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
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
Supervision of Doctoral students, teaching research methods and course development
BSc Hons 2:1 Human Biology Loughborough University 1999
PhD Psychogeriatric sleep research Loughborough University 2005
PGCHEP Bradford University 2006
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
Member of the Institute of Ageing and Health
Member of the Institute of Health and Society
Music, cricket, cooking, member of CAMRA, fine wine and socialising (around 2 small children!)
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
Postgraduate teaching of research methods
Development of proposals for grant capture from:
The NHS research for patient benefit funding stream
The National Academy of Parenting
Psychobehavioural interventions for improving the sleep experienced by:
Community-dwelling older people with dementia and their caregivers
School children
Independent grant capture (as described above)
Research supervision of 5 Doctoral trainees on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course
5 Postgraduates as descibed above.
Teaching on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Reasearch Modules