Dr Linda Sumpter
BA (Hons), MSc, PhD
Expertise
My research interests include social care with adults , especially older adults, reablement, older people's community-based support interventions, assisted living and closing the research practice gap.
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies
Contact
Press and media
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
ConnectED: Connecting Evidence to Decision Making
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
ConnectED is a project that aims to help decision-makers in Adult Social Care make better decisions by growing their ability to use research.Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
05/01/2022 to 31/12/2025
Publications
Recent publications
25/03/2024“Shooting in the dark”
Evidence and Policy
What influences the use of research by the adult social care workforce?
British Journal of Social Work
Related people
Professor Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Professor Geraldine Macdonald
Professor of Social Work
School for Policy Studies
Dr Christie Cabral
Senior Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Jon Symonds
Senior Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families
School for Policy Studies
Dr Karen Gray
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies