Carol Joinson

Carol Joinson is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Bristol. Her research involves the application of epidemiological methods to examine developmental disorders and mental health problems in children and young people.

She started researching paediatric continence problems in 2004 when she was working as a researcher on a joint project between ERIC and the University of Bristol.

She has led major studies funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to examine causes and consequences of continence problems in children and young people and she led the development of URApp, a smartphone app for young people with daytime urinary incontinence.