Research Interests

Health and Active Ageing:

• Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing: Examining the impacts of earlier life experiences and community factors on health and wellbeing outcomes in later life, such as non-communicable diseases, cognitive frailty, social relationships, social isolation and loneliness.
• Active Ageing: Exploring gender and ethnicity disparities in active ageing outcomes in employment, social participation, caregiving, and healthy life expectancy, and identifying policy implications.
• Health Behaviours in Older Adults: Studying the health impacts of smoking, alcohol consumption, and other behaviours among older adults, considering life course mediators.

Dementia and Caregiving:

• Emotional and Reciprocal Changes in Dementia Caregiving: Investigating the evolving dynamics and emotional impacts of caregiving for dementia patients.

• Cultural Practices in End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Exploring family preparations for death and the cultural nuances of bereavement, particularly in non-western culture contexts.

Impact of Technology:

• Quality of Life and Wellbeing: Investigating both benefits and barriers to internet use and other technologies and the effects of new technologies on the quality of life and wellbeing in older adults.

I am particularly interested in quantitative secondary data analysis, utilizing existing large and diverse datasets to conduct analyses of trends over time and comparisons of populations and countries.

I welcome PhD applications that fit for my research interests. I am committed to providing strong mentorship and support to my students. While my supervision expertise lies in quantitative research methods, I collaborate with colleagues who specialize in qualitative research methods to supervise students who use qualitative or mixed methods. I have been supervising students working on various topics, including retirement and friendship in older age, family preparations for death and bereavement, palliative care, informal caregiving for people with dementia, early life experiences and loneliness among older people, COVID-19 transmissions among hospital patients, etc.

Current Teaching

I teach on blended learning PhD programmes.

My Role

I am a core member of the Centre for Ageing Research.