Dr Louise Prendergast
Research Officer

Overview
Louise holds a PhD in Social Research and Policy, MA Social Research and Policy and MSc in Ecology. Her PhD focussed on young peoples’ labour market experiences, in the context of contemporary welfare reform and precarious employment, underpinned by Marx and Foucauldian theory. Louise has held several research posts and has experience in qualitative data collection including conducting semi- structured, biographical interviews and focus groups with sensitive groups including young people (18-24), individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues, people living with dementia, unpaid carers, health practitioners and other professional groups. She also has experience in Social Return on Investment evaluations, and rapid / scoping and systematic reviews.
Her personal and professional interests include socio-economic inequalities in health, welfare, as well as issues in palliative and end of life care.
Grant Awards and Projects
Exploring the barriers and enablers to effective engagement with care leavers Active 1/9/22 – 31/10/24 RO
Evaluation of Dementia Support roles in the secondary care setting at BCUHB 1/3/22 – 15/9/22 RO Status finished
What works for who and in what circumstances’: A Realist Evaluation of the IPS programme with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board 01/06/2019 – 31/01/2022 (Finished) RO Status finished
Short breaks for people living with dementia and their carers ...through a Social Return on Investment approach 10/20 → 31/10/22 RO Status finished
Research outputs (10)
- Published
A study to explore the feasibility of using a social return on investment approach to evaluate short breaks
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Supporting social connection for people living with dementia: lessons from the findings of the TRIO study
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (4)
Spotlight on palliative and end-of-life care
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
EUROPEAN SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
Evaluation of the Dementia Support Worker role (BCUHB)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation