Diane Bushell
MPhil / PhD Student
School of Allied Health and Community
Association for Dementia Studies
email: busd1_22@uni.worc.ac.uk
Di is a part-time MPhil / PhD student with the Association for Dementia Studies.
Di’s research interest is in exploring connectedness and communication in dementia. She is particularly interested in working with people living with an advancing dementia using inclusive, accessible and creative methods.
Di is supervised by Dr Julie Barrett, Dr Ruby Swift and .
Following a career in international corporate law and risk management, Di moved to France and worked as a university lecturer, English teacher and holistic therapist. She moved back to the UK in 2014 to support her parents. Her mother was eventually diagnosed with mixed dementia. Having moved into a nursing home, Di remains involved with her mother’s care, and she is also a carer for her father. Di’s research interests also include dementia prevention through nutrition and lifestyle changes.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Certificate in Health Research. Lancaster University, Division of Health Research
Post Graduate Certificate in Personalised Nutrition. Middlesex University, Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management
MBA. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh Business School
Chartered Secretary, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
BA (Hons) Social Policy with Social Psychology. London University - Bedford College/Royal Holloway College, University College and London School of Economics