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Summary

I am a research fellow within the Department of Health Sciences working on the ESRC funded project ‘Socially inclusive ageing: a lifecourse study of new ageing populations. The project is led by Professor Christina Victor and it investigates social health in older adults from minority groups.

I obtained a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), my doctoral research examined perceptions of age discrimination among older adults in England and the USA and the relationship between self-perceived age, health and mortality.

After completing my PhD I worked on the ‘Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: The IDEAL study’ (www.idealproject.org.uk). The project aimed to identify what helps people to live well with dementia or when caring for someone with dementia.

Qualifications

PhD Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London

MSc Demography and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Science, City University

BA Sociology and Politics, Royal Holloway

Newest selected publications

Victor, C. and Rippon, I. (2023) 'Loneliness among under-represented older adults in the UK: a study of minority ethnic and LGBTQ+ populations'.Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, Florida. 21 - 12 November. Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 1075 - 1075.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Victor, C. and Rippon, I. (2023) 'Social health in people with dementia and their carers. Preliminary findings from the IDEAL program'.Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, FL, USA. 21 - 12 November. Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 434 - 434.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Rippon, I., Victor, CR., Martyr, A., Matthews, FE., Quinn, C., Rusted, JM., et al. (2023) 'Dyadic perspectives on loneliness and social isolation among people with dementia and spousal carers: findings from the IDEAL programme'. Aging and Mental Health, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 1360-7863 Open Access Link

Journal article

Quinn, C., Toms, G., Rippon, I., Nelis, SM., Henderson, C., Morris, RG., et al. (2022) 'Positive experiences in dementia care-giving: findings from the IDEAL programme'. Ageing and Society, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 21. ISSN: 0144-686X Open Access Link

Journal article

Victor, C., Rippon, I., Barreto, M., Hammond, C. and Qualter, P. (2022) 'Older adults’ experiences of loneliness over the lifecourse: an exploratory study using the BBC loneliness experiment'. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 102. pp. 104740 - 104740. ISSN: 0167-4943 Open Access Link

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