8th international EFJCA Conference | 30 November & 1 December 2026 | Portlaoise (Ireland)

Bio Catherine White

Professor White has been the Medical Director of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, UK since it was established in October 2022. Prior to that she was the Clinical Director of the Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Manchester, UK for 19 years, having started as one of the forensic physicians in 1995 specialising in the examination of women, men, and children where there has been an allegation of rape or sexual assault.

She continues to undertake clinical forensic medical examinations. She has provided expert evidence on behalf of both the prosecution and the defence.

Professor White was the Sexual Offence Medicine Lead for the Faculty of Forensic Medicine, having held that role for over ten years. Professor White was a GP for 18 years. She has been a UN Consultant on Sexual Violence and has been involved in a UNODC Project involving the establishment of sexual assault services in Palestine, 2012 –2018 and as of 2016 was also involved with a similar UN project in Egypt.

Professor White has written and published widely on the topic of clinical forensic medicine, sexual violence & non-fatal strangulation. Professor White has been heavily involved in raising awareness of the dangers of non-fatal strangulation. Her research in this area was used as evidence for a successful call to change the law regarding strangulation in England and Wales.