Webinar: AI for Agitation: Predicting behavioural distress in dementia care. 23 September, 2025

GOLTC Data Science Interest Group webinar Agitation and aggression in people living with dementia are among the most distressing and difficult-to-manage symptoms in clinical settings. Traditional assessments rely on carer reports, often after the fact, limiting the opportunity for early intervention. In this webinar, Dr Abeer Badawi presents her team’s groundbreaking work on a real-time […]

GOLTC webinar recording: Dementia Meeting Centres – Development, evaluation and dissemination

GOLTC Community-Based approaches to Dementia Care Interest Group webinar  Date: 28 March 2025 Time: 16:00-17:30 GMT   Meeting centres are community-based that offer a welcoming and supportive environment for people living with dementia. They provide a range of services and activities tailored to the needs and interests of individuals with dementia and support for their […]

GOLTC webinar recording: Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries

Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar Date: 28 November 2024 Time: 1pm-2pm GMT   Rehabilitation services for young-onset dementia are scarce yet essential. This webinar explores evidence-based therapies, service models, case studies from high and low-middle income countries and the role […]

GOLTC Webinar recording: Understanding and reducing dementia stigma

The World Alzheimer report 2019 showed how stigma is a huge compounder of the difficulties caused by dementia. In this webinar on the 11th April 2024, we learnt about research on how to measure and understand dementia stigma, about two interventions in Brazil and Kenya to reduce stigma, and the new 2024 worldwide survey on […]

Dementia Action Week: Unpacking the interplay of inequality and dementia

For this Dementia Action week – which took place between 13 to 19 May 2024  – the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) developed a series of outputs related to ‘Dementia and Inequality’.   Existing inequalities exacerbate the impacts of dementia and ability to […]

GOLTC webinar: Understanding and reducing dementia stigma. 11 April 2024

We are delighted to announce the next webinar from the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC), which will be convened by the Strengthening Responses to Dementia interest group. Understanding and reducing dementia stigma GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar: Date: 11th April 2024 Time: 13.00-14.30 BST (you can check your local time here.) […]

Global survey to understand Attitudes Towards Dementia, help spread the word!

Alzheimer’s Disease International, in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science, has launched their 2024 Attitudes Towards Dementia global survey, aiming to gain a global perspective on attitudes to dementia. The study builds on a previous survey conducted in 2019 and the results will be published in the World Alzheimer Report 2024. […]

ILPN2024 Calls for Abstracts: Shaping the Future of Long-Term Care

The 7th International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-Term Care (ILPN2024) is set to convene in Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, from 12 to 14 September 2024. Co-hosted by the International Long-Term Care Policy Network (ILPN) and the Government of Biscay, ILPN2024 provides an engaging platform for researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and advance […]

Resource Launch: Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE)

The newly launched Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE) provides a comprehensive overview of 810 dementia research projects in the UK. The map was developed by Shari Jadoolal, Maria Karagiannidou, Martin Knapp, Julia Pauschardt, Louise Robinson and Ben Schlaepfer. Given how complex and difficult-to-understand the dementia research landscape can be, RESIDE aims to make it easier […]

Thriving in Residential Care

STRiDE-Stigma

Planning and Design for quality of life and resilience in long-term residential care settings for older people in Ireland

Innovations in diversity and equity in social health research in dementia: INTEREST Working Group

National Dementia Workforce Study

Addressing the communication needs of long-term care home residents with dementia and hearing loss

Strengthening Responses to Dementia in Developing Countries (STRiDE)

Strengthening Dementia Care and Support in England: individual experiences of national policies and local care ecosystems (STRiDE England)

Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare)

Global Dynamics of Long-term Care Policies ( CRC 1342 Project A07)

Mari Aaltonen

Mari Aaltonen (PhD in Gerontology, Adjunct Professor in Public Policy) currently works as a Chief Researcher at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Her work focus on aging, longevity, memory disorders and dementia, end of life care, health care, long-term care, health and social care policy, and informal care. She has done quantitative […]

Elisa Aguzzoli

I am a PhD candidate in Health Policy and Health Economics at the LSE. My PhD focuses on factors influencing people with dementia’s adherence to treatments and medication preferences. My aim is to understand decision-making mechanisms related to anti-dementia medication initiation, treatment choices, and access to care. Factors such as cultural background, socioeconomic status, personal […]

Zena Aldridge

My career in health and social care has spanned across four decades, initially in domiciliary care and as a nursing auxiliary in acute, community and social care settings, before undertaking my nurse training in 2003. I qualified as a mental health nurse at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 2003 and have spent much […]

Suvarna Alladi

Suvarna Alladi is Professor and Head of Dept of Neurology, at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. Dr Alladi specializes in cognitive neurology and started one of the first Memory Clinics in the country in Hyderabad, and now at NIMHANS coordinates a large multidisciplinary specialist service that provides comprehensive treatment […]

Rochelle Amour

Advocate, gerontologist, researcher, writer and consultant at Mastering Excellent Service Ltd. Raising awareness of mental health in high-stress sectors, and helping hospitality entities become more age-friendly.

Mattias Antar

I, Mattias Antar, am a dedicated Ph.D. student with a diverse academic background in social work, behavioral science, and computational social science from Linköping University. Currently, I am pursuing my Ph.D. at the same university within the Department of Ageing and Social Change (ASC). I began my doctoral studies in 2024.

Philomena Anyanwu

I am a Project Manager (PMP), a trained social worker, a gerontologist and a social entrepreneur. I run an NGO (EL-Aged Care) and my passion is providing needed care to the older people. I am currently focusing on those residing in rural communities in Nigeria. My goal is to bring smiles to the faces of […]

Greg Arling

Dr. Arling is Professor in the School of Nursing at Purdue University and a Faculty Associate in Purdue’s Center for Aging and the Life Course. He has been a principal or co-investigator on projects supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Veterans Health Administration, National Institute on Aging, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]

Namara Arthur Araali

Namara Arthur Araali is a Ugandan gerontologist and public health scientist with a Master’s Degree in Gerontology from the University of Southampton, UK. He is a member of the Uganda National Council for Older Persons under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, where he chairs the Research and Documentation Committee. Arthur works with the […]

Askandha Askandha

As a MSc. Health Policy candidate at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) with a background in mental health, I am deeply interested in the study and improvement of long-term care (LTC). I am a mixed-method researcher with my primary interests in the nuances of dementia care, support, and education of family […]

Tamara Backhouse

Tamara has extensive past experience of working as a paid carer in care homes with older and/or vulnerable adults. She is a post-doctoral research fellow in dementia care based at the University of East Anglia.

Pieter Bakx

I am an associate professor affiliated with the Health Economics group at the Erasmus School for Health Policy and Management. Furthermore, I am a fellow of the Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement (Netspar).

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 […]

Rebecca Bilton

Passionate about the delivery of high-quality research and the translation of research into practical and meaningful community and industry outcomes, Rebecca specialises in research management, collaborative research partnerships and the successful delivery of large state and national projects. Since 2008, I have had pivotal involvement in the strategic planning, implementation and translation of innovative national […]

Marina Boccardi

Psychologist and Neuroscientist, she worked over 10 years in the neuropsychological and psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe dementia in a special care unit for patients with behavioral disorders in the nursing home of Chiari (Brescia, Italy). From year 2000, she started research activities at the Laboratory of Epidemiology, Neuroimaging and Telemedicine at […]

Marit Boot

My role as researcher and network manager for the recently launched Technology Network for Social Care Innovation (TESCI) at the University of Edinburgh focuses on bringing together engineers, researchers, social care staff and people with lived experience of using services to build new collaborations.

Barbara Bradbury

TBC

Carolyn Brandly

Carolyn Brandly has worked with and for older adults and people with dementia for 20+ years in care and community settings – designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs, and facilitating community development, knowledge translation and quality improvement initiatives and research. Carolyn has achieved an MA in health leadership, as well as completing graduate-level education […]

Erica Breuer

Erica is a freelance global health researcher who works at the intersection of health and social care. This includes co-leading the use of the Theory of Change approach in the Programme for Improving Mental Healthcare across five low- and middle-income countries and the STRiDE: Strengthening responses to dementia in developing countries project across seven middle income countries. She […]

Andra Bria

Andra Bria is a digital product developer and science communicator working at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and social justice. She studied brain health, digital product design and development, social science, and equity policies. In her work she intertwines creative and cultural insights and technology expertise with an innate social justice approach. Andra has been […]

Elizabeth Brooke

Author of Creative Ageing and the Arts of Care: Reframing Active Ageing published 2022 (Emerald Publishing). Over 120 publications including two authored books, book chapters, articles in peer reviewed journals, published reports and national and international conference presentations. Recent international book chapters on Australian landscapes of extended working life policies and gender. Associate Professor, Director […]

Laura Brown

My research focuses on cognition, health, and wellbeing in later life. I am interested in understanding what it means to ‘age well’, and in developing interventions to help improve health and wellbeing in older populations – particularly those in residential care settings (care homes), and/or from under-served populations. I am also interested in developing new […]

Christine Brown Wilson

Professor Christine Brown Wilson is a Registered Nurse with an international research profile in Ageing and Dementia focusing on service development and quality improvement in residential and community contexts. Christine’s methodological focus lies in participatory qualitative methodologies including coproduction involving multiple stakeholders (older people, people with dementia, families, staff and healthcare students) to improve  education […]

Carol Bugge

Carol is a Professor Nursing in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University and a dual registered nurse (Adult and Sick Children) with over 25 years experience in health focussed research.

Jamie Buitelaar

Following my mother’s diagnosis with Primary Progressive Aphasia, we together created Demantia & Cl, a ground-up that supports over 100 people living with dementia and their families through peer to peer support, social events, outreach, advocacy and partnerships with care institutions.

Ruth Calderia de Melo

I am a physiotherapist and associated professor of gerontology at the University of São Paulo with a research focus on improving the assessment and management of frailty in older adults, with expertise in advancing care of older adults in LTCF. Since 2009, I have been supervising the placement of undergraduate students of the Bachelor’s Degree […]

Sara Canella

My name is Sara Canella, I am Italian and have a background in Sociological Sciences and a deep passion for languages, innovation, inclusion, and environmental issues. After university, I spent 10 years abroad between Ireland and Spain, earning a Master’s in European Studies and discovering my passion for European project design. In 2013, I returned […]

Pedro Cano Desandes

Tech for care. I am a director working in Health and Care, graduated in Medicine and specialised in health organisation management, with experience in transformation, innovation projects and management of multifunctional teams. I have worked at executive committee level since 1999 in technology, quality – processes – operational excellence, medical – healthcare, digital transformation, creation […]

Ludovico Carrino

Ludovico Carrino is a Senior Lecturer of Public Economics at the University of Trieste and Visiting Professor at King’s College London. He has worked as External Consultant on the Public Economics of health and ageing for the World Health Organisation (Kobe Centre for Health Development). His research is focused on applied public economics, covering topics […]

Ana Cartaxo

After a Licentiate and Master of Science in Nursing, a Master in Applied Statistics for Health Sciences, a diverse clinical experience and a PhD in Social Sciences, I am currently working in the field of Public Health. I am particularly interested in healthcare and long-term care systems, epidemiology and health policy. My current research focuses […]

Nina Catalano

Nina Catalano is a policy and systems advisor dedicated to advancing innovation and best practices across the justice, long-term care, and homelessness response sectors. She holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and has worked across Sub-Saharan Africa and North and South America to design and implement initiatives that strengthen health and social systems. […]

Neil Chadborn

Neil is a gerontologist and public health researcher interested in inequalities, use to digital technology and inequalities in accessing digital technology.

Justin Chadwick

Justin Chadwick is a Director of NewDirection Care®, an innovative privately-owned organisation which has created the world’s first inclusive MICRO TOWN® aged care community. A dynamic and forward-thinking professional, Justin has a passion for driving positive change in the residential aged care sector. Drawing upon his diverse background in pharmaceuticals and data analysis, Justin brings […]

Maria Cheshire-Allen

Maria is a Senior Research Fellow. Her research interests include unpaid care, ageing, care inequalities, and social care markets, with a particular focus on the role of community and social enterprise organisations in the social care sector.  Her mixed methods Fellowship study aims to explore the contribution of social enterprise organisations in supporting unpaid carers. […]

Keng Hao Chew

KH has a passion for producing immersive media experiences that capture real-world issues and the lives of the less fortunate. Through his viewfinder, he aims to educate the public and foster concern for social issues and the less privileged in Singapore. 

PC Peng Chwan Chia

PC started out his career with helping those who needed financial assistance from the government. He moved on to take charge of outcome, incident management and business continuity planning in the eldercare sector. He was later appointed as Assistant Superintendent for a psychiatric rehabilitation home.  He progressed on to be the Head of Home for […]

Norma Coe

Norma B. Coe, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine. She is the Co-Director of the Population Aging Research Center (PARC) and Co-Director of the Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), but funded by NIH. Her research interests are in health economics […]

Marianne Coleman

Marianne is a clinical eye care researcher and orthoptist. Marianne worked in the UK national health service, supporting people living with neurodegenerative conditions and children with eye problems. Since completing her PhD, Marianne has developed skills in health services research and most recently has conducted research focusing on vision and depth perception in people living […]

Adelina Comas-Herrera

I have a background in Economics (BA and MSc, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and I’m currently Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science and director of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care. During the Covid-19 pandemic I led the development of the LTCcovid.org […]

Louis Compton

Louis Compton is a Research Assistant within the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and has completed an MSc in International Health Policy (Health Economics) from LSE with his postgraduate dissertation exploring “The impact of geographical inequalities in […]

Hannah Cross

I’m a postdoctoral research associate at Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) within the University of Manchester. I am interested in improving the quality of life, wellbeing and cognition of older adults, particularly people with dementia. My research focuses on people with dementia and hearing loss living in care homes and in the community […]

Nereide Curreri

Nereide Alhena Curreri, PhD is a gerontologist with special interests in dementia and integrated care. She currently holds a position as researcher with the Centre of Competence on Ageing at the University of Applied Sciences & Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) where she coordinates the Italian language region’s participation in the National Implementation Programme – […]

Jacqueline Damant

With a background in psychiatric and geriatric nursing, I began my research career investigating the quality of life of older people in the digital age. After being awarded a PhD in Social policy from the LSE, I turned my attention to topics involving the quality of life of older people living in residential care settings […]

Walter Dawson

Walter Dawson is a lifelong advocate for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners. Dawson is an Assistant Professor at the Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine in Portland, Oregon and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with the […]

Jo De Clercq

In my current professional role for Woonzorgnet-Dijleland as CareInnvotion and ComfortCare Expert, I focus on care innovation solutions for care for older people and dementia care. I advice our elderly care organisation about implementing care innovations & technologies in no-, low and high tech applications to improve quality of care & live for elderly residents […]

Enrico De Luca

Enrico has extensive professional experience in nursing practice and education within both pre-registration and post-graduate academic settings. He has worked in various NHS environments in Italy and the UK, specializing in critical care nursing. After earning his doctorate in social psychology and educational research, he advanced his career in research and education, contributing to the […]

Will Dean

I’m Will Dean. I am an expert through experience. My mother lives with young onset Alzheimer’s disease, she was diagnosed at age 49. I was 16 and my sister was 19. My sister is her primary carer and I am care support. My background is in digital marketing and video production, Initially I did fundraisers […]

Zvetlana Debono

Zvetlana  joined CareMalta as a Facility Manager at Casa San Paolo in 2020. In 2023 she was appointed Nursing Manager and member of the Operations Team. A nurse by profession, Zvetlana graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) in Nursing Studies in 2008 from the University of Malta. Following the completion of her studies she spent five […]

Bárbara Diego

Barbara Diego Perez Specialist in Aging and Care. Founder of the Vida a los Años Group, a set of initiatives aimed at making Mexico a better place to grow old (Gericare, Silverclub, Vintage People, GerontoLógika, and El Futuro del Cuidado A.C). A pioneer in the region in topics of aging, care, and longevity, with a […]

Josie Dixon

Josie’s research focuses on ageing and care, particularly end-of-life care, dementia care, and social/ long-term care for older people. Areas of research interest include inequalities, personalisation and activation, relational aspects of care, and organisational and resource factors in care provision. Primarily a qualitative specialist, Josie is statistically trained and able to work across a range […]

Eliane Domingue

Éliane Domingue is a Continuing Care, Site and Cancer Clinic Manager in Alberta Health Services. With many years of international healthcare experience, she is committed to creating diverse, inclusive and compassionate teams that are equipped to address healthcare challenges and enhance patient care. She earned a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy from Université Laval and an […]

Liana Donleavy

Liana Donleavy is the Program Manager for the Aged Care Partnering Program at ARIIA, bringing over 17 years of extensive experience in the Australian aged care sector through clinical roles as a Physiotherapist and managerial positions across non-profit, government, and private organisations. Her expertise spans innovation, project development and management, strategic planning, partnerships, and service […]

Claire Donnellan

Claire is a Chartered Health Psychologist and a Registered General Nurse with qualifications in Psychology, Medical Gerontology, and Advanced Neuroimaging. Scientific interests include effects of vascular ageing and neurodegeneration on cognitive, emotional, and behavioural health of older adults. Served leadership positions with Trinity College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Canberra and […]

Margaret Dunham

Margaret trained as an adult nurse (RGN) and worked in the NHS for 16 years, latterly as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management. She completed her PhD in 2015. Margaret is interested in the ageing global population, utilising primarily qualitative methods to engage with older people themselves. Margaret specialises in older people’s experiences of […]

Alice Edtmayer

Alice Edtmayer is a qualified nurse with a specialist background in inpatient long-term care. She studied Nursing Science and Advanced Nursing Practice and has been working at GÖG in the Department of Health Professions and Long-Term Care since May 2019. She is currently involved in projects to develop and support innovative services in the areas […]

Valerie Egdell

Valerie Egdell is Professor of Work and Employment at Newcastle Business School. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in social gerontology, social policy, and social geography. Her research is centred on workplace inclusion and sustainable employability. Valerie is co-leading the Working With Dementia (WWD) Network Plus (Alzheimer’s Society, ESRC and NIHR funded, 2024-29). The aim […]

Sara Elkiki

Policy Advisor Long-Term Care at Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands

Diana Eriksonaite

I am a policy officer for long-term care in the European Commission.

Päivi Eskola

I work as a university teacher in gerontology at the Open University of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. In my role, I examine and teach about human aging from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Laura Espantaleón Rueda

Degree in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and qualification as a Health Psychologist. Master’s Degree in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and National Accreditation as an Expert Psychologist in Clinical Neuropsychology. Expert in Good Care to older people and person-centred care, by the Official College of Psychology of Madrid, and […]

Shirley Evans

Dr Shirley Evans is Director of the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester. Dr Evans joined the Association for Dementia Studies Research Centre at University of Worcester in 2014, having already established research expertise in digital inclusive education particularly in relation to adults with sight loss. She was appointed as Senior Research […]

Maria Aurora Fenech

I graduated with a Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1989, and subsequently read for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Gerontology & Geriatrics (Melit.) from which I graduated in 1999.  In 2001, I graduated with a Master in Geriatrics and Gerontology (Melit.), having presented my dissertation entitled “Abuse within a Chronic Care Institutional Setting for Older Persons in […]

Emily Freeman

My multi- and inter-disciplinary qualitative research aims to understand behaviours, expectations and experiences related to demographic phenomena and their consequences in low- and middle-income settings. Concern for equity and care, especially for underserved populations, underpins all my research. My current long term care (LTC) work looks at the costs and consequences of unpaid dementia care […]

Shannon Freeman

Dr. Shannon Freeman is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). She has expertise in the health and social care needs of older adults in rural and northern communities, both among community-dwelling adults and those in long-term care. She led the way in developing UNBC’s Centre for […]

Lorraine Frisina Doetter

As a political scientist, I conduct research, lecture, and consult on various topics in comparative social policy, with a special focus on international developments in health care and long-term care systems. I am currently based in Germany at the University of Bremen’s Faculty of  Public Health and the Collaborative Research Center 1342, “Global Dynamics in […]

Patrick Fulfilled

Patrick is a dedicated and passionate emergency medicine nurse who prioritizes the holistic care of his patients. He firmly believes in advocating for an approach where patient empowerment is at the forefront of medical treatment. In his practice, he strives to integrate all facets of care, ensuring that patients feel supported and informed throughout their […]

Terry Fulmer

Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is President of The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City, a foundation dedicated to improving the care of older adults. She serves as the chief strategist for the Foundation and her vision for better care of older adults is catalyzing the Age-Friendly Health Systems social movement. She is […]

Alessio Gaggero

Alessio Gaggero (Ph. D.) is Associate Professor of Econometrics in the Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Sciences. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom).

Brenda Gannon

Professor Brenda Gannon is a Professor in the School of Economics and Affiliate Professor at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland and an Affiliate Professor at the Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland. She is also an affiliate member of CEPAR (ARC Centre for Research Excellence in […]

Gisela Garcia

Economist with Masters’ degree on Global Health and over 20 years of diverse technical and operational experience in international development. She has worked at the Bank in several capacities across Health, Gender, Social Protection and Poverty. Her most recent assignment was at the Independent Evaluation Group where she evaluated many health operations and lead the […]

Milagros García Díaz

Consultant for the Social Protection and Labor Markets Division of the Inter-American Development Bank, where she works on long-term care policies. She was a researcher at the Chronic Disease Research Department of the Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness in Argentina, specializing in Non-Communicable Diseases prevention and management in primary care settings. She holds a […]

Álvaro García Soler

PhD. in Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2013), Master in Behavioral Therapy from the Instituto Terapéutico de Madrid in 2006, he has worked as a researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and as a collaborator in projects with the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Álvaro has done research in clinical psychology on learning […]

Susanna Gentili

Susanna Gentili is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ageing Research Center (ARC) at Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She is a registered nurse, holds a master’s degree in nursing (2019) and a PhD in nursing and public health (2022) at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. She mainly works on the epidemiology of aging, particularly on […]

Karla Giacomin

I’m a geriatrician from Brazil. I’ve been working as a geriatrician at the Municipal Health Department of the City of Belo Horizonte since 1999, in the Coordination of Health Care for the Elderly. I’m a researcher and professor at Fiocruz, Pontifical Catholic University and Federal University of Minas Gerais. I work in academic societies of […]

Vaitsa Giannouli

Vaitsa Giannouli is a researcher, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece and serves as adjunct lecturer at the European University Cyprus, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her clinical and research interests focus οn the application of neuropsychological methods and advanced neuroimaging techniques for both structural and functional evaluation of the brain-behavior relationship […]

William Gibson

Bill Gibson is Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has interests in continence in older people and research ethics.

Claire Goodman

Claire is a district nurse by background and a Fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute and  a National Institute of Health Research Senior Investigator. Her research focuses on the health and social care needs of the oldest old, including those affected by dementia and living in long-term care.  for over  15 years she has researched […]

Richard Green

Richard was awarded a prestigious Surrey Future Fellowship in April 2023 to work with interdisciplinary colleagues from the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI and across the university to develop a programme of research on the use of ‘carebots’ (chatbots and other artificial technologies) to support the health and wellbeing of older adults. Prior to this role, Richard was […]

Leanne Greene

I have experience conducting social and behavioural intervention RCTs with people living with dementia and their caregivers, working across NHS, care home, and primary care settings. I have also led service evaluations in various healthcare contexts, including urgent geriatric care, fragility fracture pathways, and virtual rehabilitation wards. My methodological expertise includes mixed-methods process evaluations and […]

Corrina Grimes

My extensive background in health and social care strategy, policy, and delivery spans over two decades a unique blend of clinical practice, academia, research, public health, and government roles. My role as an Atlantic Fellow has allowed me to build extensive global networks, leading to impactful results on a global scale. At present I’m a […]

Lim Angeline Guat Hiong

Many years nursing , clinical experience, teaching and research interest in aging

Ester Gubert

Ester Gubert is a doctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento. She was a visiting fellow at the University of Utrecht (2024) and at the London School of Economics (2023-2025). Ester works on care policies for older adults with care needs in Italy using qualitative methods. Her […]

Halldór Sigurður Guðmundsson

Associate Professor – Associate professor in Social Work. Vice-Dean of Faculty of Social Work

Halldór Sigurður Guðmundsson

I have been working on the issues of elderly people since 1982. I started working at the University of Iceland in 2008 and am now an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Work and vice-dean. My approach to research, teaching, collaborative networks and policy work has been in this field and in general in […]

Miriam L. Haaksma

Miriam Haaksma was born on 31 July 1990 in Groningen (the Netherlands). In 2008 she finished pre-university education at CSG Wessel Gansfort in Groningen and started her studies Nutrition & Health at Wageningen University. She conducted her graduation project at the Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology at Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem, under supervision of […]

Alex Hall

Alex is a Lecturer in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work at the University of Manchester. He is deputy lead of the Healthy Ageing Research Group and a co-investigator of the NIHR Healthy Ageing Policy Research Unit. His research interests relate to social gerontology, dementia, social care and palliative care, particularly regarding organisation […]

Tommy Henderson-Reay

A registered social worker, Tommy has worked in social care both locally and nationally. Having started his career as social worker in adult social services he worked across a number of different settings with adult social care. He went on to complete an informatics fellowship at NHS Digital and subsequently worked for the not for […]

Veronica Hevia Rodriguez

Soy Fisioterapeuta desde hace 20 años, con experiencia en el campo de la geriatría y neurología. Actualmente aliada a la Red CuidAs participando en el GOE de centros residenciales. Trabajo en un centro del ERA que fue proyecto piloto para puesta en marcha de unidades de convivencia en centros residenciales, participando en el proyecto “Como […]

Mary Hickson

Mary has been Professor of Dietetics at the University of Plymouth since 2016. Her research interests include all aspects of dietetic practice, sarcopenia and frailty, hospital nutritional care, and nutrition in older people. She worked in the NHS in various roles for over 23 years bringing extensive clinical experience to her academic role. She is […]

Dan Hind

Daniel Hind is a social scientist with over 25 years’ experience in applied health and care research. He is Senior Research Fellow (Social Care Research and Development) in the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds and Methods Theme Co-Lead for the ‘Devices for Dignity’ NIHR HealthTech Research Centre. He has >150 peer-reviewed publications, 8672 citations, […]

Gary Hodge

I am a registered Mental Health Nurse working in a UK University as a Post Doctorate Research Fellow. I have worked with older people as a mental health nurse in a variety of settings, including wards, community, and urgent and emergency crisis/care. I have also managed Older People’s Mental Health/Dementia services. However, in the last […]

Bo Hu

Bo holds a PhD in Economics from Nankai University, China, and a PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Bo’s research focuses on the utilisation and financing of long-term care for older people in the UK and China. His research interests include: social determinants of long-term care utilisation, […]

Jeff Hughes

Jeff Hughes is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of PainChek Ltd, whilst holding an Emeritus Professor appointment in the Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia. Jeff is a former Head, School of Pharmacy (2009-2014) at Curtin University. He is one of the co-inventors of PainChek together with Dr Mustafa Atee and Professor Kreshnik […]

Miriam Hurtado Monarres

With over six years of experience in research and social work, she is a dedicated and versatile Research Assistant at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds a Master of Social Work from the same faculty and is currently pursuing a Doctor’s Degree in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences, with […]

Shereen Hussein

Shereen Hussein is a Professor of Health and Social Care Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK. She is an established multi-disciplinary research leader with extensive social care and health research experience working primarily with policymakers in the UK and internationally. Her background is in medical demography, statistics and computer science. Shereen leads an extensive research portfolio on adult social […]

Rahimah Ibrahim

Dr. Rahimah Ibrahim is a dedicated educator, researcher, and consultant in the fields of ageing and human services. She serves as a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and as Director of the Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing). Through her pioneering efforts, Dr. Rahimah […]

Stefania Ilinca

I am currently acting as Technical Officer for long-term care with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, I am a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health and a Salzburg Global Seminar fellow. I have completed a PhD in health economics with the Swiss School of Public Health + at the University of Lugano […]

Moana Jagasia

Moana is a Consultant at NWC Longevity Practice with close to 10 years of professional and academic experience in Singapore’s government and non-profit sectors. She has coordinated and run initiatives in chronic disease management, preventive health and primary care to improve health outcomes in community-based settings in collaboration with academic and government agency partners.  These […]

Tiffeny James

Tiffeny has worked with people affected by dementia for over 10 years. Before moving into research, she worked as a care worker alongside her undergraduate psychology degree, and later as a Dementia Advisor with the Alzheimer’s Society. She completed her NIHR ARC North Thames funded PhD in August 2022 at UCL.

Matous Jelinek

Matous Jelinek is a social anthropologist specializing in the study of long-term care, with a focus on how intersections of ethnicity, gender, class, and history shape care provision and broader welfare arrangements. His research examines the organization and governance of transnational commercial care infrastructures in Central Europe. He completed his PhD in Anthropology at the […]

Yun-Hee Jeon

Professor Yun-Hee Jeon is a registered nurse, academic and leading Australian researcher in psychogeriatrics and gerontology. Her research focuses on developing innovative and creative approaches to improving the health and wellbeing of older people. She studies ways to improve care quality and service delivery for older people in care, develop workforce capacity in aged care, […]

Yumin Jiang

Yumin Jiang holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Computing from the National University of Singapore, bringing over a decade of experience in Innovation Consulting, Business Development, and Strategic Partnerships. She has worked with tech startups, unicorns, and listed companies such as SEA Limited, Lazada across Asia and the US. Yumin is a strong advocate […]

Abhijith Jose

Currently working as Technical Officer- Healthy Ageing at World Health Organization Country Office for India

Sarah Judd-Lam

Executive Manager, Policy, Development and Research at Carers NSW, the peak, non-government organisation for family and friend carers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).

Maria Karagiannidou

Maria is a research officer within Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and she is teaching (i). Poverty, Inequality and Inclusion and (ii). Understanding International Social and Public Policy at the Department of Social Policy (LSE). In addition to her research post, she is currently […]

Outi Kiljunen

Outi has experience of working as a registered nurse and nursing manager in care homes for older people, as well as working as a supervisory authority focusing on guidance and supervision of long-term care services. She has also examined older people nursing and long-term care in her research work. Currently, she works as a university […]

Anne Killett

I am Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia with researching in long term care and older people.  I have developed and led national funded research on good and poor care of older people and on the active involvement of older people in research.  I have supported the development and successful completion of a […]

Derek King

Derek King is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow in the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He completed a PhD within the Department of Social Policy at the LSE. The title of his PhD thesis is ‘The impact of non-adherence to medication on service use and […]

Naonori Kodate

Naonori Kodate (PhD) is an Associate Professor in Social Policy and Social Robotics at University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, and the founding Director of UCD Centre for Japanese Studies. He holds a BA (International Relations, College of Arts and Sciences) and LL.M (Graduate School of Law and Politics) from the University of […]

Pavani kottapalli

Pavani Kottapalli RN, MHA, (DBA) A Journey Across Borders: Transforming Global Healthcare Growing up in India, I witnessed firsthand the challenges of healthcare access and the profound impact it can have on individuals and communities. Over the past 14 years, I’ve gained diverse experiences across healthcare systems in India, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, […]

Kristine Krause

Kristine Krause is full Professor of Anthropology, Health and Care at the University of Amsterdam and director of the Research Group Health Care and the Body.  She received her PhD from the University of Oxford and worked as research fellow at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Before moving to Amsterdam she was a postdoctoral fellow […]

Sabine Kruijer

My name is Sabine Kruijer, psychologist and researcher. Researching pain and non-pharmacological interventions for people with dementia living in a long term care facility.

Kai Leichsenring

Kai Leichsenring is Executive Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, since 2016. His background is in Political Sciences/Social Policy (Dr.phil., University of Vienna) and Organisational Development Consultancy. During his career as a researcher, he specialised in comparative and applied social research and policy consultancy with a focus on ageing, […]

Emilia Leinonen

Currently, I’m working as a postdoctoral researcher and coordinator at the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare, funded by the Research Council of Finland, 2018-2025) and Living with dementia: Social relational perspective to sustainable care (funded by the Kone Foundation and the Research Council of Finland, 2023-2027).

javiera leniz

Dr Javiera Leniz is Assistant Professor at the Public Health Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile. She completed her PhD at the Cicely Saunders Institute on the topic of use of primary and community healthcare services and transitions to hospital among people with dementia at the end of life. Her research interests include the quality […]

Alison Lim

I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia Dementia 8 years ago. Unable to find support, my daughter Jamie and I founded Dementia & Co. Todate, we have worked with 200+ families on the same journey, providing information from our associations with experts in at Northwestern Western University and Chicago University, Rare Dementia Support Group in […]

Mariana López-Ortega

I have been working in health policy and health systems research since the year 2001. I currently work as a Researcher in the National Institute of Geriatrics, one of Mexico’s National Institutes of Health, where I have been since the year 2010, almost since its creation. Before completing my PhD (2005-2009) I worked at the […]

Klara Lorenz-Dant

I am a researcher at the Institute of General Practice at the University Hospital of Augsburg. My work focuses on care pathways of people with chronic diseases. Before moving to Augsburg I worked at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where I also completed my […]

Olivia Luijnenburg

I have a study background in Religious Studies and Medical Anthropology which led me to do research on the spiritual wellbeing of older people receiving care. During my time at the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, I have worked on projects including looking at the experiences of ancillary staff (cleaners, cooks, housekeepers) […]

Melika Malone-Lee

I manage a team of colleagues writing and commissioning sector experts, practitioners and people with lived experience to deliver and support evidence informed social justice focused programmes of work. With a focus on policy development and its practical application, equality and human rights are at the heart of this work designed to support policy, systems […]

Simone Manfredi

Simone Manfredi is research fellow at CeRGAS SDA Bocconi School of Management in the Government, Health and Non Profit division and PhD student in political studies at the University of Milan.

Arlaine Joy Marcelino

I am a Registered Guidance Counselor in the Philippines, currently based in Singapore, working in an international school as a mentor/counselor. Caring for the elderly has always been my passion. I studied Gerontology Program at University of Washington. After which, I started volunteering here in Singapore in a nursing home and different active ageing centres. […]

Teresa Martínez Rodríguez

-Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud por la Universidad de Oviedo. Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Diplomada en Gerontología Social por la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología. -A lo largo de los 36 años de su trayectoria profesional ha combinado la atención directa en centros como psicóloga, con la asunción […]

Emma McLorie

I am a qualitative researcher based at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds after joining as a Research Fellow in 2024. I have an academic background in Sociology and Health Sciences, my PhD research focused on hospital discharge practices and housing support schemes. It used institutional ethnography and PAR. Previously, I worked at the […]

Lee Meng

Keen to make a difference in long term care

Claudia Miranda-Castillo

I am a Psychologist, M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology and Ph.D. in Ageing and Mental Health from University College London (UK). I currently work as a Full Professor at the Faculty of Nursing at Andrés Bello University, as Director of the Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE) and as Associate Editor of the journal Aging and […]

Sara Moreno Colom

Sara Moreno Colom has obtained Ph.D in Sociology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She is teaching sociology as an associate professor appointed to the Department of Sociology (UAB),  and researcher at the Sociological Research Centre on Everyday Life and Work -QUIT and at the Institute of Labour Studies. She was Vice Dean of Professionalization […]

Bethany Morgan Brett

Dr Bethany Morgan Brett is a Research Fellow for My Home Life England at City, University of London. Her academic background includes 19 years’ experience of lecturing in Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, Sociology, and Social Psychology and she is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is an experienced evaluation specialist and archivist, […]

Naomi Moylan

Naomi Moylan is an Occupational Therapist (OT) who has specialised in working with people living with dementia and their care partners. Naomi is currently working as a Younger Onset Dementia (YOD) Project Coordinator with Brightwater Care Group in Perth to develop YOD specific services including reablement focussed multidisciplinary services in the community and permanent care […]

Jane Murray

Dr Jane Murray is an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University. She has been a Mental Health Nurse for more than 30 years, specialising in the care of older persons, particularly those with dementia. Dr Murray currently leads a preregistration nursing programme at the Shanghai University of Traditional Medicine and a Bachelor of Science Nursing programme […]

Ignacia Navarrete

Social Anthropologist, Master in Public Health, Diploma in Medical Anthropology, University of Chile. Vast experience in scientific and cultural research projects focusing on contemporary issues on old age and aging, public health, gender, and rural territories. I am interested in the ethnographic approach and creative writing. I seek to promote research-creation between the Social Sciences, […]

Wai Chong Ng

Dr Ng Wai Chong is a practising community aged-care physician and the Founder-CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, a social enterprise providing aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services. Concurrently, Dr Ng is also the Head, Clinical Development of Home Nursing Foundation. He is a member of the Review Board under the Vulnerable Adult […]

Kim Huong Nguyen

Dr Nguyen’s research centres on the efficient and equitable allocation of resources to support brain health in disadvantaged populations. She applies economic methods and theories to evaluate interventions, programmes and public policies for neurodegenerative diseases, brain injuries, and mental disorders. As a Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with the Global Brain Health […]

Henk Nies

Prof. dr. Henk Nies is emeritus endowed professor of Organisation and Policy Development in Long-term Care at the Vrije University of Amsterdam. Further, he is member of the Quality Council at the National Health Care Institute of the Netherlands, Advisory Member of the committee on Social Security and Health Care of the Dutch Social Economic […]

Niamh O’Malley

Assistant Principal Officer, Older Persons Residential Care Unit, Social Care Division, Department of Health, Ireland.

Tomasina Oh

I am currently a Dementia Capacity Building Fellow based at the University of Plymouth in England, supported by a fellowship funded by the National Institute of Health & Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (PenARC) and Alzheimer’s Society. I was born in Malaysia where I received my early and undergraduate education (Language […]

Pedro Olivares Tirado

Olivares-Tirado was a co-founder of the Pre-Hospital Care System (SAMU) in Chile and has served as a senior researcher at the Superintendency of Health, a government institution that regulates private health insurance and providers. Currently, he is a visiting professor at the Mental Health Program of the University of Chile. He has been selected for […]

Deborah Oliveira

I am a Registered Nurse with a PhD by the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. I currently work as Assitant Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. I also collaborate as consultant on long-term care for the Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO). I am an associate member of MICARE (Millennium Institute for Care Research), […]

Luis Osborne

With over 28 years of executive experience in high-tech companies, Luis Diego Osborne is a visionary leader and a healthcare technology expert. He is the CEO of Telasist Medcare LATAM Corp, a global organization that provides telemedicine and home care solutions to clients across Latin America. He is also a senior partner of Metropolitan Trade […]

Camille Oung

Camille is a Fellow at the Nuffield Trust and has worked on many research projects and evaluations relating to social care. She leads the Trust’s work on social care across the UK’s four countries, and has extensively researched France’s social care system. Camille has previously worked at the Department of Health and Social Care, and […]

Bridget Penhale

With a background in psychology and social work, Bridget has specialised in work with older adults since 1983 and has specific interest and expertise in violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people, particularly older women. Bridget has been recognised nationally in the UK for her work on adult safeguarding/protection and internationally for her work […]

Fiona Perella

NHS-based Clinical Psychologist specialising in dementia care and supporting care home teams

Eleonora Perobelli

Eleonora Perobelli is a Lecturer in Public Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management, where she has been collaborating since 2017. She is also a researcher at the Research Center on Health and Social Care (CERGAS) of the School in the Social Policy and Service Management Area. Her research interests and scientific publications focus on […]

Meg Polacsek

Meg is a Senior Research Fellow in ARIIA’s Workforce Capacity and Capability team. She has extensive experience in research, project management, communications and advocacy in academic, public health and service provider settings. Meg has a Master of Health Science (Aged Services Management) and was awarded a PhD in 2018. More recently, she completed a Specialist […]

Anne Margriet Pot

see website: www.annemargrietpot.nl

Elisa Pozo Menéndez

Elisa Pozo Menéndez holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism, with specialization in Sustainable Cities (UPEM-IFU, 2014) and Environment and Bioclimatic Architecture (MAYAB-UPM, 2019). She works as freelance, she is co-founder of mita atelier and since 2022 she is researcher at Matia Instituto Gerontológico. She collaborates with Observatorio2030 from Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos […]

Josie Prynn

I am a Wellcome funded PhD fellow through the CREATE PhD programme. I am researching the epidemiology and lived experience of dementia in rural Uganda to inform strategies for both improving the quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers, and prevent dementia in future generations. I am an SpR in Geriatric Medicine […]

Dian Yuniar Syanti Rahayu

Hello, my name is Dian Yuniar Syanti Rahayu, I am from Indonesia, currently teaching at the departement of nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Bandung

Saana Raittila-Salo

Im a Doctoral Researcher working at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in Social Work, and a Visiting Researcher affiliated with the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. My PhD study looks at social networks and unmet long-term care needs of Mozambican background self-settled refugees aging with cognitive difficulties in rural South […]

Jayeeta Rajagopalan

Jayeeta Rajagopalan joined as Research Officer at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2022, where she is currently working on research projects related to dementia and adult social care. Prior to this, she worked as an Early Career Researcher (ECR) on the Strengthening […]

Elisabeth Rappold

My professional socialization took place in nursing, academically in nursing science and sociology. My professional experience expandes from hospitals to universities, international aid at the Austrian Red Cross and last but not least in strategical consulting at the GÖG. I am a member of the Advisory Board for aging in the Federal Ministry of Health […]

Sanna Read

Sanna Read works at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre based at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on a range of topics related to well-being and health, social contacts, socioeconomic factors, service use, costs of care and financing adult social care. She uses a range of longitudinal and multilevel […]

Louise Robinson

Professor Dame Louise Robinson, is an academic GP and Professor of Primary Care and Ageing at Newcastle University. She was the first GP to be awarded a prestigious NIHR Professorship, followed by a NIHR Senior Investigator award. Professor Robinson also holds a UK Regius Professorship in Ageing and was awarded a Dame hood in 2018 […]

Julie Roebuck

I design and deliver training on safeguarding and dementia care

Kirstein Rummery

Kirstein is a Professor of Social Policy at the University of Stirling, and previously worked at the Universities of Manchester, Birmingham and Kent in the UK. She has lived experience of being disabled and being a carer.

Kirstein Rummery

Professor of Social Policy, University of Stirling

Nazak Salehi

Nazak Salehi is a Researcher at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research experience is related to inequalities in dementia care, perinatal mental health, age-friendly cities initiatives, and autism. She is a Registered Pharmacist from Canada with specialization in Addictions and Mental Health […]

Aline Salla

For over 20 years, I have worked in the fields of Technology, Communication, and Marketing, and since 2017, I have primarily focused on Gerontechnology. I am one of the founders and the coordinator of technology and communication for the largest communication network among professionals working in nursing homes in Brazil (Fronte-RSA / Frente-ILPI). I love […]

Aline Salla

With a career marked by innovation at the intersection of technology, communication, and longevity, I am a specialist in Gerontechnology and the Communications Coordinator of the Brazilian National Front for Strengthening Long-Term Care Institutions (Frente-ILPI). My work is distinguished by leadership in strategic projects that promote digital inclusion, support public policies, and enhance the quality […]

Kritika Samsi

Kritika Samsi is Senior Research Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce. She has worked in dementia care research for over 10 years using qualitative methodology to investigate a wide range of topics: (1) if there is an optimal time for people with dementia to move into a care […]

Kezia Scales

Kezia Scales, PhD, is the Vice President of Research & Evaluation for PHI, a U.S.-based organization committed to promoting quality direct care jobs as the foundation of quality care for older adults and people with disabilities across long-term care settings. In her role, Kezia leads PHI’s strategy for building the evidence base on public policies […]

Christina Schindlegger

I am working at the Federal Minstry of Social Affairs in Austria.

Marguerite Schneider

Marguerite Schneider (PhD) is an emeritus associate professor from the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town. Her early career was in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology before moving into broader social science research focusing on disability studies and mental health. She led the South African work on the STRiDE project […]

Megan Shepherd-Banigan

Dr. Megan Shepherd-Banigan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and Core Faculty at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy. She is also a Health Research Scientist in the Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) at the Durham Veteran’s Administration […]

Regina Shih

My passion is improving the state of aging, caregiving, and long-term care policy in the U.S. With over 20 years of research experience, the common theme to my work is mitigating health disparities across the lifespan. My research skills are policy analysis, multi-level analysis of large datasets, study design, strategic planning, and program evaluation across […]

Tetyana Shippee

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Sirrý Sif Sigurlaugardóttir

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Katya Sion

Katya is an empirical researcher with her main focus on improving the quality of long-term care. During her PhD within the ‘Living-Lab in Aging and Long-Term care’ at Maastricht University, she developed the narrative method ‘Connecting Conversations’ that assesses experienced quality of care in nursing homes from the resident’s perspective. Katya is currently working at […]

Hanneke Smaling

Senior researcher at the University Network for the Care Sector South Holland, Leiden University Medical Center, department Public Health and Primary Care. Associate Director of Namaste Care International.

Dia Soilemezi

Dr Dia Soilemezi (PhD, MSc -Psychology) is an Applied Health and Social Care Researcher. She currently works as a Principle Research Adviser at the NIHR-funded Research Support Service Hub (delivered by the University of Southampton and partners) providing qualitative methodological support and genral advice to applicants. Dia is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in […]

Andrew Sommerlad

Dr Sommerlad’s research investigates the nature, causes and consequences of social functioning impairment in people with dementia. He uses multiple methodologies including observational research using clinical and population-based cohorts and routinely collected electronic health records; qualitative methods; psychometric research; systematic review and meta-analysis to examine clinically relevant outcomes in dementia and cognition for older people.

Sebastián Soto-Guerrero

I hold an interdisciplinary background in Public Health, Social Work and Philosophy. Currently, I’m pursuing a PhD in Global Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB).”  

Alice Spann

I hold a BSc in nursing and a masters degree in nursing science from the University of Vienna. Having worked as a nurse for three years at a hospital in Vienna, I decided to get back into academia and completed my masters degree in public health at the University of Edinburgh in 2017. My dissertation […]

Maria – Kalliopi Spanorriga

General – Family Medicine Resident Hippocrateio General Hospital of Athens. Senior Medical Advisor at “Frontizo” – ICT Assisted Integrated and Personcentered Care for the Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population. Member of the EIPonAHA Detail-oriented and knowledgeable, skilled at completing patient-facing and office-based tasks by applying strong multitasking and organisational abilities. Independent worker with extensive medical experience and […]

Judit Staller

2013-2018 Managing social and health regulations for the elderly home: Olajág Otthonok I, which has a capacity of 67 caretakers with dementia and 30 caregivers including technical and operating employees. Recruiting employees, enrolling caretakers, managing daily activities, supervising implementations of regulations and executing ordinances, meeting the affiliated sectors’ requirements, investigating complaints, making reports, and monitoring […]

Edmund Stubbs

Ed completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield and his MSc in Health Population & Society at the London School of Eeconomics. After his studies Ed worked as a Healthcare Researcher at Civitas think tank in Westminster, researching health system financing and structure and doing cross country comparisons with other […]

Aida Suarez Gonzalez

I am a qualified clinical neuropsychologist and scientist. I worked for 9 years in the Neurology Department at University Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Seville before moving to London in 2014 to join the University College London Dementia Research Centre as a clinical academic. I am now a Principal Research Fellow at the Queen Square […]

Joanna-lee Tan

Jo has extensive experience in aged care, having worked 25+ years in acute and primary care, veterans care, community, home, and residential aged care in both metropolitan and rural areas. Jo is an APA titled Gerontological Physiotherapist, holds a Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management, and has worked with aged care stakeholders to improve aged […]

Jayme Tauzer

Jayme Tauzer is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna’s Department of Nursing Sciences, she is an interdisciplinary researcher on issues of long-term care and old age. Previously, as a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Brighton, she led an independent research project within the INNOVATE DIGNITY network, collaborating with early-stage researchers across […]

Kali Thomas

Kali S. Thomas is the Associate Director of Health Services Research in the Center for Equity in Aging. As a gerontologist, Dr. Thomas’ research focuses on identifying ways to improve the quality of life of older adults needing long-term services and supports (LTSS) through applied health services research. With funding from the U.S. Department of […]

Priya Thomas

Dr Priya Treesa Thomas holds Ph D in Psychiatric Social Work from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India. Currently, she is working as an Additional  Professor in the department rendering psychosocial care services to the neurologically ill and is involved in clinical, teaching and research activities. In NIMHANS, she essentially concentrates her clinical […]

Natasa Todorovic

Natasa Todorovic graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology of the Belgrade University and is a Master of Public Health and current PhD candidate at the Medical School of the Belgrade University. Her primary work over the past two decades has focused on the effects of demographic ageing, in particular on elder abuse […]

Loïc Trabut

Loïc Trabut is a researcher at the Institut national d’études démographiques. He specialises in the territorial analysis of public policies, and in particular their development in relation to the articulation of family and public solidarity around seniors.

Milan van Keulen

I am researching how to listen to and use the narratives of people with dementia in public services and regulation for quality improvement.

Davide Viero

My studies span from Italy, where I graduated with a BA at the University of Bergamo, to Germany, where I completed an MA in Contemporary East Asian Studies focusing on Japanese Society and Politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen. While working on my MA thesis on civic engagement in shrinking cities in Japan, I first […]

Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto

Cristina Vilaplana Prieto is a full professor at the University of Murcia and holds a PhD in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid. Practically, the beginning of my research career has coincided with the implementation in Spain of the System of Autonomy and Care for Dependency (SAAD), and this has been an incentive […]

Tomoko Wakui

Tomoko Wakui obtained her Ph.D degree in Health Science in 2012 at the Department of Social Gerontology, School of Health Sciences & Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Japan. She has been conducting researches in the field of social welfare and social gerontology, such as research on caregiving burden and developing support […]

Sharon Walsh

Dr Sharon Walsh is a Assistant Professor in Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway. Her research interests lie in the application of applied economic methods to explore and inform important policy questions related to health and ageing. In particular, she applies these techniques to examine key economic issues […]

Ning Wang

Dr. Ning Wang is an Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Policy at the School of Social and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology. With a PhD in Gerontology from the University of Southampton (UK), her research expertise lies in social policy in aging society, intergenerational care dynamics, and social policy […]

Karen Watson

Dr Karen Watson (RN, PhD, BN (Hons), BHlthSc (Naturop)) is a Senior Lecturer in Healthy Ageing and Care of the Older Person with the Susan Wakil School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. Dr Watson is an experienced aged care academic, focusing on healthy ageing and the care needs of […]

Karen Wee

Karen Wee is a transformational change-maker, strategist, innovator and successful implementor with 36 years of volunteering experience (globally and locally) and 13 years of professional experience in non-profit sector. With experience in full spectrum of non-profit sector in APAC, working at government (NCSS), civil organisation (NVPC), international NPO (YMCA and Lions Clubs’ Lions Befrienders) and […]

Wendy Weidner

Wendy Weidner is Head of Research and Publications for Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) where she leads on the development and growth of ADI’s global research portfolio in partnership with academic institutions and Alzheimer associations across a wide range of projects including diagnosis, dementia care pathways, interventions, clinical trials, and epidemiology and inclusion and diversity. Wendy […]

Zhuoyi WEN

Dr. WEN Zhuoyi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. His research interests include policy sciences, comparative social policy, state–society relations, and nonprofit management. His work has appeared in Journal of Social Policy, Ageing and Society, China Information, Social Policy and Administration, Social […]

Caroline White

Caroline is a Research Associate at the University of Hull, with a background in social work. Her key research interests include the lived experience of distance carers; the experience of those living and working in care homes; the provision of homecare; abuse and neglect in long-term care settings.

Lesley Williamson

Lesley is a Research Associate in dementia care, funded by the NIHR South London Applied Research Collaborative. She works at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, and the Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. She completed her mixed-methods thesis in 2023, conceptualising the determinants of emergency department […]

Raphael Wittenberg

Raphael is an Associate Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Service Economics and Organisation (CHSEO) at the University of Oxford. At CPEC, he leads a programme of research on […]

Karen Lok Yi Wong

Karen Lok Yi Wong is a PhD candidate and sessional lecturer at the School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She is a registered social worker and researcher and has been practicing and researching in diverse settings related to older adults, such as community senior services centre, long-term care, and geriatric acute […]

Meredith Wyse

Experienced policy and program specialist with over 20 years of technical and managerial leadership in aging, long-term care and social protection across Asia and the Pacific. Track record of designing and delivering projects through roles in Asian Development Bank (ADB) and HelpAge International. Areas of interest include social protection, social services and the care economy, […]

Fan Yang

Dr. Fan Yang obtained his PhD degree in social work at the University of Hong Kong in 2015. He is currently an associate professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Yang’s research looks at mental health problems of disadvantaged groups, poverty and long-term care policies. He pays particular […]

Joseph Yang

With the background of medicine, I have also been trained with both evidence-based healthcare and evidence social policy practice in the UK. Currently, I am a practicing old age psychiatrist based in Taiwan and have long involvement in long-term care issues locally.

Minzhi Ye

Dr. Ye is an assistant professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, U.S.A. She is passionate about developing systems that enhance the quality of life for older individuals while reducing healthcare costs. Currently, she is leading two lines of studies: (1) focusing on the sleep health of custodial grandparent families and (2) employing […]

Christopher Yeow

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oscar zanutto

Head of Innovation and Development Department at ISRAA, Aging2.0 Treviso Chapter Ambassador, GHC Treviso Health & Social Care Innovation Ecosystem Coordinator, Certified “Green Belt” expert in the application of the Value Based Healthcare model (Harvard Business School), Speaker in events dedicated to longevity and digital health transformation topics. Aging2.0 and SHAFE Foundation Ambassador. Previous WG1 Leader in […]

Wenjian Zhou

Wenjian Zhou, MSc. in Economics and Ph.D. in Demography, is a postdoctoral fellow with focuses on health management of older people, public policy evaluation for older adults, and integrated care. Over the years, Dr. Zhou has conducted a series of studies on these issues. Dr. Zhou serves as a committee member of the Pharmaceutical and […]

Nancy Zionts

Nancy Zionts, COO/Chief Program Officer, is responsible for the Foundation’s grant and program agenda. Areas of focus: Women’s Health, Aging and Workforce. She currently leads the Foundation’s teams for Women’s Health Inequity as We Age, Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative, and Long Term Care Learning Network. Over 30 years, she has been active in many Foundation […]

Sandra Zwakhalen

” Geriatric home care starts by caring, but includes so much more”. Sandra currently holds a position as a full professor at the Department of Health Services Research at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University. She is the head of the Department of Health Services Research (HSR) where over 120 […]