Staff Profile
Ruth Pearce
Research Assistant
- Email: ruth.pearce@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 208 3868
- Address: Institute of Cellular Medicine
4th Floor, William Leech Building
Newcastle University
Framlington Place
NE2 4HH
I have worked at Newcastle University for the past 15 years, mainly in the area of ageing and health. My main areas of expertise are neuropsychology – conducting cognitive assessments with various patient groups, general data collection – administering a range of different study questionnaires and assessments on a variety of studies and also qualitative research methods, conducting and analysing qualitative interviews.
I am currently working on a project entitled, ‘Evaluating non-drug therapies in older people with OH’ administering study questionnaires/assesments and conducting/analysing qualitative interviews with participants.
Qualifications
1996 – BA (Hons) Combined Studies: Social Science – University of Leicester (Nene College)
2006 – Diploma in Psychology (Conversion for Postgraduates) – Open University
2008 – Mphil – Neuropsychology – Newcastle University
- Newton JL, Hollingsworth KG, Blamire AM, Taylor R, Pearce R, Jones DE. Autonomic dysfunction: A potential modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline in primary biliary cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology 2008, 48(Supplement 2), S325 no. 866.
- Newton JL, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, El-Sharkawy AM, Khan ZU, Pearce R, Sutcliffe K, Okonkwo O, Davidson A, Burt J, Blamire AM, Jones DEJ. Cognitive impairment in primary biliary cirrhosis: Symptom impact and potential etiology. Hepatology 2008, 48(2), 541-549.
- Stephens S, Kenny RA, Rowan E, Kalaria RN, Bradbury M, Pearce R, Wesnes K, Ballard CG. Association between mild vascular cognitive impairment and impaired activities of daily living in older stroke survivors without dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53(1), 103-107.
- Pearce R, Ballard C, Hampton J, Kerr S, Widdrington M, Kenny R. Prevalence and profile of cognitive impairment and dementia in patients with carotid sinus syndrome (CSS) and carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH). In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. 2005, Orlando, Florida, USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
- Pearce RM, Jones DE, Newton JL. Development of an evidence-based patient information medium: empowering newly diagnosed patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine 2011, 1(34), 4-13. In Preparation.