ARC ROLE

PhD Student, Innovation and Implementation Science

PROFESSIONAL ROLE

PhD Student, UCL Ear Institute

EXPERTISE AND INTERESTS

Diya is a PhD student supported by the NIHR UCLH BRC and supervised by Professors Anne Schilder (UCL Ear Institute) and Fiona Stevenson (UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health; ARC North Thames). She holds an MSc in Neuroscience and a BSc in Biomedical Science, where she focused on cognitive neuroscience and clinical applications of data science and machine learning.

Diya's PhD research focuses on how hearing loss and dementia are addressed as co-morbidities in clinical practice. Among other elements, she is applying multiple methods to map international recommendations and practice regarding how cognitive health is addressed in adult hearing services, and to map stakeholders involved in hearing and dementia care pathways in the UK and their perceived role.