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
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Connecting Evidence with Decision-Making
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 31/12/2024
Publications
Recent publications
23/02/2024“Shooting in the dark”:
Evidence and Policy
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