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

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., 28 Mar 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Long-Term Care.
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., 30 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Social Work.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Day centres for older people - attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance: findings of exploratory mixed methods case study research
Orellana, K., Manthorpe, J. & Tinker, A., 4 May 2020, In: BMC Geriatrics . 20, 1, 158.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Perspectives on "Novel" Techniques for Designing Age-Friendly Homes and Neighborhoods with Older Adults
Brookfield, K., Scott, I., Tinker, A. & Ward Thompson, C., 10 Mar 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 5, 1800.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The benefits and barriers of exercise for the physical health of older women
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A systematic review of qualitative studies on adjusting after stroke: lessons for the study of resilience
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Developing a novel peer support intervention to promote resilience after stroke
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What Drives National Differences in Intensive Grandparental Childcare in Europe?
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The Health Impact of Intensive and Nonintensive Grandchild Care in Europe: New Evidence from SHARE
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