Academic and Research Expertise
Academics from Queen’s have many years’ experience of researching issues concerned with the many facets of ageing.
Experts
Faculty Leads
Dr Gemma Carney
Reader in Social Policy and Ageing
Areas of Research Excellence
- Social and cultural gerontology
- Political demography
- Interdisciplinary studies of ageing
- Policymaking in ageing societies
Contact
- g.carney@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 3749
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Prof Carmel Hughes
Academic and Researcher; Professor of Primary Care Pharmacy
Areas of Research Excellence
- Optimising medicines use in older people
- Pharmacists and primary care
- Intervention development
- Evidence-based healthcare
Contact
- c.hughes@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 2147
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Dr Mihalis Doumas
Academic and Researcher; Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Fall prevention and ageing
- Balance and gait control
- Walking in real-world environments
- Community-based interventions
Contact
- m.doumas@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9024 5133
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Mallaidh McCann
PhD Student and Research Assistant
Areas of Research Excellence
- Neurodegenerative disease and movement disorder pathology
- The use of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of depression
Contact
- mmccann111@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9024 5133
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Prof Ruth Hunter
Professor of Public and Planetary Health
Areas of Research Excellence
- Public health
- Disease prevention
- Planetary health
- Systems science
Contact
- ruth.hunter@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8944
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Prof Bernadette McGuinness
Clinical Professor of Ageing
Areas of Research Excellence
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Mild cognitive impairment
- inflammation and nutrition in neurodegeneration
Contact
- b.mcguinness@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8959
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Dr Claire Cleland
Research Fellow
Areas of Research Excellence
- Physical activity
- Built and social environment
- Healthy and active ageing
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Dr Emma Cunningham
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Areas of Research Excellence
- Medical gerontology
- Perioperative brain health
- Delirium after surgery and relation to dementia
Contact
- emma.cunningham@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8971
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Dr Claire McEvoy
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Ageing
Areas of Research Excellence
- Diet
- Epidemiology
- Role of nutrition in healthy ageing and disease prevention
Contact
- c.mcevoy@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6078
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Prof Gerry McKenna
Clinical Professor of Oral Health Services Research and Gerodontology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Gerodontology
- Links between oral health and nutrition
- Patient-centred outcomes
- Health economics
Contact
- g.mckenna@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6311
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Dr Joseph Kane
Clinical Lecturer at the Centre for Public Health and honorary consultant in Psychiatry of Old Age in the Belfast Trust
Areas of Research Excellence
- Lewy body dementia
- Clincial epidemology
- Peripheral neuropathology of Lewy Body Dementia
- Metabolic analysis
Contact
Dr Aoife Sweeney
Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Health
Areas of Research Excellence
- Lewy body dementia
Contact
- a.sweeney@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8971
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Prof Tunde Peto
Clinical Professor of Ophthamology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Diseases causing blindness
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Ophthalmic image analysis
- NICOLA Study
Contact
- t.peto@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6400
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Prof Ruth Hogg
Professor of Ophthamology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Ocular ageing
- Age-related diseases
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Diabetic retinopathy
Contact
- r.e.hogg@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 1654
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Prof Heping Xu
Clinical Professor of Ocular Immunology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Immunopathogenesis
- Age-related retinal degenerative disease
- Chronic inflammation and retinal degenerative disease
Contact
- heping.xu@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6463
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Dr Gareth McKay
Reader (Associate Professor) at the Centre of Public Health
Areas of Research Excellence
- Molecular pathogenesis of dementia
- Diabetes associated complictations
- Role of nutrition in healthy ageing
Contact
- g.j.mckay@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8958
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Prof Jayne Woodside
Professor of Human Nutrition
Areas of Research Excellence
- Human nutrition and ageing
- Biomarkers to assess dietary intake
- Human nutrition intervention studies
Contact
- j.woodside@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8942
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Dr Imre Yengyel
Reader (Associate Professor) at the Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Areas of Research Excellence
- Age related macular degeneration
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Aging, Age, Neurodegenerative disorder
Contact
- i.yengyel@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6027
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Dr Lajos Csincsik
Research Fellow in Ophthalmic Imaging and Image Analysis
Areas of Research Excellence
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Age-related Macular Degeneration
- Age
Contact
Prof Denise Fitzgerald
Professor of Neuroimmunology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Novel therapeutic targets
- Tissue regeneration in the Central Nervous System
Contact
Dr Yvonne Dombrowski
Senior Lecturer in Neuroimmunology
Areas of Research Excellence
- Tissue damage and repair
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Damage and regeneration of the Central Nervous System
Contact
- y.dombrowski@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6127
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Dr Claire Potter
Clinical Lecturer at the Centre for Public Health
Areas of Research Excellence
- Lifecourse impact of stress
- Mental state
- Cognitive ageing and ageing cohorts
- NICOLA Study
Contact
- c.potter@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8972
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Dr Calum Marr
Early Career Researcher
Areas of Research Excellence
- Cognitive impairment
- Cognitive assessment
- Cognitive decline
- Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Contact
Prof Amy-Jayne McKnight
Professor of Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health
Areas of Research Excellence
- Molecular epidemiology of complex disorders
- Multi-omic risk factors for diseases with a focus in aging populations
- Improving the lives of individuals living and working with rare disease(s)
Contact
- a.j.mcknight@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 6359
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Prof Ian Young
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Areas of Research Excellence
- Ageing
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Biochemical aspects of nutrition, particularly in relation to disease prevention
- The role of micronutrients and oxidative stress in disease and disorders of lipid metabolism
Contact
- I.Young@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 8937
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
The School of Pharmacy
Dr Heather Barry
Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice
Areas of Research Excellence
- Service delivery in care homes
- Medicine use by older people
- Interdisciplinary studies of ageing
- Dementia and medicine use
Contact
- H.Barry@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 2139
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Dr Carole Parsons
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice
Areas of Research Excellence
- Medicine use in advanced disease
- Advanced dementia and end of life
Contact
- c.parsons@qub.ac.uk
- +44 (0)28 9097 2304
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