Overview

Sharon Nelis is the Project Manager of ‘Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: the IDEAL study’ (www.idealproject.org.uk)

Broad research specialisms:

Part of the Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health at Exeter (www.exeter.ac.uk/psychology/reach) research interests include maintaining cognitive health in later life and living well with cognitive decline.

Qualifications

BSc. (Hons) Social Psychology & Sociology (Ulster)
Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching (PgCUT) (Ulster)
PhD. in Psychology (Ulster)

Career

Former research studies include:

Research Fellow: ‘Behaviour change to promote health and well-being in later life a goal-setting intervention’. 2011-2013

Research Fellow: ‘Implications of attachment organisation for the social and emotional health of older people, people with dementia, and family caregivers’. 2010-2011

Research Officer: ‘A comprehensive profile of awareness in early stage dementia’ 2007-2010

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Research

Research interests

Part of the Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH) at Exeter (www.exeter.ac.uk/psychology/reach) research interests include maintaining cognitive health in later life and living well with cognitive decline.

Research interests include:

• Awareness in Alzheimer’s disease/dementia
• Living well with dementia.
• Memory functioning and performance of older adults.
• Mental health in later life.
• Attachment representations and social networks across the lifespan.

Research projects

Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: the IDEAL study (www.idealproject.org.uk).

Grants/Funding:

Clare, L., Jones, R.W., Morris, R., Matthews, F., Rusted, J., Hughes, J., Victor, C., Knapp, M., Jones, I.R., Litherland, R., Hindle, J.V., Quinn, C., Martyr, A., Nelis, S.M., Ballard, C., & Hillman, A. (2018-2022). Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: a longitudinal perspective on living well with dementia (the IDEAL-2 study).

Clare, L., Jones, I.R., Victor, C., Pickett, J., Knapp, M., Jones, R.W., Kopelman, M., Morris, R., Rusted, J., Savitch, N., Martyr, A., Nelis, S.M., Quinn, C., Hindle, J.V., & Thom. J. (2014-2018). Living well with dementia. ESRC/NIHR.

Nelis, S.M., Clare, L. & Whitaker, C. 2010-2011: Implications of attachment relationships for the social and emotional well-being of older people, people with dementia, and family caregivers. ESRC Small Grant.

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