Funding

My research has received funding from a wide range of funders, including the Wellcome Trust, ESRC, MRC and NIHR.

This page shows a list of my funded research that is in progress, as well as finished projects. Articles from finished projects can be found on the research page.

IN PROGRESS

Grant, A. and Brown, A. Autism from menstruation to menopause: Participatory community led qualitative longitudinal research to understand Autistic reproductive experiences throughout the life course and improve healthcare services.  Wellcome Trust Career Development Award, £2.5M, 2022-2030

Brown, A. et al. (2024-25). Should infant formula be available at UK food banks? Evaluating different pathways to ensuring parents in financial crisis can access infant formula.  Medical Research Council. £150K (Co-I)

Brown, A. et al. (2025-26). Co-developing a plain label infant formula milk for NHS settings to reduce predatory marketing control over parents purchasing decisions. ESRC Impact Accelerator Account. £14K (Co-I).

Morse, H. et al. (2025-2028). Developing digital innovations for Autism-informed Maternity Care. Swansea University PhD Scholarship. £75K. (3rd supervisor).

WRITING UP

Grant, A./Brown, A. et al., Improving UK breastfeeding duration: a salutogenic realist evaluation of English regional success to co-develop a community-based breastfeeding support intervention.  Medical Research Council, £140K, 2022-23

Grant, A. and Evans, L. Moving away from tragedy narratives of Autism by exploring Autistic joy online: a social media analysis of performativity and network-building. Morgan Advanced Studies Institute, £5K. 2024-25.

COMPLETE: P.I.

Grant, A. Autistic Parents UK and Autistic UK. Developing prenatal resources for Autistic people. Research Wales Innovation Fund, £21K, 2023.

Grant, A. Brown, A. Healer, E., Jones, S and Williams, K. Autism healthcare passports for maternity services: a literature review and qualitative survey.  Healthcare Technology Centre, £10K, 2021

Grant, A. Yhnell, E., Brown, A, Jones, S. and Sibson, V. Finding the right formula: Establishing the feasibility of doing science in the home to assess the safety of Powdered Infant Formula preparation. ESRC/BBSRC, £32K, 2021-22.

Grant, A et al. Qualitative systematic review of Autistic Women’s experiences of breastfeeding in public. Research Wales Innovation Fund, £5K, 2021.

Grant, A and Robling, M.  Understanding barriers to public breastfeeding: a socio-ecological understanding of infant feeding within public space using participatory visual and ethnographic methods to facilitate future intervention development.  Wellcome Trust ISSF Fellowship. £93K.  2017-2019.

Grant, A, Mannay, D. and Paranjothy, S.  Contextualising deprived women’s risky health behaviours within pregnancy: a qualitative longitudinal study using visual methods to inform future intervention codevelopment.  Wellcome Trust ISSF Public Health Award.  £19K, 2016-17.

Grant, A. and Hurt, L.  An independent evaluation of The Filter youth smoking prevention and cessation service.  ASH Wales, £18K 2014-2015.

Grant, A.  Understanding the portrayal of waterpipe (shisha, hookah, narghile, hubble bubble) smoking on social media.  T. Maelgwyn Davies Bequest Fund, £2K, 2014.

Grant, A. and Mannay, D. Inter-generational views and experiences of breastfeeding in deprived areas. Children and Young Persons Research Network, £1K, 2014.

Grant, A., Drakeford, M. and Williams, G.  (2006) Exploring Pathways to Work for Incapacity Benefit Claimants. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1+3 Quota award: c.£60K: PhD funding: payment of fees, stipend, internship with Scottish Government and research expenses. 2006-2010.

COMPLETE: CO-I

Brown, A. et al. (2022) Understanding barriers to tongue tie support to better support breastfeeding in Scotland.  Research Wales Innovation Fund, £5K. (Co-I)

Channon, S et al. (2018-2020). The feasibility and acceptability of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention: the Plan-it study.  National Institute for Health Research HTA, £282K. (Co-I qualitative lead).

Paranjothy, S. et al. (2014-16).  A novel peer-support intervention using Motivational Interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance: a UK feasibility study. NIHR Health Technology Assessment.  £293K.

White, J. et al. (2013-16). Adapting and piloting the ASSIST model of informal peer-led intervention delivery to the Talk to Frank drug prevention programme in UK secondary schools (ASSIST Frank): an exploratory trial. NIHR Public Health Research Programme.  £606K.

Bliesemann de Guevara, B, et al. (2015-16) Borrowed Truths: Exploring transfers of expertise and evidence across science, justice and politics. Welsh Crucible Small Grants Scheme, £7K,

Mannay, D. and Grant, A. (2015).  Young Parents and the Media: Exploring Visual Representations and their Everyday Impacts.  Cardiff University Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP). £2K

Mannay, D. and Grant, A.  Negotiating Young Parenthood. WISERD/ Economic and Social Researcher Council (ESRC) seed funding £3K,