PhD Students

Exploring the implementation of Montessori-based approaches in care home settings with people with dementia.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Sarah Smith.

Supporting effective diabetes management for people living with dementia.

Supervisors: Laura Ashley and Rachael Kelley.

Funded by: Alzheimer’s Society iCare Doctoral training centre.

The experience of marginalised communities accessing memory assessment services.

Supervisors: Sarah Smith and Louise Warwick-Booth.

Funded by: Alzheimer’s Society iCare Doctoral training centre.

Optimising osteoporosis care for individuals living with and without memory problems in care homes.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Rachael Kelley.

Funded by: National Institute for Health and Care Research, Three Schools Dementia Research Programme.

Patient Transport Services for people with memory problems.

Supervisors: Rachael Kelley and Claire Surr.

The development of a staff-led intervention to support family carer needs during the first 12 month in a dementia care home environment.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Rachael Kelley.

Daniel Lindley (Health) - Understanding experiences of people living with dementia that access care by paramedics.

Supervisors: Rachael Kelley and Claire Surr.

To what extent are Person Centred Care Principles, Choice and Inclusion evidenced in the assessment and decision making process for placement in permanent Residential Care for those living with Dementia in England.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Laura Booi.

Exploring the experiences of people with dementia and their carers' in feeling connected to and supported by post diagnostic services, following a diagnosis of dementia.

Supervisors: Sarah Smith and Laura Booi.

Developing guidance for reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity in people with dementia.

Supervisors: Vicki Archibald, Claire Surr and Andy Pringle.

Optimising acute oncology services for people with cancer and dementia.

Supervisors: Laura Ashley, Claire Surr, Rachael Kelley and Alan White.

Stimulating and increasing physical activity in people in the last stages of dementia, rather than slowing the course of the disease.

Supervisors: Sarah Smith and Jackie Hargreaves.

Exploring the potential for community pharmacists to support improved help-seeking among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people living with dementia.

Supervisors: Sarah Smith and Claire Surr.

Understanding and addressing the psychosocial support needs of caregivers of people with comorbid cancer and dementia.

Supervisors: Laura Ashley, Brendan Gough and Claire Surr.

Understanding the care and support needs of nursing home residents with dementia and comorbid cancer Funded by the Abbeyfield Society.

Supervisors: Ashley, Surr and Hill.

Understanding the impact of Sporting Memories groups in the community for men living with dementia.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Lorena Lozano.

Completed 2020

Investigating the impact of person-centred art therapy on individuals living with dementia.

Supervisors: Claire Surr and Divine Charura.

Completed 2020

Whose narrative? People with dementia and creative co-production in theatre.

Supervisors: Claire Surr, Darren Hill and Pamela Fisher.