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Biography

Before joining BUDI in January 2016, Yolanda finished her BSc (Hons) in Psychology and MSc in Geropsychology both at the University of Barcelona, and gained Clinical experience working as a Psychologist in an elderly care setting. More recently she worked as a Research Project Support Officer at Dementia Services Development Centre (Bangor University) in a study called “Dementia and Imagination” and as a Psychologist at the Red Cross leading memory workshops and promoting active ageing among older people living in the community.

Research

Yolanda is currently conducting a research study examining participants' acceptability and adherence to a Tai Chi exercise intervention designed to prevent falls amongst people living with dementia in the community.

Her PhD studentship is funded by a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Career Development Fellowship awarded to Dr Samuel Nyman.

Journal Articles

  • Nyman, S.R., Hayward, C., Ingram, W., Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J. and Allen, H., 2018. A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of Tai Chi alongside usual care with usual care alone on the postural balance of community-dwelling people with dementia: Protocol for The TACIT Trial (TAi ChI for people with dementia). BMC Geriatrics.
  • Barrado-Martin, Y., Heward, M., Polman, R. and Nyman, S.R., 2018. Acceptability of a dyadic Tai Chi intervention for older people living with dementia and their informal carers. Journal of aging and physical activity.

Conferences

Reports

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Social Psychology and Individual Differences - Attitude Change Seminars
  • Social Psychology and Individual Differences - Social Processes Seminars

Invited Lectures

  • The TACIT Trial, Bournemouth University, 06 Feb 2017 more
  • 05 Feb 2018 more

Grants

  • Dementia and Imagination (Leonardo da Vinci Programme - EU funded, 09 Aug 2014). Completed

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Ageing well: innovations for greater health and wellbeing
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (02/08/2017) - Ferndown Dementia Friendly Town Steering Group
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (31/07/2017) - Museum Memories - Wimborne Library
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (26/07/2017) - Romsey Music Group
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (20/07/2017) - Swanage MemoryCafé
  • Festival of Learning 2017 (12/07/2017) - Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC) - Growing up and getting old.
  • Festival of Learning 2017 (09/07/2017) - Falls prevention: How good is your balance?
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (07/07/2017) - Romsey Arts and Crafts class
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (04/07/2017) - Allotment at Kingston Lacey
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (25/05/2017) - Dorchester Singing for the Brain
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (23/05/2017) - Wimborne Memory Café
  • Poole Dementia Action Group - Dementia Awareness Day (18/05/2017)
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (04/05/2017) - Dorchester Memory Café
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (24/04/2017) - Carers Choir (Parkstone)
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (07/04/2017) - Westbourne Memory Café
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (24/03/2017) - Westbourne Singing for the Brain
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (22/02/2017) - Oakley Friends Carers Group
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (20/02/2017) - Boscombe Memory Café
  • International Clinical Trials Day 2016 at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (17/05/2016) - Tai-Chi for people with dementia
  • Raising awareness about the TACIT Trial (17/05/2017) - Hamworthy Memory Café
  • Festival of Learning 2016 (28/06/2016)
  • BUDI Open Meeting 2016 (11/05/2016) - Participants' Acceptability and Adherence to The TACIT Trial

Conference Presentations

  • British Society of Gerontology 47th Annual Conference, How is Tai Chi received by people living with dementia and their informal carers?, 04 Jul 2018, Manchester, UK
  • European Health Psychology Society Conference 2017, Acceptability of a Tai Chi intervention for people living with dementia and their informal carers, 29 Aug 2017, Padua, Italy

Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) in Psychology (2011)
  • MSc in Geropsychology (2014)

Memberships

  • British Psychological Society, Member (2017-),
  • British Society of Gerontology, Member (2018-),
  • Catalan Psychological Association, Registered Psychologist (2011-),
  • European Health Psychology Society, Member (2016-),
  • Social Research Association, Member (2016-),
The data on this page was last updated at 04:11 on February 18, 2019.