Dr David Lee
Teaching Assistant

  • Email: d.r.lee@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 248 1330
  • Fax: +44 (0) 191 248 1301
  • Address: Wolfson Research Centre
    Institute for Ageing and Health
    Newcastle University
    Campus for Ageing and Vitality
    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL

Introduction

My research interests include: NHS service provision for people with dementia and their caregivers; community support for these groups; psychobehavioural treatments for sleeping problems; and research methodologies

Background

Originally an electronic engineer in the 1990s. Changed career in 1996 and worked in various healthcare settings before (and whilst) undertaking a BSc in Human Biology. Extended training as a postgraduate research student in sleep resarch

Roles and Responsibilities

Supervision of Doctoral students, teaching research methods and course development

Qualifications

BSc Hons 2:1 Human Biology Loughborough University 1999
PhD Psychogeriatric sleep research Loughborough University 2005
PGCHEP Bradford University 2006

Previous Positions

Research Student - Loughborough University
Research Associate Bradford University 2004 - 2005
University Teacher in rehabilitation Bradford University 2005 - 2006
Lecturer in research methods Bradford Univerity - 2005 - 2006

Memberships

Member of the Institute of Ageing and Health
Member of the Institute of Health and Society

Informal Interests

Music, cricket, cooking, member of CAMRA, fine wine and socialising (around 2 small children!)

Research Interests

NHS service provision for people with dementia and their caregivers
Community support for older people with dementia and their caregivers
Psycho-behavioural treatments for sleeping problems

Other Expertise

Postgraduate teaching of research methods

Current Work

Development of proposals for grant capture from:
The NHS research for patient benefit funding stream
The National Academy of Parenting

Future Research

Psychobehavioural interventions for improving the sleep experienced by:
Community-dwelling older people with dementia and their caregivers
School children

Research Roles

Independent grant capture (as described above)
Research supervision of 5 Doctoral trainees on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course

Postgraduate Supervision

5 Postgraduates as descibed above.

Postgraduate Teaching

Teaching on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Reasearch Modules