Rosie Dunn

Qualifications

• BSc (University of Hull)
• MSc (University of Hull)
• PhD / DPhil (University of Hull)

Summary

Rosie is a Psychologist and Health Researcher who has worked in the field of ageing and dementia since 2012. Her experience spans clinical, research and academic work and she has a particular interest in multimorbidity, relationship-centred care and improving the quality of life for people with dementia and their families. In addition to her work in research, Rosie offers ad/hoc teaching on dementia to nursing and other allied health degree programmes.

Rosie is also a PhD Researcher and was awarded a scholarship in September 2019. Her research involves the use of interpretive phenomenological analysis alongside photo-elicitation techniques to explore the experiences of couples living with dementia and multiple health conditions.

Rosie chairs the Dementia Advisory Board, an 'expert-by-experience' group attended by people living with dementia and their families. The group members advise on student and academic staff research proposals and provide input to the MSc in Dementia programme.

Rosie is also a member of the research group SPARC (Social and Psychological Research in Long Term Conditions) and the Multimorbidity research cluster.