Staff Profile
Dr Alison Wheatley
Research Associate
- Email: alison.wheatley@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5147
- Personal Website: http://twitter.com/AlisonLWheatley
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Newcastle University,
Newcastle Biomedical Research Building,
Campus for Ageing and Vitality,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE4 5PL
Background
I am a social researcher with a background in medical sociology and a particular interest in health technologies. I am currently a member of the Ageing team working on projects relating to dementia. My previous work has mainly been in the area of tissue donation.
Qualifications
PhD Science and Technology Studies, The University of Edinburgh, 2016
MA Social Research (with Distinction), The University of Warwick, 2011
BA (hons) Sociology with a Specialism in Research Methods, The University of Warwick, 2010
Membership
British Sociological Association (North East MedSoc Group, steering committee)
Feminist and Women's Studies Association (executive committee)
Association for Studies in Innovation Science and Technology
Current Projects
Primary Care-led Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care (PriDem)
This study aims to improve dementia care through primary-care led support following diagnosis.
Past Projects
Developing an Intervention for Fall-Related Injuries in Dementia (DIFRID)
The overall aim of this study was to assess through a series of work packages whether it was possible to design a complex intervention to improve the outcome of fall-related injuries in people with dementia living in their own homes.
- Wheatley A, Bamford C, Brunskill G, Booi L, Robinson AL. Effective and implementable models of post diagnostic primary care-led dementia care: an evidence synthesis. In: 34th Virtual International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International. 2021, Singapore/virtual.