Badder was born in Llwyn-hudol near
Pwllheli,
Gwynedd, Wales.
Medical career Badder studied at the
Ysgol Feddygaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd (
Cardiff University School of Medicine). She works part-time to divide time between pathology and folklore. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with
Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales). Badder co-wrote
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts (2023) with fellow folklorist Mark Norman, curator of the Folklore Library and Archive in
Devon, England. Rare Welsh folk stories were collected in their original
Welsh language versions from manuscripts, with several printed and translated into English for the first time. Famous ghosts are also included in the book, like
Gwynedd's
Cadi’r Forwyn (Cadi the Maid), the
Bwci Melyn Bach y Cwm (The Little Yellow Bogey of the Valley), the soldier Owain Lawgoch, whose ghost was supposedly captured in a bottle then flung into the deep of the
River Dulas in
Ceredigion, Wales, tell traditional ghost stories at
Halloween, share old Welsh rituals and traditions of the Christmas season, cover how birds are presented within Welsh folklore and legend, and to discuss the life and work of the "eccentric" Welsh
Archdruid, physician and political activist
William Price. She had been a guest on podcasts She has delivered talks at Welsh language-events, including a talk on "Charms and Magical Powers of the Welsh Common Folk" at
Bangor University in
Bangor, Wales.
Personal life Badder is married to Welsh children's author
Elidir Jones. She plays the harp and the piano. == References ==