Professor Nicola Martin, Centre Executive Committee Member 

Professor Nicola Martin is currently Interim Director of LSBU’s Research Centre for Social Justice and Global Responsibility. She has an extensive leadership background in equality in higher education and  disability /autism research and is a founder member of The Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC). Nicola leads the MA Autism /Education and EdD at LSBU as well as the Critical Autism and Disability Studies Research Group. Nicola is a member of the Westminster Autism Commission and Principal Investigator on two current research projects focusing on older autistic people’s wellbeing and access to annual health checks. She delivers  research informed accredited mentor training aimed at mentoring autistic adults.