Dr Geraldine Boyle
Profile summary
- Central Academic Staff
- Senior Lecturer, (Health) Nursing
- Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies
- School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care
- Nursing
- geraldine.boyle
Professional biography
Research grant funding
2024 - 2027: PI, NIHR-funded study £437,000 (FEC)
SATTA: South Asian young adult carers Transitions to Adulthood:
(with LOROS)
Study website: SATTA: South Asian Young Adult Carers’ Transitions to Adulthood
2010 - 2012: PI, ESRC-funded study (£248,000):
The social process of everyday decision-making by people with dementia and their spouses
(with University of Sheffield).
2010 - 2011: CI, study funded by Policy Research Programme, Dept. of Health (£225,000):
National study of Mental Capacity Act Best Interests Decision-making
(with University of Bristol and the Mental Health Foundation).
Note: My recent publications are available free (via open access) at Open Research Online:
Research interests
Young carers/young adult carers; gendered caring; gender and disability; living with dementia; mental capacity law and decision-making; lived experience of long-term conditions; creative methods; research ethics.
Professional/Research Networks:
Lead for International research/practice network on young people’s gendered caring
Member - Eurocarers (European Association Working for Carers)
Member - Young Carers Alliance
Research Roles:
Vice-Chair, Social Care Research Ethics Committee;;
Deputy Chair, OU Carers Research Group;
NIHR Grant Reviewer;
Journal Reviewer: Children & Society; Ethics and Social Welfare;
European Editor, Health and Social Care in the Community (2017-2020);
(Previously) Editorial Board Member, Disability and Society;
(Previously) ESRC Grant Reviewer.
Teaching interests
Teaching Qualifications:
Postgrad. Cert. in Higher Education Practice;
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Programme Lead
Doctorate in Health and Social Care
(Previously) MSc in Advancing Healthcare Practice
Module Chair:
K827: Leading healthcare improvements
k828: Researching and evaluating practice
K829: Transforming professional practice
Academic Author/Contributor:
Undergraduate
K101: Introduction to health and social care.
K236: Extending your contribution to healthcare practice.
K210: Understanding nursing: knowledge and theory.
K316: Exploring practice.
K319: Adulthood, ageing and the lifecourse.
Postgraduate:
K805: Advancing Clinical Practice.
External Examiner:
MSc in Dementia Studies, University of Stirling (2015-2019).
Impact and engagement
BBC Co-Production
Academic Advisor, Our Dementia Choir (2019); Dementia and Us (2021)
Acaemic lead, linked public engagement events in Belfast and Cardiff (2019)
Open Learn Resources
1. Writing your research proposal (2023)
Writing your research proposal - OpenLearn - Open University
2. Who are young carers and what do they do? (2021):
Who are young carers and what do they do? - OpenLearn - Open University
3. People with dementia and meaning in music (2019):
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/social-care-social-work/people-dementia-and-meaning-music
4. Music, culture and dementia (2019):
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/social-care-social-work/music-culture-and-dementia
Articles in professional journals and consultation responses
1. Boyle, G. (2023) Written evidence to the Inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, Report Nov. 2023: appg-for-young-carers-and-young-adults-carers-reportlr.pdf
2. Boyle, G. (2013) Written evidence to the House of Lords Mental Capacity Act 2005 Select Committee, Evidence Volume 1, 20th December: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/Mental-Capacity-Act-2005/mental-capacity-act-2005-vol1.pdf
3. V. Williams, T. Williamson, Boyle, G. et al. (2013) Written evidence to the House of Lords Mental Capacity Act 2005 Select Committee, Evidence Volume 2, 20th December: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/Mental-Capacity-Act-2005/mental-capacity-act-2005-vol2.pdf
4. Williamson, T., Boyle, G. et al (2012) Listening to the lady in the bed: The Mental Capacity Act 2005 in practice for older people, Elder Law Journal, 2 (2), pp. 127-134.
5. Boyle G., Williams V. et al (2012) Making best interests decisions – are professionals getting it right?, Journal of Dementia Care, Nov/Dec, 19-21.
Publications
Journal articles
Young adult carers—Transitioning to adulthood or to adult caring? (2023-07)
Boyle, Geraldine and Mozdiak, Elizabeth
Children & Society, 37(4) (pp. 1119-1135)
Does gender influence children’s and young people’s caring? A qualitative, systematic review and meta-ethnography. (2023-03)
Boyle, Geraldine; Constantinou, Georgina and Garcia, Rebecca
Children & Society, 37(2) (pp. 404-423)
Young Adult Carers Services in England: Facilitating Choice over Future Caring? (2023)
Boyle, Geraldine and Mozdiak, Elizabeth
Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023, Article 1466336
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Managing Grief Experienced by Bereaved Spouses or Partners of Adults Who Had Received Palliative Care (2022)
Jones, K.; Methley, A.; Boyle, G.; Garcia, R. and Vseteckova, J.
Illness, Crisis, & Loss, 30(4) (pp. 596-613)
Frailty and spousal/partner bereavement in older people: a scoping review (2021-10)
Garcia, Rebecca; Mahon, Aiofe; , ; , and ,
Journal of Health and Social Care Improvement, 4(1) (pp. 14-23)
Frailty and Spousal/Partner Bereavement in Older People: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol (2020)
Vseteckova, J.; Mahon, A.; Boyle, G.; Jones, K. and Garcia, R.
Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, 24(4)
The Moral Resilience of Young People Who Care (2020)
Boyle, Geraldine
Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(3) (pp. 266-281)
Revealing gendered identity and agency in dementia (2017-10-03)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(6) (pp. 1787-1793)
Showing how they feel: the emotional reflexivity of people with dementia (2017-03-01)
Boyle, Geraldine and Warren, Lorna
Families, Relationships and Societies, 6(1) (pp. 3-19)
‘Can’t cook, won’t cook’: men’s involvement in cooking when their wives develop dementia. (2014-04-30)
Boyle, Geraldine
Journal of Gender Studies, 23(4) (pp. 336-350)
Best interests decisions: professional practices in health and social care (2014-01)
Williams, Val; Boyle, Geraldine; Jepson, Marcus; Swift, Paul; Williamson, Toby and Heslop, Pauline
Health & Social Care in the Community, 22(1) (pp. 78-86)
Recognising the agency of people with dementia. (2014)
Boyle, Geraldine
Disability and Society, 29(7) (pp. 1130-1144)
‘She’s usually quicker than the calculator’: financial management and decision-making in couples living with dementia. (2013-09)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 21(5) (pp. 554-562)
Still a woman’s job: the division of housework in couples living with dementia. (2013-03)
Boyle, Geraldine
Families, Relationships & Societies, 2(1) (pp. 5-21)
Facilitating decision-making by people with dementia: is spousal support gendered? (2013)
Boyle, Geraldine
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 35(2) (pp. 227-243)
Early implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in health and social care. (2011-08)
Boyle, Geraldine
Critical Social Policy, 31(3) (pp. 365-387)
Social policy for people with dementia in England: promoting human rights? (2010-09)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 18(5) (pp. 511-519)
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and people with dementia: the implications for social care regulation (2009)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 17(4) (pp. 415-422)
Controlling behaviour using neuroleptic drugs: the role of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in protecting the liberty of people with dementia. (2008-12)
Boyle, Geraldine
Disability and Society, 23(7) (pp. 759-771)
The Mental Capacity Act 2005: promoting the citizenship of people with dementia? (2008-09)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 16(5) (pp. 529-537)
Autonomy in long-term care: a need, a right or a luxury? (2008-06)
Boyle, Geraldine
Disability and Society, 23(4) (pp. 299-310)
The role of autonomy in explaining mental ill-health and depression among older people in long-term care settings. (2005-09)
Boyle, Geraldine
Ageing & Society, 25(5) (pp. . 731-748)
Facilitating choice and control for older people in long-term care. (2004-05)
Boyle, Geraldine
Health and Social Care in the Community, 12(3) (pp. 212-220)
Book chapters
Beyond lipstick and woodwork: Why gender matters when living with dementia (2019-07-16)
Boyle, Geraldine
In: Pickard, Susan and Robinson, Jude eds. Ageing, the Body and the Gender Regime: Health, illness and disease across the life course. (pp. 113-127)
ISBN : 9781138351929 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon
Other
A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care in the UK (2020-08-06)
Jones, Kerry; Methley, Abigail; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca and Vseteckova, Jitka
NIHR: National Institute for Health Research
Protocol: A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care in the UK (2020)
Jones, Kerry; Methley, Abigail; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca; Smith, K and Vseteckova, Jitka
Prospero - International Prospective register of Systematic Reviews
Protocol: A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care worldwide (2020)
Vseteckova, Jitka; Jones, Kerry; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca and Methley, Abigail
Prospero - International Prospective register of Systematic Reviews
Frailty and spousal/partner bereavement in older people: a systematic review (2019)
Vseteckova, Jitka; Mahon, Aoife; Boyle, Geraldine; Guntupalli, Aravinda; Jones, Kerry and Garcia, Rebecca
Prospero 2019 CRD4201919453
The social process of decision-making by people with dementia and their spouses. End-of-Award Report to the ESRC. (2013)
Boyle, G. and Warren, L.
ESRC
The social process of everyday decision-making by people with dementia and their spouses. Impact Report. (2013)
Boyle, G. and Warren, L.
ESRC
Making Best Interests Decisions: People and Processes (2012)
Williams, Val; Boyle, Geraldine; Jepson, Marcus; Swift, Paul; Williamson, Toby and Heslop, Pauline
Mental Health Foundation, London.
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