Kathryn Bates

I am a Research Fellow in youth development and mental health at King’s College London. My research uses mixed methods and centers youth voices. I focus on how our social environment shapes cognitive, mental health, and brain development using a range of techniques from modelling longitudinal data to working with charities and young people to conducting interviews and focus groups to understand experiences. I am also the host and founder of The Science or Fiction Podcast where we interview researchers to separate the science from the fiction in news headlines. I co-produce the podcast with young people to make sure they are a part of the conversation in science and that the content is accessible.