Dr Alexis Paton is an academic writer and social science communicator and commentator.
For almost two decades she has studied how people make decisions about health. A medical sociologist, medical ethicists and public health researcher, her work focuses on better understanding how inequality, ethics and policy shape our health and the healthcare we receive.
To provide practical and workable solutions, her work bridges research and real-world impact—from influencing national health guidelines, to making complex health issues understandable through media, writing, and her Sick Society podcast.
An advocate of community-led research, Alexis is passionate about working directly with communities and stakeholders to create a fairer, more ethical healthcare system for everyone.
Research belongs to everyone. Get in touch with Alexis if you would like to work together, hear about her work, learn how to engage with the public about your own work or chat about health in the media.
About Me
I’m Dr. Alexis Paton — a medical sociologist and bioethicist who looks at how society, ethics, and healthcare all connect. I study things like how patients make decisions, why health inequalities exist, and how ethics shape the care people receive. My goal is to help make health systems fairer, more transparent, and better for everyone.