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Dementia MSc - Teaching staff

Many of our academics are internationally recognised leaders in dementia research, including genetics, epidemiology, and applied clinical research in the community.

Our MSc course provides a great deal of exposure to senior researchers, which will teach in our highly engaging and practical modules. Course Modules are organised and taught by our Senior Academic Staff, most of whom are researchers and clinicians in the field.

Dr Nick Bass: Programme Director

n.bass@ucl.ac.uk

Dr Jon Huntley

j.huntley@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 

Professor Gill Livingston

g.livingston@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • epidemiology and prevention of dementia
  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 
  • prevention, aetiology and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms particularly psychosis and agitation
  • elder abuse

Professor Claudia Cooper

claudia.cooper@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • epidemiology and prevention of dementia
  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 
  • elder abuse

Professor Rob Howard

robert.howard@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 
  • prevention, aetiology and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms particularly psychosis and agitation
  • quality of life and outcomes research

Dr Sergi Costafreda

s.costafreda@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • epidemiology and prevention of dementia
  • neuroimaging research

Dr Natalie Marchant

n.marchant@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • epidemiology and prevention of dementia

Dr Zuzana Walker

z.walker@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • neuroimaging research
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies

Dr Vasiliki Orgeta

v.orgeta@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 

Dr Rebecca Gould

r.gould@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and psychological interventions for carers 

Dr Suzanne Reeves

suzanne.reeves@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • prevention, aetiology and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms particularly psychosis and agitation

Professor Paul Higgs

p.higgs@ucl.ac.uk

Research interests

  • personhood in dementia

Dr Liz Simpson

Research interests

  • The characteristic and management of advanced dementia (end of life care, pain and development of complex interventions)