Jacinta Babaian

Postgraduate Researcher,
Associate Lecturer
Email
j.babaian@kent.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)1227 816374
Jacinta Babaian

About

Jacinta Babaian is a Postgraduate Researcher and Associate Lecturer in the School of Psychology.

Research interests

  • Dementia and dementia-friendly environments
  • Wellbeing and quality of life
  • Intergroup relations
  • Stereotypes and prejudice
Jacinta’s research interests lie in social and applied psychology. Her research explores dementia-friendly environments and impacts to quality of life. She has worked on a three-year research project evaluating the Living Through Landscapes project, led by the charity Learning Through Landscapes and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. The project involved making changes to the outdoor settings in 30 care homes and day centres across the UK to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia. This project involved collaborations between the School of Psychology and the Personal and Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), as well as Age UK Medway, Groundwork, and Thrive.

Teaching

  • PSYC3141: The Psychology of Successful Learning

Professional

Funding
Departmental Studentship (impact-conditional)
Other academic activities
Sept 2022 - presentAssociate Lecturer Representative
June 2020 - Jan 2021Research Assistant to Dr Fanny Lalot and Professor Dominic Abrams (School of Psychology) on the Nuffield “Beyond Us and Them” Covid-19 Social Cohesion Project
June 2016 - Dec 2019Research Assistant to Dr Hannah Swift (School of Psychology) on the Living through Landscapes Dementia Garden Project
May 2018 - Sept 2018Research Assistant to Professor Julie Beadle-Brown (Tizard Centre) on the Exploring Carers’ Experiences of Managing Personal Budgets for People with Complex Needs Project
April 2017 - April 2018Research Assistant to Ann-Marie Towers (PSSRU) on the Measuring Outcomes of Care Homes (MOOCH) Project
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