Karen Watchman is Senior Lecturer in Ageing, Frailty and Dementia at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. She has worked in intellectual disability, ageing and dementia care for over twenty years in both practice and academic settings. Making research accessible has always been a core part of Karen's work and in addition to research and teaching activities, she regularly delivers training and lectures on this topic in the UK and internationally. She lives in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.