Areas of expertise include:

Nursing care with people with dementia and their families focuses on person-centred care and challenging stigma.

Educational theory and practice with a focus on inter-disciplinary learning and teaching approaches and dementia education in HEIs. Also an active member of the Higher Education Dementia Network since 2004.

Qualitative and mixed methods approach to research which includes people with dementia and their families as co-researchers.

An expert by experience of teaching, learning and long-term study with Dyslexia.

I am an active member of the Higher Education Dementia Network  

Please find me on Twitter at @annawaugh1

The interprofessional experience of teaching and learning about dementia care, including the development, delivery and evaluation of Scotland National Dementia Champions Programme, 2011-2022.

Interprofessional education for professionals working with people with Advanced Dementia including being a team member on the Palliare Project https://www.uws.ac.uk/research/research-areas/health/alzheimer-scotland-centre-for-policy-and-practice/ 

Working with people with dementia and their families as co-educators and co-researchers focusing on person-centred care and challenging stigma.

Multi-species Dementia Care, including being a co-convenor of an international network of academics. https://multispeciesdementia.org/about-us/

Educational theory and practice with a focus on simulation and constructivist learning and teaching approaches and dementia education in HEIs

Grounded Theory methodology with a particular interest in Constructivist Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionism

To continue in developing educational excellence in the field of experiential and digital learning for health and social care professionals, with a focus on working with people with dementia.

All statutory and third sector organisations in the field of health and social care provision.

All HEIs engaged in innovative experiential learning and teaching developments. in the field of health and social care.