Stacey Rees

Stacey Rees is a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Wales (USW), based in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Education and affiliated with the Health, Care and Wellbeing Research and Innovation Group. Her research focuses on intellectual disability nursing, healthcare access for disabled individuals, and nursing practices in Wales. She holds a PhD (2022) exploring the role of community learning disability nurses in supporting secondary healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities under the social model of disability.

Key research interests include intellectual disability nursing, learning disabilities, patient safety, and healthcare equity. She has published on topics such as global nursing networks for disability care, healthcare accessibility barriers, and community nursing interventions. Her work emphasizes the social model of disability and its implications for healthcare policy and practice.

Rees has organized academic events like the All Wales Student Learning Disability Nurse - Community of Practice (2019) and participated in workshops on clinical academic careers. She collaborates internationally on projects like the Global Intellectual Disability Nursing Research Collaboratory. Her contributions span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference presentations, with a focus on translating research into clinical practice and policy.