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Ageing and Dementia Research Centre Staff

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Head of the Centre

Dr Michele Board - Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Dr Michele Board PhD MSc BSc (Hons) DPSN RGN
Dr Michele Board is a Principal Academic in Nursing Older People at the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University. She has extensive experience in nursing, nurse leadership and nurse education.
Dr Michele Board leads …

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Professor Jan Wiener - Professor

I am a Professor in the Psychology Department at Bournemouth University. Prior to coming to Bournemouth in 2009, I held principle investigator and post doc positions at the Cognitive Science Centre at Freiburg University (Germany), a CNRS in Paris (France), a Max Planck Institute in Tübingen ( …

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Deputy Heads of the Centre

Dr Susan Dewhurst - Head of Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences

Dr Susan Dewhurst is Head of Department and Principal Academic in Exercise Physiology in the Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences. Having previously worked as a lecturer and researcher in academic institutions in Scotland, NW England, Denmark and Rome, and as a Senior Scientific …

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Dr Shanti Shanker - Principal Academic in Psychology

My current research and focus is to translate findings from empirical or cognitive research to clinical/counselling application. Specifically, focusing on how emotional regulation, cognitive control and trauma may affect our everyday life and resilience. With the aim to use empirical findings to …

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Members

Professor Jane Murphy - Professor and Deputy Dean Research and Professional Practice

Jane is a Registered Nutritionist and Dietitian and co-leads the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre at Bournemouth University. Her research is committed to key nutrition-related problems in older adults, especially the complex problems faced by people living with dementia and translation of …

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Dr Michelle Heward - Post Doctoral Research Fellow Dementia

Michelle Heward is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and a member of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC) at Bournemouth University (BU). She trained as a Sociologist and is interested in inclusive approaches for research using qualitative and mixed methodologies and the delivery of …

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Dr Joanne Holmes - Senior Lecturer in Nutrition

I am an experienced Food Scientist and nutritionist and have worked with several large multinational organisations developing new food and beverage products for the European market. I am also company director and partner in a large arable and dairy farming business in West Dorset . I have had …

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Dr Sophia Amenyah - Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Sophia D. Amenyah is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bournemouth University. She is a co-lead on the evaluation team of the European Regional Development Fund project, Adding to Social capital and individual Potential In disadvantaged REgions (ASPIRE). Her research focuses on …

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Professor Hana Burianová - Professor in Neuroscience

I attained my BSc in Psychology with Honours from the University of Toronto, Canada, and completed my MA and PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, under the supervision of Professors Cheryl Grady and Randy McIntosh. My PhD work focused on the …

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Dr Jonathan Williams - Deputy Head Of Department For Rehabilitation and Sport Science

Dr Williams received training both in the UK and Australia and has emerged as a prominent researcher in the field of Physiotherapy and Biomechanics. He enjoys the challenge of experimental measurement and is passionate about the fusion of Physiotherapy with Engineering.
Having joined BU as …

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Dr Joanna Thurston - Deputy Head of Department Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences

As Associate Dean for the Student Experience, Joanna works with the Faculty Executive, Department Heads and their Deputies, Programme Leaders, Programme Support colleagues and the Student's Union to support and enhance all aspects of our students' experience. Joanna strives to build a strong and …

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Gladys Yinusa - Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

Gladys Yinusa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and member of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre at Bournemouth University.

Her research interests cut across hospital organisational culture, participatory action research and learning to develop practice and inform improvements in …

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Dr Chantel Cox - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Associate Members

Professor Christos Gatzidis - Professor and Deputy Dean

I am currently the Head of Department for Creative Technology, within the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Previously I have been a Principal Academic and also served as the Programme Leader for the Games Technology and Games Programming undergraduate degrees.

I completed my PhD …

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Dr Ellen Seiss - Principal Academic In Psychology

After studying at the Universities of Potsdam, Sussex (exchange year) and at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, I graduated with a Diplom (MSc equivalent) in Psychology in 2000. I conducted my PhD studies at the Psychology Department of the University of Birmingham (2000-2004). Afterwards, I …

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Dr Steven Trenoweth - Principal Academic In Mental Health Nursing

Dr Steve Trenoweth has been a mental health nurse for 23 years. He has worked in a wide variety of mental health settings before entering higher education in 2003. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University. He has authored several books, chapters and articles in nursing and …

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Professor Katherine Appleton - Professor In Psychology

Biographical Details:
I graduated from the University of Southampton in 1993 with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, and from the University of Leeds in 1998 with a PhD in Biological Psychology / Nutrition. Since, I have worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds (1999), University of …

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Sharon Waight - Lecturer

I joined the Department of Nursing Science after a career in the NHS spanning over 30 years, culminating in the position as Associate Director of Nursing in a large NHS community Trust. As an active professional practice in nursing, at local, regional and national level, my qualifications are as …

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Dr Carina Westling - Senior Lecturer in Cross-Platform Media

I am a media and cultural studies scholar and research digital media and cultures. I specialise in the tensions and opportunities formed between the technical, social and discursive aspects of multimedia environments and design for immersive, AR/VR and blended applications. I have research and …

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Ashley Spriggs - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing

Ashley is a Registered Nurse and academic with experience in the care of people with acute illness, having worked in the acute setting before developing her role as a nurse academic. She is a lecturer in Adult Nursing teaching in units related to anatomy & physiology and bioscience in …

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Dr Sue Green - Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Sue joined the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences in 2018 from the University of Southampton. A Registered Nurse with experience in acute and continuing care environments, Sue has been at the forefront of the development of clinical academic careers for nurses. She held funded clinical …

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Dr Sheila Brooks - Visiting Fellow
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Postgraduate Researchers

External Postgraduate Researchers

Sophie Smith - Postgraduate Researcher, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 

PhD students

Calvin Laursen 

Samuel Alugsi

Ellis Day

Victoria Goldenberg

Naomi Purdie

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