DIALOGUE-2 works with many of the same team as in DIALOGUE, across seven Universities, two local authorities, one integrated care board and three Community partners.
Associate Professor
Grant Gibson is a Associate Professor in Dementia Studies in the Faculty of Social Science and is lead for the DIALOGUE network of research projects. Grant has been a researcher in technology enabled care for older people for…
Professor of Family Lives and Care
Kathryn is Professor of Family Lives and Care at the University of Hertfordshire. Kathryn is co-Chair of the NIHR Programme for Social Care Research and chairs the Advisory Board for the NIHR Research Support Service Specialist Centre for…
Professor
Katie is a Professor of Applied Health Research & Ageing in the Population Health Sciences Institute. Katie is a social gerontologist with an educational background in sociology. This has enabled her to pursue her research interests in the social…
Assistant Professorial Research Fellow
Catherine Henderson is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at LSE. Catherine’s research interests include psychosocial interventions for people with dementia, the cost-effectiveness of assistive technologies in managing long-term health and social care needs, intermediate care, residential care provision, and resource…
Social Anthropologist
Matthew is a social anthropologist and care scholar whose research explores the possibilities of ageing and care futures globally, including the roles of digital technologies in mediating care arrangements and systems to support older people, families, carers, and the…
Senior Research Fellow
Hannah is a Senior Research Fellow at The Open University conducting interdisciplinary research in the fields of technology, digital practices, gerontology, and age-friendly cities and communities. She became a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2025 and…
PPIE contributor
Raj Mehta retired from BP several years ago, where he held senior leadership positions in IT and procurement. Raj has been blind for most of his life due to a retinal condition, and was recently diagnosed with chronic conditions…
Research Fellow
Laura joined the University of Stirling in 2020, where she is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Alongside her role with DIALOGUE, Laura works with Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT), a UK centre for implementing…
Research Fellow
Nicole joined King’s College London in 2016, where she is a Research Fellow in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce (HSCWRU). Nicole worked on an NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR)-funded ‘Utopia’ study…
Research Fellow
Alison is a Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire and core member of the NIHR ARC East of England’s Social Care, Dementia and Ageing theme. With over 15 years’ experience of working in various social care related…
Operations Manager
DeeDee Wallace is Innovation Partnership and Business Development Operations Manager at Innovate Oxfordshire – Oxfordshire County Council, with specialist expertise in adult social care innovation, digital health, and the responsible adoption of technology in frontline services. She is…
Senior Lecturer
Carolyn Wilson-Nash is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Retail at the University of Stirling. She is a consumer researcher whose work explores how people engage with digital technologies in everyday life, particularly when they are navigating complex…