Daniel Herron
- Title
- PhD Candidate
- Location
- DH1.23 School of Psychology
- Phone
- 01782 734402
- d.l.herron@keele.ac.uk
- danny.herron@live.co.uk
Biography
I have been at Keele University since my undergraduate degree where I was award a BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology, before moving on to my MSc Clinical Psychological Research. After a year in the world of full time employment, I was drawn back to Keele to carry out my PhD in Psychology in 2013.
My MSc dissertation explored support workers’ knowledge of dementia in people with intellectual disabilities. At the same time I was working for a social care organisation as an intellectual disability support worker; a combination of this role and my research heavily influence my future my research area and my PhD project.
My research interests include intellectual disabilities, dementia, the ageing process, vulnerable groups, care provision, knowledge, qualitative research, and action research.
Research and scholarship
Research project
People with Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia: Holistic Care and Support
The proposed research aims to:
- explore the experiences and journeys of people with ID living with dementia.
- explore the experiences and journeys of (family and / or professional ) carers.
- critically explore how DCPs and the support systems in place influence their journey, experience of holistic care and support, and how may be best utilised.
Publications
- Herron, D. and Priest, H. (2013) Support workers’ knowledge about dementia: A vignette study. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. 7, 1, p27-39.
- People with Intellectual disabilities and dementia: exploring holistic care and support provided by Dementia Care Pathways (25/04/13). Conference paper to Ageing Research Forum, Aston University.
- Ethical considerations when gaining informed consent from people with intellectual disabilities (09/06/13- 12/06/13). Oral presentation to International Conference: Using action research to strengthen the ethical climate of institutions of higher education, Bristol University.
- People with Intellectual disabilities and dementia: exploring holistic care and support provided by Dementia Care Pathways (05/09/13). Poster presentation to BPS QMiP Conference, Huddersfield University.
- Support Workers’ Knowledge of Dementia: a Vignette Study (05/09/13). Poster presentation to BPS QMiP Conference, Huddersfield University.
- People with intellectual disabilities and dementia: Ethical Considerations (12/09/13- 14/09/13). Poster presentation to MHID International Congress, Portugal.
- People with Intellectual disabilities and dementia: exploring holistic care and support provided by Dementia Care Pathways (12/09/13- 14/09/13). Poster presentation to MHID International Congress, Portugal.