Ms Emily Fisher
MSc
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Associate
+44 114 215 9680
Full contact details
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room 223, Broomcross Building
Weston Park Hospital
Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2SJ
- Profile
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I joined the University of Sheffield in 2023 and am a Research Associate on the Equitable Bereavement Care for All project. This is an inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse groups.
I am carrying out a part-time PhD at UCL exploring the implementation of psychosocial interventions for dementia.
I have previously held roles at UCL in the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology. I was Programme Manager of the MRC-funded 'CST-International' study, which explored implementation strategies for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for dementia in Brazil, India and Tanzania, and lead researcher on the NIHR-funded project 'iSupport for South Asian dementia carers: cultural adaptation and feasibility testing'.
- Qualifications
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- BSc Human Sciences (Hons), UCL
- MSc Dementia: Causes, Treatments and Research (Mental Health), UCL
- Research interests
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- Bereavement
- Dementia
- Carer support
- Qualitative methods
- Mixed-methods research
- Implementation research
- Stakeholder engagement
- Community engagement
- Publications
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Journal articles
- International implementation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in Brazil, India and Tanzania: Findings from the CST‐International study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S19).
- Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for dementia: The development, feasibility and initial outcomes of a global framework. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S19).
- iSupport for South Asian carers in the UK. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S19).
- Patient and caregiver experiences of living with dementia in Tanzania. Dementia, 22(8), 1900-1920. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring how family carers of a person with dementia manage pre‐death grief: a mixed methods study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38(3). View this article in WRRO
- Prevalence of sleep disturbances in people with dementia living in the community: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews, 83, 101782-101782.
- How do factors of sociodemographic, health literacy and dementia experience influence carers’ knowledge of dementia?. Dementia, 21(4), 1270-1288.
- Delivering cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) virtually: developing and field-testing a new framework. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 17, 97-116. View this article in WRRO
- Practical and emotional preparation for death: A mixed methods study investigating experiences of family carers of people with dementia. Dementia, 21(3), 934-956.
- Interventions promoting family involvement with care homes following placement of a relative with dementia: A systematic review. Dementia, 21(2), 618-647.
- Development and acceptability of a brief, evidence-based Dementia Awareness for Caregivers course in low- and middle-income countries. Dementia, 21(2), 598-617.
GP2 : The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program. Movement Disorders, 36(4), 842-851.- Care needs of people with dementia in Tanzania and associated impact on carers: A cross-sectional, observational study. Dementia.
- Virtual group Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (vCST) for dementia: mixed methods feasibility randomised controlled trial. The Gerontologist.
- Online Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for dementia in Brazil and India: Acceptability, Feasibility and Lessons for Implementation (Preprint). JMIR Aging.
- Experiences of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) in Brazil: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their caregivers. Aging & Mental Health, 1-6.
- Is Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy the Future for People with Dementia? An Audit of UK NHS Memory Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 8(4), 360-367.
Reports
Preprints
- Research group
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- Equitable Bereavement Care for All
- Psychosocial Dementia Research
- Teaching activities
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I lecture at UCL on the Topics in Clinical Psychology module