Key details
Professor Andrew Clark
Professor in the Institute for Lifecourse Development
Andrew joined the University of Greenwich in October 2023 as a Professor in the Institute for Lifecourse Development. He previously worked in the Directorate of Social Sciences at the University of Salford and has a PhD in human geography from the University of St Andrews.
Posts held previously
- 2018 - 2023 Professor for School of Health and Society at University of Salford
- 2015 - 2018 Reader in Sociology at University of Salford
- 2012 - 2015 Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Salford
- 2008 - 2012 Lecturer in Sociology at University of Salford
- 2005 - 2008 Research Fellow for Leeds Social Sciences Institute at University of Leeds
- 2004 - 2005 Research Fellow for Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University
Research / Scholarly interests
Andrew is a social scientist with an interested in the development of creative and innovative methods to better understand everyday life in neighbourhood and community settings. Much of his work focuses on the experiences of older people and people living with dementia. Recent research and engagement work includes
- Living with dementia in neighbourhood and community settings
- The impact of Covid-19 on the lives of older people
- Developing age-friendly and dementia friendly communities
- Understanding fire risk
- Care home environments
- Developing creative methods to better understand and reflect everyday life
- Working in participative ways in research
- Evaluations of support services for older people and people living with dementia