Professor Arlene Astell

Professor

Department: Psychology

Key Publications

Coming to terms with a changing everyday life with dementia: What can we learn from people who are diagnosed while still working?, Nygård, L., Nedlund, A., Issakainen, M., Astell, A., Boger, J., Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, A., Engvall, A., Heuchemer, B., Rosenberg, L., Ryd, C. 26 Feb 2025, In: Dementia -International Journal of Social Research
“My Story, Our Rights”—Navigating the System When Living With Young Onset Dementia in Finland, Issakainen, M., Lampinen, P., Astell, A., Boger, J., Nedlund, A., Nygård, L., Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, A. 14 Mar 2025, In: Humanity & Society
Next generation technologies for diagnosis, Astell, A., Watermeyer, T., Semple, J. 28 Mar 2025, Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier B.V.
Reimagining neuroscientific and andragogical principles for dementia care education, Kassie, S., Astell, A. 3 Apr 2025, In: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
Staff, resident, and care partner perceptions on the use of a personalized tablet to mitigate the impact of isolation in long-term care residents, Kokorelias, K., Grigorovich, A., D'Elia, T., Astell, A., McMurray, J., Iaboni, A. 30 May 2025, In: PLoS One
Assistive Technology to Support Dementia Management: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews, Desai, C., Dove, E., Nanthakumar, J., Main, E., Colquhoun, H., Astell, A., Mihailidis, A., Layton, N., Burhan, A., Chan, B., Wang, R. 11 Nov 2024, In: JMIR Research Protocols
Concerns about falling in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia: a scoping review of exercise interventions, Dove, E., Hewston, P., Wang, R., Patterson, K., Astell, A. 20 Nov 2024, In: Frontiers in Dementia

PGR Supervision

Rahul Kodihalli Venkatesh Babu AI phone agent for post-diagnostic information support for caregivers of people with Dementia. Start Date: 01/10/2024

Qualifications

PhD January 15 1995

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