Dr Catherine Quinn is an Associate Professor at the Centre of Applied Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford where she teaches about post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia. Within DeNPRU Exeter, Catherine oversees capacity building, enabling the team to develop and strengthen their skills. She also provides topic expertise in frailty, caregiving, quality of life, education for practitioners within primary and secondary care, and non-pharmacological interventions.
Catherine’s research focuses on improving the quality of life of those affected by dementia and she is particularly interested in improving the support provision for carers. Catherine is currently Co-PI on the DYNAMIC study which focuses on improving social care planning and provision for people with young onset dementia and their families. Catherine is the Bradford University Healthy Ageing Theme Lead for Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research. She is a member of the NIHR Dementias Portfolio Development Group and the Older People theme within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Yorkshire & Humber.