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Miriam Galvin, PhD, MSc, MA
Academic Researcher
Informal caregivers play an essential part in providing care to people with dementia.
Current Work
Miriam is an Associate Professor in Research Methodology in the Academic Unit of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin. She tracks patient and caregiver journeys and interaction with health services, as well as conceptualizes and assesses the quality of life and caregiver experiences.
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Gitta Serena, Viktor Frankl, Anita Lasker
Words of Strength
Listen and try to understand
Vision
To reduce the impact of dementia, we need to provide services personalized to the individual.
Strategy
Through mixed methods research studies, Miriam is tracking people with neurodegeneration and their caregivers, to try to understand their experiences and quality of life.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Miriam gained a greater understanding of the lifestyle factors that impact on health in later life, and how health services and experiences differ across geographical, social, and political contexts.
Motivation
Informal caregivers play an essential part in providing care to people with dementia.
Education & Experience
Miriam Galvin is a social scientist, with a multidisciplinary academic background in human geography (University College Dublin, Ireland) population health (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) and psychosocial studies (University of Bradford, UK). Her training at the post-doctoral level included medical anthropology, healthcare ethics, and the philosophy of the social sciences. She worked as a research consultant in industry and academia, joining Dublin City University as Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor in Research Methodology in the Academic Unit of Neurology TCD.
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