Professor Arlene Astell completed her PhD at the University of Warwick on the impact of dementia on speech. Over the past twenty years her work has focused on developing interventions to support people to live as well as possible with dementia. This includes leading multiple national and international projects and supervising many students who have gone on to work with people with dementia. Arlene is currently undertaking a research chair in dementia at the University of Toronto and is a Professor in Neurocognitive Disorders at the University of Reading.
Preface. Part One: An Overview of Technology for Dementia. 1. An Introduction to Technology for Dementia. Arlene Astell, Professor of Neurocognitive Disorders, University of Reading UK, and Research Chair in Dementia, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada, Erica Dove, Research Assistant, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada, and Dr Alexandra Hernandez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada. 2. Assessing the Needs of People with Dementia for Technology. Louise Nygärd, Professor of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Dr Camilla Malinowsky, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Dr Lena Rosenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. 3. Ethical Issues in Technology for Dementia. Dr Jennifer Boger, Assistant Professor, Systems Design Engineering and Schlegel Research Chair for Technology in Independent Living, University of Waterloo, Canada, Professor Jeffrey Jutai, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada, Dr Anne Moorhead, Senior Lecturer in Health Communication, Ulster University, UK, Maurice Mulvenna, Professor of Computer Science, School of Computing, Ulster University, UK, and Dr Raymond Bond, Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics, Ulster University, UK. Part Two: Technology in the Lives of People with Dementia. 4. Life at Home and Technology With Dementia. Dr Grant Gibson, Lecturer in Dementia Studies, University of Stirling, UK. 5. Outdoor Life and Technology with Dementia. Dr Rens Brankaert, Assistant Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands and Sandra Suijkerbuijk, Researcher, Vilans and Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. 6. Leisure Activities and Technology with Dementia. Dr Phil Joddrell, Research Associate, Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, University of Sheffield, UK, and Dr Sarah Smith, Research Associate, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK. 7. Technology Use by People with Dementia. Ken Clasper, Tom Hawkins, Ann Johnson, Keith Oliver, with Nada Savitch, Independent Consultant, London, UK. Part Three: Technology Ecosystem for Dementia. 8. Technology for Families of People with Dementia. Dr Emma Wolverson, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lecturer, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK, Rosie Dunn, Research Assistant, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK, and Caroline White, Research Associate, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK. 9. Technology for Organisations Supporting People with Dementia. Dr Julie Christie, Region Manager UK and Europe, Dementia Centre, HammondCare, UK and Professor Mary Marshall, Senior Consultant, Dementia Centre, HammondCare, UK. 10. Dementia-friendly Future. Dr Stephen Czarnuch, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada and Arlene Astell.
