Professor Anthea Tinker

Professor of Social Gerontology

Contact details:

Postal address:

7
Franklin-Wilkins Building
Waterloo

United Kingdom

Telephone: 82747

E-mail: anthea.tinker@kcl.ac.uk

ORCID: 0000-0002-0305-7198

Scopus Author ID: 57200398943

Department

Global Health & Social Medicine

Research Group

Research interests

Ageing; social policy; ethics; housing; assistive technology; elder abuse; carers; very old people; retirement; intergenerational links and long term care.

Research interests

Anthea Tinker is Professor of Social Gerontology. Her current research is focussing on long term care, housing, technology, and the role of Grandparents. Anthea is involved in teaching Social Policy on the Gerontology postgraduate and inter-collated degrees. Anthea has a particular interest in research ethics and has just completed 10 years chairing the College Research Ethics Committee. She also serves on a number of international and national advisory committees.

Latest Research Outputs

A salutogenesis approach to ageing with impairment: The managing and coping experiences of older people ageing with deafblindness
Simcock, P., Manthorpe, J. & Tinker, A., 9 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ageing and Society.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Choice, control and person-centredness in day centres for older people
Orellana, K., Manthorpe, J. & Tinker, A., 1 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Social Work. 21, 6, p. 1315-1338 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Human rights and care homes for older people: a typology of approaches from academic literature as a starting point for activist scholarship in human rights and institutional care
Emmer De Albuquerque Green, C., Tinker, A. & Manthorpe, J., 4 Aug 2021, In: The International Journal of Human Rights.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Making my day. Volunteering or working at a day centre for older people: findings of exploratory research in English day centres
Orellana, K., Manthorpe, J. & Tinker, A., 9 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Long-Term Care. 58, p. 177 191 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A systematic review of qualitative studies on adjusting after stroke: lessons for the study of resilience
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The benefits and barriers of exercise for the physical health of older women
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Developing a novel peer support intervention to promote resilience after stroke
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Interactional perspectives on the mistreatment of older and vulnerable people in long term care settings
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Younger workers’ attitudes and perceptions towards older colleagues
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