Lecturer in Dementia Studies
Dementia and Ageing Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/grantgibson
A Human Geographer and Social Gerontologist by background, Grant is a Lecturer in Dementia Studies here in the Faculty of Social Science. Grant has been an academic researcher in the fields of dementia care and chronic illnesses in old age for over 12 years. Over this time Grant has worked on projects evaluating satisfaction with memory services among people with dementia and their carers, the design and implementation of assistive technology for people with dementia, and provision of health and social care services for people with dementia and their carers in primary care. Grant also has experience of carrying out research with people with Parkinson's disease, having worked on a large multi site study exploring prevalence of mood disorders in people with PD. More recently, Grant's research has focused on the use of participatory research methodologies with older people and people with dementia, impact of social interventions in improving quality of life in dementia and older age and experiences of Parkinson's Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
Grant holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool exploring men's experiences of living with PD. Grant has experience of a range of social theoretical approaches, and of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Book review editor. Journal of Enabling Technologies
Book review editor for Journal of Enabling Technologies
Committee Member British Society of Gerontology Technology and Ageing Special Interest Group
British Society of Gerontology
Grant's research interests in the area of dementia and dementia care include
Critical approaches to the use of technology within dementia care. Health and social care service delivery for people with dementia Dementia, gender and embodiment
Grant's wider research interests include
the lived experience of chronic illness states in older people Multimorbidity and older age Gender ageing and health Masculinity and men's health in older age
Grant is a member of the Dementia and Ageing Research Group at Stirling University and the British Society of Gerontology Technology and Ageing Special Interest Group. Grant is also Book Reviews Editor for the Journal of Enabling Technologies
Stonewater - inclusive and assisted living in retirement living schemes
PI: Dr Vikki McCall
Funded by: Longleigh Foundation
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Sit Less Move More – Creating a culture of activity and movement in a care home setting
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: Life Changes Trust
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Creating better lives? An Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust
PI: Dr Louise McCabe
Funded by: Life Changes Trust
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Peer Support for People with a Lived Experience of Dementia
PI:
Funded by: Life Changes Trust
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COVID-19 Rapid Response. Sustaining the resilience and wellbeing of frontline community based care and support workers to vulnerable older people during a time of crisis
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Evaluation of dementia friendly walking activities in care homes
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: Paths for All
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BoB Bettergen innovation voucher
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Quality of Life in Later Years Research Project - Voices of Older People in Scotland
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Funded by: Life Changes Trust
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Article
Telecare at a crossroads? Finding researchable questions
Woolham J, Freddolino P, Gibson G & Daniels S (2021) Telecare at a crossroads? Finding researchable questions. Journal of Enabling Technologies, 15 (3), pp. 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/JET-11-2020-0049
Research Report
Rolfe S, Pusram A, Robertson J, Gibson G & McCall V (2021) Ageing Well With Assistive Technology: Co-producing technology solutions with older people. A scoping review of the evidence.. Longleigh Foundation/Stonewater Housing Association. Stirling.
Article
Robertson JM, Gibson G, Pemble C, Harrison R, Strachan K & Thorburn S (2020) "It Is Part of Belonging": Walking Groups to Promote Social Health amongst People Living with Dementia. Social Inclusion, 8 (3), pp. 113-122. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i3.2784
Article
Robertson J, Gibson G, Greasley-Adams C, McCall V, Gibson J, Mason-Duff J & Pengelly R (2020) 'It gives you a reason to be in this world': the interdependency of communities, environments and social justice for quality of life in older people. Ageing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x20000859
Book Chapter
Life at Home and Technology with Dementia
Gibson G (2019) Life at Home and Technology with Dementia. In: Astell A, Smith SK & Joddrell P (eds.) Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living. London: Jessica Kingsley, pp. 67-87. https://uk.jkp.com/products/using-technology-in-dementia-care
Book Chapter
Working with assistive technologies and people living with dementia
Gibson G, Brittain K & Robinson L (2019) Working with assistive technologies and people living with dementia. In: Neves B & Vetere F (eds.) Ageing and Digital Technology. Singapore: Springer Verlag, pp. 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3693-5_13
Project Report
Robertson J, McCall V, Gibson G & Greasley-Adams C (2019) Housing through the lens of ageing: integration, communication and community: Analysis of the Age Scotland housing project. Age Scotland.
Article
Gibson G, Dickinson C, Brittain K & Robinson L (2019) Personalisation, customisation and bricolage: how people with dementia and their families make assistive technology work for them. Ageing and society, 39 (11), pp. 2502-2519. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18000661
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Data and data analytics: New accountabilities and ethics for care work with older people
Gibson G & Thompson TL (2018) Data and data analytics: New accountabilities and ethics for care work with older people. 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference 2018, 01.05.2018-03.05.2018.
Article
Killin L, Russ TC, Surdhar S, Yoon Y, McKinstry B, Gibson G & MacIntyre D (2018) Digital Support Platform: a qualitative research study investigating the feasibility of an internet-based, postdiagnostic support platform for families living with dementia. BMJ Open, 8 (4), Art. No.: e020281. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020281
Research Report
Dementia Friendly Walking Project: Evaluation Report (II)
Robertson J, Gibson G & Pemble C (2018) Dementia Friendly Walking Project: Evaluation Report (II). Paths for All. https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/resources/resource/dementia-friendly-walking-project-report
Research Report
A Good Life in Later Years: A Co-Produced Research Project
Greasley-Adams C, Robertson J, Gibson G & McCall V (2017) A Good Life in Later Years: A Co-Produced Research Project. Life Changes Trust. Life Changes Trust. https://www.lifechangestrust.org.uk
Article
Gibson G (2017) What can the treatment of Parkinson's disease learn from dementia care; applying a bio-psycho-social approach to Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 12 (4), Art. No.: e12159. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12159
Article
Dickinson C, Gibson G, Gotts Z, Stobbart L & Robinson L (2017) Cognitive stimulation therapy in dementia care: exploring the views and experiences of service providers on the barriers and facilitators to implementation in practice using Normalization Process Theory. International Psychogeriatrics, 29 (11), pp. 1869-1878. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001272
Research Report
Dementia Friendly Walking Project: Evaluation Report
Gibson G, Robertson J & Pemble C (2017) Dementia Friendly Walking Project: Evaluation Report. Paths for All. Paths For All. http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/news/new-research-by-the-university-of-stirling-on-our-dementia-friendly-walking-project.html
Article
Ageing, masculinity and Parkinson's disease: Embodied perspectives
Gibson G & Kierans C (2017) Ageing, masculinity and Parkinson's disease: Embodied perspectives. Sociology of Health and Illness, 39 (4), pp. 532-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12508
Article
When walking becomes wandering: representing the fear of the fourth age
Brittain K, Degnen C, Gibson G, Dickinson C & Robinson L (2017) When walking becomes wandering: representing the fear of the fourth age. Sociology of Health and Illness, 39 (2), pp. 270-284. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12505
Article
Dickinson C, Dow J, Gibson G, Hayes L, Robalino S & Robinson L (2017) Psychosocial intervention for carers of people with dementia: What components are most effective and when? A systematic review of systematic reviews. International Psychogeriatrics, 29 (1), pp. 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216001447
Article
Robertson J, Bowes A, Gibson G, McCabe L, Reynish E, Rutherford AC & Wilinska M (2016) Spotlight on Scotland: Assets and opportunities for aging research in a shifting sociopolitical landscape. Gerontologist, 56 (6), pp. 979-989. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw058
Article
Gibson G, Newton L, Pritchard G, Finch T, Brittain K & Robinson L (2016) The provision of assistive technology products and services for people with dementia in the United Kingdom. Dementia, 15 (4), pp. 681-701. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214532643
Article
Newton L, Dickinson C, Gibson G, Brittain K & Robinson L (2016) Exploring the views of GPs, people with dementia and their carers on assistive technology: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 6, Art. No.: e011132. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011132
Article
‘Signposts on the journey’; medication adherence and the lived body in men with Parkinson's disease
Gibson G (2016) ‘Signposts on the journey’; medication adherence and the lived body in men with Parkinson's disease. Social Science and Medicine, 152, pp. 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.01.023
Article
Gibson G, Dickinson C, Brittain K & Robinson L (2015) The everyday use of assistive technology by people with dementia and their family carers: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 15, Art. No.: 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0091-3
Article
Robinson L, Gibson G, Kingston A, Newton L, Pritchard G, Finch T & Brittain K (2013) Assistive technologies in caring for the oldest old: a review of current practice and future directions. Aging Health, 9 (4), pp. 365-375. https://doi.org/10.2217/ahe.13.35
Article
Gibson G, Mottram P, Burn D, Hindle J, Landau S, Mike S, Hurt C, Brown R & Wilson K (2013) Frequency, prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with visual hallucinations in a sample of patients with Parkinson's Disease: a longitudinal 4-year study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28 (6), pp. 626-631. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3869
Article
Depression and Anxiety Related Subtypes in Parkinson's Disease
Brown R, Landau S, Hindle J, Playfer J, Mike S, Wilson K, Hurt C, Anderson R, Carnell J, Dickinson L, Gibson G, Van Schaick R, Sellwood K, Thomas B & Burn D (2011) Depression and Anxiety Related Subtypes in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 82 (7), pp. 803-809. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2010.213652
Article
Designing technology to improve quality of life for people with dementia: user led approaches
Orpwood R, Chadd J, Howcroft D, Sixsmith A, Torrington J, Gibson G & Chalfont G (2010) Designing technology to improve quality of life for people with dementia: user led approaches. Universal Access in the Information Society, 9 (3), pp. 249-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-009-0172-1
Article
Housing and connection to nature for people with dementia: findings from the INDEPENDENT project
Gibson G, Chalfont G, Clarke P, Torrington J & Sixsmith A (2007) Housing and connection to nature for people with dementia: findings from the INDEPENDENT project. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 21 (1-2), pp. 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1300/J081v21n01_04
Article
Gibson G, Timlin A, Curran S & Wattis J (2007) The impact of location on satisfaction with dementia services amongst people with dementia and their informal carers: a comparative evaluation of a community-based and a clinic-based memory service.. International Psychogeriatrics, 19 (2), pp. 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610206004261
Article
Music and the wellbeing of people with dementia
Sixsmith A & Gibson G (2007) Music and the wellbeing of people with dementia. Ageing and Society, 27 (1), pp. 127-145. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X06005228
Grant is a lecturer on the Dementia Studies MSc at Stirling University. Grant's teaching focuses on Reserarch Methods in Dementia, and Dementia and the Environment. Grant also regularly teaches on the undergraduate module 'Improving Dementia Care'. Grant is currently Chief Examiner and Admissions Officer for the MSc in Dementia Studies.
Grant is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
