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Ruth Bartlett

University of Southampton


Ruth Bartlett

I am a Professor in Applied Dementia Research at the School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton. I am the national lead for the National Institute of Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) Dementia Post-Doctoral Training Scheme, known as DEM-COMM.  I have a degree in Politics and Masters in Cultural Politics from the University of East Anglia and PhD in Sociology from Oxford Brookes University. I am a Registered Nurse (mental health).

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Norway;
Topics Access to care; Care inequalities; Care integration/ coordination; Care outcomes; Co-production in LTC; Dementia care and support; Gender and care; Home/domiciliary care; New models of care; Person-centered care; Primary Health Care; Public procurement; Social connection; Stigma and discrimination; Technology and LTC;
Methods Case studies; Co-production methods; Creative research methods; Ethnography; Focus groups; Mixed methods; Other; Theory and frameworks;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Community-based approaches to dementia care;
Websitehttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x8dft/professor-ruth-bartlett
ORC.ID0000-0002-3412-2300
Research interests

My research and pedagogical interests are on the intersections between disability studies, sociology, qualitative research paradigms and methods, mental health, ageing, and nursing. I specialize in dementia care and citizenship, and have been instrumental in bringing a citizenship lens to the field of dementia studies.  I am committed to inclusive research methods and using creative arts-based methods to communicate research finding