School of Health in Social Science

PhD Students

PhD students at the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia.

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Xiaoyang Li 

Nursing Studies FT

'Identifying support and training needs of the formal and informal caregivers of the people living with dementia in different care settings in China: a qualitative study.' (First supervisor Dr Sarah Rhynas) (Jan 2021 - )

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Martha Pollard

Part time Alzheimer Scotland PhD Studentship Psychology

‘Exploring the role of relationships in living with dementia.’ (January 2019 - )

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Rose Vincent

Full time Alzheimer Society studentship

‘The experience of reciprocal relationships for people with early-onset dementia.’ (Feb 2020 - )

Valeria Lembo

 

 

 

Nikos Tsogkas

CPASS 

'A Phenomenological Study of Transactional Analysis for Grief: Exploring therapists’ and clients’ lived experience.' (First supervisor Seamus Prior) (2020 - )

 

Moniq Muyargas

CPASS FT

'Navigating and Negotiating Identity while Aging: Narratives of Aging Gay Men and Lesbians for Health Social Justice.' (First supervisor Seamus Prior) (2021 - )

 

Victoria Barber-Fleming

ACRC

'How does (clinical stage of) frailty relate to older adults' preferences for health care interventions?' (First supervisor Prof Gillian Mead MVM) (Sept 2021 - )

 

Anna Bryan

ACRC Studentship FT

'The impact of music in care settings.' (First supervisor Dr Tom Russ, PPLS) (Sept 2021 - )

 

Yoni LeFevre

Global Health Joint Studentship KULeuven-UOE

'Longing For: A design-led exploration of intimacy and sexual expression within the context of residential care for individuals of advanced age with high support needs.' (First Supervisor Niels Hendricks, KULeuven) (Sept 2022 - )

 

Sasha Lewis-Jackson

ACRC Studentship FT

'The use of restrictive practices with people with diminished capacity in care settings.' (Sept 2022 - )