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Expertise in multi-sensory approaches in dementia care, with a specific interest in olfaction (smell); innovative provision; psychosocial and cognitive
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Working on a psychosocial intervention: a nurse-assistant programme supporting self-reliance for people with dementia and their caregivers. Concept analysis about self-reliance
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Coordinator of INTERDEM Academy
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Early identification of young onset dementia, YOD
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My main area of research is the impact of a dementia diagnosis on a partner or spouse and the impact that has upon their experience of becoming a carer. I am also involved in the lifelong learning project for people with early stage dementia
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The care of people with dementia in perioperative environments
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Exploring the desirability of using digital technologies for improving the quality of life of people with dementia. Specifically, exploring the desirability of adapting the CARECOACH platform to be used by people with dementia for improving the QoL of people with dementia.
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* Post diagnostic interventions for people and carers living with dementia – the Living Well with dementia course livdem.co.uk / * Improving access to dementia services for South Asian communities – the ADAPT study https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/adapt/
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The scope of my research is dementia, palliative care, and technology. For my PhD I developed an advance care planning website for people with dementia and their families
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My research explores healthy aging and cognitive resilience, and associations between cognition, brain structure, and lifestyle health factors. I focus primarily on analysis of brain macro- and micro-structure, and white matter connectivity using MRI data from the Maastricht Study.
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