Moira Dunsmore
University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Moira Dunsmore
Dr Moira Dunsmore is an early career researcher with transdisciplinary experience in nursing, public health, and health social science. She is currently senior lecturer in the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, with a focus on population/public health, social determinants of health, primary health care, health care systems and health policy, with a focus on ageing.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Australia; | |
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| Topics | Access to care; Ageing in place; Autonomy; Care economy; Care Homes; Care inequalities; Care innovations; Care integration/ coordination; Co-production in LTC; Community-based LTC; Complex interventions; Epidemiology and ageing trajectories; Ethics and care; Healthcare access in LTC; Living alone; Loneliness among older people; LTC Policy; New models of care; Person-centered care; Primary Health Care; Quality of care; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Social connection; Social Innovation in LTC; Social Prescribing; Social Protection; Stigma and discrimination; Support for unpaid carers; Universal design and LTC; Unpaid / informal care; | |
| Methods | Co-production methods; Dyadic analysis; Expert consultations; Focus groups; Literature reviews and synthesis; Mixed methods; Participatory research methods; Pilot study; Policy analysis; Qualitative studies; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Scoping reviews; Social network analysis; Surveys; Thematic analysis; Theory and frameworks; Theory of Change; | |
| Role | Research; | |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Care home markets and regulation; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Employment Education and Family carers; Integrated Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; Qualitative Research; Social Care Reform in England; | |
| Website | https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/moira-dunsmore.html | |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0001-6394-2781 | |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=epY6OY8AAAAJ&hl=en | |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/moira-dunsmore-091043225/ | ||
| Research interests | Dr Dunsmore’s post-doctoral research focuses on the social experiences of older persons, particularly in the emerging area of dual sensory impairment (DSI) in older adults. Her research explores social capital and stigma in ageing, social relational aspects of caring, health care access, and social networks of older adults with DSI. Early collaboration with Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Economics at Sydney University (Vision Hearing Project [NHMRC]) and Vision Australia led to the completion of her PhD titled “An invisible disability: navigating the enduring state of dual sensory impairment (DSI) in older age” and further published research, such as the recently published book ‘Dual Sensory Impairment: an invisible disability?’ Lived Places Publishing, New York Dr Dunsmore is a member of the Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP) at the University of Sydney. |
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