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King Henry I Street, King Henry Building
PO1 2DY Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Dr Dia Soilemezi is a Researcher Psychologist and a Qualitative Methodologist. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Department of Psychology and currently works part-time as a Senior Research Adviser at the NIHR-funded Research Support Service Hub (delivered by the University of Southampton and partners).
Dia graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Crete (Greece), has an MSc in Health Psychology from Sussex University and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Portsmouth. Dia’s PhD project focused on the impact of the home environment in dementia care and was shortlisted for best research 2016 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Before joining RSS (previously RDS) in 2017, Dia worked as a post-doc researcher in ageing-related projects at the University of Portsmouth and University of Southampton. Before embarking on research, Dia was employed in a variety of NHS clinical settings in Brighton and Portsmouth, supporting adults and the elderly with stroke, dementia and mental health problems. She has also been a project worker implementing European integration projects, focusing on work-training and education for ex-drug addicts in Athens, Greece.
My current research interests are: dementia; homecare; meaning of home; family carers; dementia-friendly design; healthcare environments; ageing and later life; use of herbal medicine
My main research interests lie within the field of dementia and particularly home care and support to family care of people with dementia. I am interested in the meaning of home and how it might change throughout the lifespan and especially in relation to health and care at home. I am using qualitative methods and I am particularly interested in using naturalistic methods, such as walking interviews.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Master of Science, Health Psychology, University of Sussex
Award Date: 1 Sept 2002
Ph.D.
Research Fellow, University of Southampton
1 Jul 2018 → …
Research Adviser, National Institute for Health and Care Research
1 Oct 2016 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supervisor: Costall, A. (Supervisor), Crossland, J. (Supervisor) & Stores, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Dia Soilemezi (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Dia Soilemezi (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Phevos Kallitsis (Speaker) & Dia Soilemezi (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Merlin Willcox (Presented paper) & Dia Soilemezi (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Phevos Kallitsis (Presented paper) & Dia Soilemezi (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
20/10/16 → 16/12/16
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited