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Experts by Experience

Our Experts by Experience group work together with us in research, education, and training. There are a range of opportunities for people to get involved, which include:

  • Creating, checking and marking the courses we provide
  • Advising us and working with us to develop and carry out current and future research
  • Working with us to improve dementia care
  • Training members of the care workforce with us
  • Raising awareness and challenging stigma

Everyone affected by dementia is welcome to become an Expert by Experience and we are committed to involving people with dementia from diagnosis onwards. We are particularly keen to recruit people whose lives have been touched by dementia but whose voices are less often heard, including women, people over 80, members of Black, Asian, Eastern European or other diverse communities, those who live in care homes, and members of LGBTQ groups.

Our Experts by Experience hold regular events at the University and online, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also publish a quarterly newsletter written with people with dementia, family carers and our team at the University.

To find out how to get involved, you can email Clare Mason or fill in our contact form.

You can also visit our Experts by Experience Facebook page.

Meet some of our Experts by Experience

Dr Michael Andrews

Expert by Experience

Michael Andrews, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Michael has worked with us to develop new online training materials for Health Education England which is available to all NHS staff. He has also been involved in face-to-face teaching of GP’s on our Practitioner’s with a special interest course and in online teaching to students in the wider University in our Inter Professional Education Days and Career Booster courses.
Michael Andrews, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Expert by Experience

Sue Bradbury

Expert by Experience

Sue Bradbury, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Sue has worked with us advising on our Journeying through Dementia research study and has been involved in face-to-face teaching and interviewing University staff.
Sue Bradbury, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Expert by Experience

Jacqui Bingham

Expert by Experience

Jacqui Bingham, Dementia, Expert by Experience.

Jacqui has been involved in writing our Centre newsletter, working with researchers in various studies and creating materials to support them in working more confidently with people living with dementia. Jacqui was also involved in online teaching at our Career Booster course for students in the wider University.
Jacqui Bingham, Dementia, Expert by Experience.

Expert by Experience

Maq Quereshi

Expert by Experience

Maq Quereshi, Dementia Expert by Experience

Maq has worked with us in recording his experiences to help researchers’ become more confident working with people living with dementia. He has also been involved in our Inter Professional Education day for students working in the Faculty of Health Studies.
Maq Quereshi, Dementia Expert by Experience

Expert by Experience

Kathryn Carmichael

Expert by Experience

Kathryn Carmichael, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Kathryn has worked with us on our online courses for Health Education England, dementia training for all NHS staff. She has also been part of our work with the Faculty of Health Studies and our Coronavirus and Dementia in Care Homes Study.
Kathryn Carmichael, Dementia Expert by Experience.

Expert by Experience

Julie Hayden

Expert by Experience

A headshot of Julie Hayden, Expert by Experience.

Julie has worked with us advising on our Journeying through Dementia project and analysing research data. She has also worked with us on work with Health Education England creating training materials for all NHS staff. More recently, Julie was involved in online teaching sessions in our Inter Professional Education Day for Faculty of Health Students.
A headshot of Julie Hayden, Expert by Experience.

Expert by Experience