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Dr Mark Carew

Assistant Professor

United Kingdom

Dr Mark Carew is an Assistant Professor at the International Centre for Evidence in Disability. He is a social psychologist by training who conducts research to address the evidence gaps that obstruct meaningful disability inclusion globally and ensure informed disability-inclusive policy and practice. He has conducted research both in the UK and internationally, particularly within low-and middle-income countries. He currently works on the £6.9 million project Programme for Evidence to Inform Disability Action [PENDA], funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office, and led by the International Centre for Evidence in Disability, where he leads process evaluations of complex, real world disability inclusion interventions.

Previously, Mark was Principal Researcher at the UK disability charity Leonard Cheshire and he currently sits on the board of the Disability Policy Centre as a Non-Executive Director.

Affiliations

Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

Mark is currently on the supervisory team for three Ph.D students at LSHTM and is interested in hearing from new prospective Ph.D. students.

Research

Mark is a mixed methods researcher, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Areas he is particularly interested in include stigma and discrimination, inclusive education, disability and sexual health and climate change. Mark has co-authored work in each of these areas. Broadly speaking, Mark is also interested and strives to ensure that research projects and structures are inclusive, in the sense that they are spaces that involve and build the careers of future research leaders of different backgrounds, particularly researchers with disabilities and researchers from low and middle-income countries. He frequently works with non-academic stakeholders, including policymakers, NGOs, and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities.

Selected Publications

Unmet Need for Disability-Related Services Among Children with Disabilities in Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR: A Cross-Sectional Study
Soukkhaphone, B; SCHERER, N; Chanthakoummane, K; Homsana, A; CAREW, MT; KUPER, H; BANKS, LM; Siengsounthone, L;
2026
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Process evaluation of a disability-inclusive employment programme in Bangladesh: examining underlying mechanisms and contextual influences on the impact of STAR+
CAREW, MT; Islam, R; Chowdhury, S; Shatil, T; BANKS, LM; SHAKESPEARE, T; KUPER, H; Das, N;
2026
Oxford Development Studies
Supplementary materials for "Community-based participatory learning and action groups to improve healthcare access for people with disabilities in Luuka district, Uganda: Study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial with economic and process evaluations"
MARKS, S; SSEMATA, AS; Namazzi, G; Menya, A; Iyereget, M; Mugisa, M; ROTENBERG, S; CAREW, M; Chen, S; BOTTOMLEY, C; Smythe, T; MACTAGGART, I; Bannink Mbazzi, F; Waiswa, P; KUPER, H;
2026
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Early childhood intervention for children at risk of developmental disabilities and their caregivers in Rwanda: study protocol for the PDC/Baby Ubuntu cluster randomised trial.
SCHERER, N; Nemerimana, M; NANYUNJA, C; Kitema, GF; SADOO, S; Iradukunda, F; Munyuzangabo, M; LASSMAN, R; ROTENBERG, S; Bagahirwa, I; GREENLAND, K; Chen, S; CAREW, M; Davey, C; GRECO, G; BANKS, LM; Musendo, DJ; Uwinkindi, F; KUPER, H; WEBB, EL; Baganizi, E; TANN, CJ;
2026
Trials
Impact Evaluations for Progressing Disability-Inclusive Development
KUPER, H; Morgon Banks, L; CAREW, MT; ELDRED, E; Gaskell, G; MACTAGGART, I; MARKS, S; ROTENBERG, S; SCHERER, N; SHAKESPEARE, T;
2026
IDS Bulletin
Individuals with cerebral palsy and health access: Met or unmet need?
CAREW, MT; KUPER, H;
2026
Developmental medicine and child neurology
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