I joined Northumbria University in 2010 and I am now working as a Senior Research Fellow in international ageing. I have a clinical background in nursing with specialism in medical and community palliative care and academic interest in social geography and public health. I use participatory and qualitative approaches to work with older people, to develop preventative, enabling and cost effective, services and supports to promote a good quality of later life. I manage and support international and national research projects with a focus on health and well being in later life. These have included: health technologies and older adults; social aspects of falls and older adults; visual impairment and falls; Integrating housing and health services development; fuel poverty and money management; creating dementia friendly communities and intergenerational understanding of health and well being.

1.Psychosocial aspects of falls and older adults 2.Visual impairment and falls 3.Care technologies and older adults 4.Dementia and Citizenship 5.Integrated housing and health service development 6.Arts interventions and health and well being in later life 7.Qualitative, participatory research 8.Multidisciplinary research