matched on name and affiliation. Every entry links to its DOI so the attribution can be checked.

04  The signal · where Dr Aimee Grant sits on women's health & gynaecology

Regularly cited

One of the voices most often quoted in the press on women's health & gynaecology.

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  1. Dr Sue Mann portraitDr Sue MannClinicianNational Clinical Director for Women's Health, NHS EnglandLeading
  2. Dr Alison Wright portraitDr Alison WrightClinicianPresident, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  3. Prof Ranee Thakar portraitProf Ranee ThakarClinicianPresident (2022–2025), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  4. Dr Christelle Langley portraitDr Christelle LangleyAcademicPostdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of CambridgeRegularly cited
  5. Ricardo AzzizAcademicProfessor of reproductive endocrinology and gynecology at the University of Alabama at BirminghamRegularly cited
  6. Dr Aimee Grant portraitDr Aimee GrantAcademicAssociate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea UniversityRegularly cited
  7. Dr. Helen WallClinicianGP trainer and menopause specialistRegularly cited
  8. Dr Susanna UnsworthClinicianMenopause and Women's Health Specialist; Founder, Cambridge Women's HealthRegularly cited

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Aimee Grant has said

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  • theconversation.com
  • bbc.co.uk
  • swansea.ac.uk

Where Dr Aimee Grant has been quoted

  1. The research exploring why some autistic women are not going for smearsbbc.co.uk · 28 Jun 2026
  2. How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?theconversation.com · 13 Jan 2026
  3. Why some autistic people don’t speaktheconversation.com · 14 Oct 2025
  4. Why it’s time to rethink the notion of an autism ‘spectrum’theconversation.com · 2 Oct 2025
  5. Why menopause may be even tougher for autistic people – and what needs to changetheconversation.com · 2 Sept 2025
  6. New review highlights need for menopause support for autistic peopleswansea.ac.uk · 2 Sept 2025
How we found the articles that name Dr Aimee Grant: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Women's health & gynaecology

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

Learning disability & autism

  • learning disability
  • autism
  • autistic
  • SEND
  • EHCP
  • special educational needs
  • ADHD
  • Down's syndrome

Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism

Verbatim

“Sometimes autistic people can find it hard to explain what's wrong and our pain responses might look muted, so they might then get missed by health professionals. All of this leads to really bad health outcomes.”
Associate professor in public health at Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · bbc.co.uk · 28 Jun 2026 · Read the article
“As autistic researchers, who advocate for the increased meaningful representation of our community, it was a good sign that multinational toy company Mattel worked with an autistic-led advocacy organisation based in the US, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, in creating this new toy.”
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Learning disability & autism · theconversation.com · 13 Jan 2026 · Read the article
“For this reason, experts and those impacted increasingly use the term 'semi-speaking'. It covers a wide range of people, from those who can say a few words now and then, to those who can speak fluently most of the time but not always.”
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Learning disability & autism · theconversation.com · 14 Oct 2025 · Read the article
“In a recent research article, my colleagues and I show that life stages such as menopause can increase support needs.”
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Learning disability & autism · theconversation.com · 2 Oct 2025 · Read the article
“We pooled all of the research on autistic menopause which included evidence from eight studies. This small number of studies in itself demonstrates how much more research is needed to better understand autistic experiences of menopause.”
Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · theconversation.com · 2 Sept 2025 · Read the article
“My review shows there is a real need to develop high-quality, co-produced resources to help Autistic people prepare for and navigate menopause. I also think that peer support models should be explored and evaluated and that healthcare professionals need to have tailored training and information to provide appropriate care for Autistic people during this life stage.”
School of Health and Social Care, Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · swansea.ac.uk · 2 Sept 2025 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Aimee Grant – The Conversation profile. Current title and affiliation, research focus, books, 8-year longitudinal study, and her listed X handle
  2. Dr Aimee Grant – Swansea University. Employer staff page: role, £2.4M Wellcome fellowship (PI), Autism CRC Award 2024, 2022–2030 Wellcome Career Development Award
  3. About — Dr Aimee Grant. Career history (Associate Professor from 2025, Deputy Editor of Autism in Adulthood, Disability Wales NED 2023–25) and education
  4. Dr Aimee Grant on the differences Autistic people may experience when breastfeeding – Baby Friendly Initiative. Background: PhD in social policy (Cardiff, 2011), NHS Senior Health Promotion Practitioner, joined LIFT in 2021, Autistic diagnosis in 2019
  5. To transform autism research, ask autistic people – Dr Aimee Grant. Her argument that autism research should involve Autistic people, and that most autism research funding is focused on children
  6. Aimee Grant – Swansea University (LinkedIn). LinkedIn profile listing Swansea University as her employer, with her fellowship project described
  7. Contact information, Swansea University – Charity Commission. University address and postcode: Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP

07  Contact & links

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/aimee-grant-8a4a5b2a
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@DrAimeeGrantpublished here ↗
Staff page
swansea.ac.uk/staff/aimee.grant
Website
draimeegrant.compublished here ↗

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