Dr Alison Tingle is a Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire and a researcher in NIHR ARC East of England’s Social Care, Dementia and Ageing theme.
Alison joined the ARC East of England in 2021 and is currently working on the two ARC projects within National Priorities programme for Adult Social Care Social Work, funded by the NIHR: Digital Technologies to support Social Wellbeing for community dwelling older adults in receipt of social care and their carers (DiTSoW) which the University of Hertfordshire is leading and an Evaluation of the NDTi Community Led Support programme, led by the University of Birmingham.
Alison has worked in a variety of social care related roles over the last 18 years and her research interests include social care, ageing, dementia, community wellbeing, digital technologies and inequalities. Her PhD was an ethnography of cultural activity engagement for older adults in an Age Friendly City. This was undertaken at Manchester Metropolitan University where she supported several projects focused on ageing populations and people with learning disabilities.