Dr Sandra Varey
Research Fellow, Senior Research Associate (Qualitative)Research Overview
My research interests are interdisciplinary and include lifelong learning, literacies and ageing. My current research within the Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) forms part of a collaboration led by Leeds University and including the University of Liverpool and an industrial partner, Smith-Nephew. The overall aim of this study is to develop a wound care technology for older people to support independence and gain improvements to their well-being. My previous research has focused on adult education within the context of the English Skills for Life policy, encompassing biographical research with learners and analysis of paperwork practices within the classroom. I am particularly interested in research ethics and in qualitative and participatory research methodologies which address participant voice.
Current Research
Virtuous Cycles of Well-Being Stage 2 (N8-funded)
Testing New Models of Care: An Evaluation of the Lancashire and Cumbria Innovation Alliance NHS Test Bed
01/03/2016 → 30/06/2018
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Connections of Workplace Cultures, Patient Safety and Dignity
01/08/2014 → 19/12/2014
Other
Both sides of the fence: using action research to improve end of life care for prisoners
01/06/2013 → 31/05/2016
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