
Meet the Team
Practice partners

Hannah Scaife
Principal Social Worker - South Gloucestershire Council
Hannah Scaife
Principal Social Worker - South Gloucestershire Council

Wain Yuen Nam
Social Worker, Evidence champion - South Gloucestershire Council
Wain Yuen Nam
Social Worker, Evidence champion - South Gloucestershire Council

Ric Orson
Principal Social Worker - North Somerset Council
Ric Orson
Principal Social Worker - North Somerset Council

Kath Leman
Occupational Therapist, Evidence champion - North Somerset Council
Kath Leman
Occupational Therapist, Evidence champion - North Somerset Council

Maria Hamood
Principal Social Worker - Bristol City Council
Maria Hamood
Principal Social Worker - Bristol City Council

Kate Harris
Social Worker, Evidence champion - Bristol City Council
Kate Harris
Social Worker, Evidence champion - Bristol City Council

Kay Libby
C.E.O. - Age UK Bristol
Kay Libby
C.E.O. - Age UK Bristol

Jennifer DeKalb-Poyer
Communications and fundraising manager, Evidence champion - Age UK Bristol
Jennifer DeKalb-Poyer
Communications and fundraising manager, Evidence champion - Age UK Bristol
Service User and Carer Advisory Group (SUCAG)

Mitch Coles
SUCAG Service User
Mitch Coles
SUCAG Service User

Graeme Dundas
SUCAG Service User
Graeme Dundas
SUCAG Service User

SJ Morris
SUCAG Service User
SJ Morris
SUCAG Service User

Amanda Threlfall
SUCAG (Chair) Carer
Amanda Threlfall
SUCAG (Chair) Carer

Fanuel Oyuga
SUCAG Carer
Fanuel Oyuga
SUCAG Carer

Sara Maggs
SUCAG Carer
Sara Maggs
SUCAG Carer

Ed Brooks
SUCAG Carer
Ed Brooks
SUCAG Carer

Carina Andrews
SUCAG Carer
Carina Andrews

Stuart Kelly
SUCAG Service User
Stuart Kelly
ConnectED Study – Researchers in residence

Karen Gray
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Karen-Gray-3053ca88-6930-462d-82e3-5c60921e1e54/|Dr Karen Gray - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Karen Gray
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Karen-Gray-3053ca88-6930-462d-82e3-5c60921e1e54/|Dr Karen Gray - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Linda Sumpter
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Linda-Sumpter-590383d4-5b3d-4209-8e11-ca0a784d469e/|Dr Linda Sumpter - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Linda Sumpter
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Linda-Sumpter-590383d4-5b3d-4209-8e11-ca0a784d469e/|Dr Linda Sumpter - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Lisa Dibsdall
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Lisa-Dibsdall-8da8d761-2ef2-4e91-a2da-4f4c55b03f11/|Dr Lisa Dibsdall - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Lisa Dibsdall
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Lisa-Dibsdall-8da8d761-2ef2-4e91-a2da-4f4c55b03f11/|Dr Lisa Dibsdall - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Jo Crichton
Senior Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/jo-e-crichton|Dr Jo E Crichton]]
Jo Crichton
Senior Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/jo-e-crichton|Dr Jo E Crichton]]

Grace Scrimgeour
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/grace-scrimgeour|Dr Grace Scrimgeour]]
Grace Scrimgeour
Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol[[https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/grace-scrimgeour|Dr Grace Scrimgeour]]
ConnectED Study – Academic profiles

Geraldine Macdonald
Project Lead, Professor of Social Work, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Geraldine-Macdonald-5d04ff3d-c8d2-46fd-bc6e-d417a321196e/|Professor Geraldine Macdonald - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Geraldine Macdonald
Project Lead, Professor of Social Work, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Geraldine-Macdonald-5d04ff3d-c8d2-46fd-bc6e-d417a321196e/|Professor Geraldine Macdonald - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Christie Cabral
Project Lead, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Christie-Cabral-437f0ea3-4d91-419b-8827-feefe3773707/|Dr Christie Cabral - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Christie Cabral
Project Lead, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Christie-Cabral-437f0ea3-4d91-419b-8827-feefe3773707/|Dr Christie Cabral - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Paul Willis
Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Gerontology, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Paul-Willis-61e41e87-435c-46fb-a571-425ecee6ad7e/|Dr Paul Willis - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Paul Willis
Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Gerontology, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Paul-Willis-61e41e87-435c-46fb-a571-425ecee6ad7e/|Dr Paul Willis - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Ailsa-Cameron-08edbace-3465-4331-bc34-9e54b536aed3/|Professor Ailsa Cameron - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Ailsa-Cameron-08edbace-3465-4331-bc34-9e54b536aed3/|Professor Ailsa Cameron - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Jon Symonds
Senior Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Jon-Symonds-7bd98eac-6456-4535-891f-3549f73b04cc/|Dr Jon Symonds - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Jon Symonds
Senior Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Jon-Symonds-7bd98eac-6456-4535-891f-3549f73b04cc/|Dr Jon Symonds - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Hugh McLeod
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Hugh-McLeod-a6b9eb01-a1a2-4cbf-9d9c-61ee773175f4/|Dr Hugh McLeod - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]
Hugh McLeod
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, University of Bristol[[https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Hugh-McLeod-a6b9eb01-a1a2-4cbf-9d9c-61ee773175f4/|Dr Hugh McLeod - Our People (bristol.ac.uk)]]

Matthew Jones
Professor of Public Health and Community Development, University of West of England[[https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/MatthewJones|Dr Matthew Jones - UWE Bristol]]
Matthew Jones
Professor of Public Health and Community Development, University of West of England[[https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/MatthewJones|Dr Matthew Jones - UWE Bristol]]

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