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Dr. Lindsey Collins,
Associate Professor

Information about Dr. Lindsey Collins at the University of Bradford.

Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
(Faculty of Health Studies)
Email:
l.collins3@bradford.ac.uk
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Biography

Lindsey is a registered Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in working with people with dementia. She has been responsible for developing specialist Speech and Language Therapy services within a number of NHS Mental Health Trusts prior to commencing her role at the University of Bradford.

Lindsey has a particular interest in supporting peopleliving with dementia who experience eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. In 2015, Lindsey was awarded an Alzheimer’s Society Clinical TrainingFellowship to study for a PhD, which she completed in 2020. The study focus was to understand the eating anddrinking experiences of people living with dementia and dysphagia in carehomes from multiple perspectives. Lindsey has since been awarded a White Rose Post-doctoral Fellowship, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, to further her research in this area.

Lindsey is also passionate about supporting others todevelop skills to engage meaningfully with people living with dementia and enhancewell-being. Lindsey is involved in developing,delivering and evaluating person-centred dementia care consultancy andtraining packages for health and social care organisations throughout the UKand internationally. In particular, Lindsey is responsible for the international use and development of two observational tools - Dementia Care Mapping and the Short Observational Framework for Inspection.

Research

  • Dysphagia
  • Effective Communication
  • Care Homes
  • Observational Research Tools

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Lindsey Collins as follows:

Teaching interests

  • Dementia Care Mapping
  • Short Observational Framework for Inspection
  • Person Centred Dementia Care
  • Health and Social Care Workforce Development
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Communication
  • Dysphagia

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Lindsey Collins is as follows:

Education

  • University of Bradford - MSc in Dementia Studies with Distinction
  • De Montfort University - BSc (Hons) in Human Communication: Speech and Language Therapy
  • University of Bradford - PhD

Publications

There are 1 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Lindsey Collins.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Lindsey Collins has 1 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Person-centred communication in dementia care 2015 Downs, Murna G.; Collins, L.