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Staff Profile

Dr Ian Spencer

Research Associate

  • Email: ian.spencer@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: 0191 208 5467
  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    2nd Floor, Biomedical Sciences Building
    Campus for Aging and Vitality
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE4 5PL
Background

A sociologist by academic discipline and a nurse by clinical specialism, I am currently engaged on the DACHA (Developing Resources and Minimum Data Set for Care Homes' Adoption) project. http://dachastudy.com/

I spent 30 years teaching in different universities, new and old, before taking early retirement to work in care homes during the Covid pandemic. I now hope to put that experience to good effect by returning to the shop-floor of research.

Academic Qualifications: 

PhD: The Political Abuse of Psychiatry in the USSR, Glasgow University

MPhil: Socialist Theory and Movements, Glasgow University

BSc (Hons) Sociology and Political Economy, City, University of London

Professional Training:

Registered General Nurse

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Certificate in Education (further education)

Research

I am currently engaged in recruiting care homes to take part in the DACHA study.

http://dachastudy.com/