Our researchers
Danai Theodosopoulou
Danai Theodosopoulou has a background in social work and brain and mind sciences.
Her research concerns person-centre care for people living with dementia. Her current research interests include evaluation of healthcare interventions, personalised music interventions, and participatory research approaches, through qualitative methods
Dr Eleanor Wilson, Senior Research Fellow
Eleanor’s background is in social science and medical anthropology.
Eleanor's research focuses on the provision of care for those affected by neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease, and how patients affected by severe and life-limiting illness and their family carers manage complicated medication regimes in the home environment.
Dr Nicola Turner
Nicola's research interests focus on social aspects of death and dying; exploring individual experiences of the end of life in family, community and social contexts.
She has a particular interest in the role of paid homecare services in end of life care for people with complex care needs.
Professor Rowan Harwood
Rowan is the NCARE Centre lead. He is a Professor of Palliative and End of life care, and Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine.
He is interested in applied health research based around 3 themes: 1) epidemiology of old age and the aetiology of disabling disease and mental health conditions 2) health status measurement 3) development and evaluation of complex healthcare interventions