Professor Claudia CooperProfessor of Psychological Medicine and Centre LeadEmail: Claudia.cooper@qmul.ac.ukProfileResearchPublicationsSupervisionProfileI lead the Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health and I am a consultant old age psychiatrist in East London NHS Foundation Trust memory services. I lead the Alzheimer’s Society Centre of Excellence for Independence at home, in which we are developing interventions to support people living with dementia at home; and the NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree programme (Active Prevention in People at risk of dementia: Lifestyle,bEhaviour change/Technology to REducE cognitive decline), investigating how lifestyle and behavioural change can prevent dementia in older people. I co-direct the NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Policy Research Unit (DeNPRU-QM). I supervise PhD students on topics related to ageing and dementia, funded by ESRC, Alzheimer’s Society, NIHR, Barts Charity and the UCL Dawes Centre for future crime. I am a member of the UK Cabinet Office Trial Advice Panel, which advises and supports evaluations of national government programmes and policies; and an NIHR Senior Investigator. ResearchResearch Interests:My research expertise is in dementia and older people’s mental health, and my programmes include big data, qualitative and mixed methodologies. Examples of research funding:I am Principal Investigator of: NIDUS: New Interventions for Independence in Dementia Study APPLE-Tree: Active Prevention in People at risk of dementia through Lifestyle, bEhaviour change and Technology to build REsiliEnce NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Policy Research Unit Draw Care (multicultural digital care for India) Elder abuse - No More Shame study Publications Havers B, Burton A, Cooper C (2024). Cybercrime victimisation among older adults: A probability sample survey in England and Wales. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314380 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103231 Bazo‐Alvarez JC, Avgerinou C, Nimmons D et al. (2025). Defining Mental Health Conditions Within Primary Care Data: A Validation Study With a Mixed Qualitative and Quantitative Approach. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1111/jep.14256 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103113 Carter C, Roche M, Whitfield E et al. (2024). Equality of opportunity for timely dementia diagnosis (EQUATED): a qualitative study of how people from minoritised ethnic groups experience the early symptoms of dementia and seek help. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae244 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/101698 Brijnath B, Cavuoto MG, Feldman P et al. (2024). Codesigning training for health providers to improve detection and response to elder abuse. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae153 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103117 Baou CE, Saunders R, Buckman JEJ et al. (2024). Effectiveness of psychological therapies for depression and anxiety in atypical dementia. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/alz.14332 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103119 Havers B, Tripathi K, Burton A et al. (2024). Exploring the Factors Preventing Older Adults From Reporting Cybercrime and Seeking Help: A Qualitative, Semistructured Interview Study. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1155/2024/1314265 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/102519 Cooper C, Marshall CR, Schott JM et al. (2024). Preparing for disease-modifying dementia therapies in the UK. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1038/s41582-024-01022-1 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/99874 Dow B, Savvas S, Dang C et al. (2024). Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (PITCH): An Australian Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Dementia Training Program for Home Care Workers. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/gps.6140 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/101434 Wyman D, Butler LT, Morgan-Trimmer S et al. (2024). Process evaluation of a New psychosocial goal-setting and manualised support intervention for Independence in Dementia (NIDUS-Family). nameOfConference DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae181 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103125 Dar A, Budgett J, Zabihi S et al. (2024). Pre-implementation planning for a new personalised, dementia post-diagnostic support intervention: exploring the perspective of professional stakeholders. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.733 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/101401 View Profile Publication Page SupervisionI am currently first supervisor for: Dr Ellen Camboe - Parkinson's Disease Psychosis in a Diverse Population – 2024-7 Dr Sara Banks - How are binge eating disorder and food addiction experienced, identified and managed in older adults, in primary care, in East London? - 2023-8 Rosario Isabel Espinoza Jeraldo - Dementia prevention in Chile and Latin America - 2023-7 Jessica Budgett – Exploring the methods and validity of Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) as a measure for psychosocial interventions within dementia care. -2020-4 Ben Havers – Developing an intervention to protect older people from cybercrime. I am subsidiary for: Tommy Maltby: Accessing arts based intervention through social prescribing, for whom does it work and why?