Professor Claudia Cooper

Profile

I 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. 

Research

Research 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

• McIntyre S, Cooper C, Chemas N et al. (2025). 'Memories we treasure': Evaluating the impact on co-designers and audiences of a photographic exhibition by participants with memory problems.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1177/14713012251338551

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Carter C, Rapaport P, Cooper C et al. (2025). Navigating memory problems and mild cognitive impairment in later life: A qualitative secondary data analysis.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1177/14713012251335380

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Larsen AJ, Teobaldi G, Jeraldo RIE et al. (2025). Effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for treatment-resistant depression in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301324

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/105489
• Zabihi S, Bestwick JP, Jitlal M et al. (2025). Early presentations of dementia in a diverse population. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1002/alz.14578

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/105085
• Walters K, Frost R, Avgerinou C et al. (2025). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based health promotion intervention for older people with mild frailty in England: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100670

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/105490
• Isaaq A, Cooper C, Vickerstaff V et al. (2025). Cost-utility of a new psychosocial goal-setting and manualised support intervention for independence in dementia (NIDUS-Family) versus goal setting and routine care: an economic evaluation embedded within a randomised controlled trial. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100676

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/104998
• Baruah U, Rao R, Antoniades J et al. (publicationYear). Unveiling the qualities of a ‘good doctor’: family carers’ and healthcare professionals’ perspective on dementia healthcare in India. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02408-3

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/104999
• Dobson R, Kenten C, Brown J et al. (2025). Moving towards meaningful patient and public engagement. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41582-025-01061-2

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/104789
• Wong A, Cooper C, Evans CJ et al. (2025). Supporting older people through Hospital at Home care: A systematic review of patient, carer, and healthcare professionals’ perspectives. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf033

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103405
• Baou CE, Saunders R, Buckman J et al. (2024). Access to primary care psychological therapy services for people living with dementia. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1002/alz.086920

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/105084

Supervision

I 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?