Conference
RO-MAN 2021
Organisers
Dr Tillie Curran
Visiting Fellow, University of the West of England, UK.
Background
My research is around Disabled Children's Childhood Studies and developing co-production approaches and public engagement in research. My current project is Disability Rights and Robotics; Co-producing futures with a cross disciplinary team prioritising public involvement for user centred design and application. My background has been in social work education and teaching around these areas.
Contact
Tel: +4411732 88759
Email: Tillie.Curran@uwe.ac.uk
Bio: Tillie's UWE page (https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/TillieCurran)
Research
Tillie's Publications (https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/person/696889/tillie-curran/outputs)
Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, UK
Background
I am Professor of Assistive Robotics and Intelligent Health Technologies in the Faculty of Environment and Technology at the University of the West of England and Theme Leader for Assisted Living at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
I have over 18 years of teaching and research experience working on externally funded projects with partners from a diverse range of commercial and industrial enterprise.
My multi-disciplinary background, underpinned by degrees in Electronic Systems Engineering, Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science, enable me to address technical issues from a soft systems perspective in relation to human experience of technology in different contexts. My current portfolio ofprojects includes assistive robotics technology to support older adults with ageing-related impairments, intelligent data processing for smart home sensing, sensor systems for understanding children's use of powered mobility and adaptive interfaces for driverless cars. I have also co-designed an app for self-management of anxiety, SAM.
Contact
Tel: +4411732 83178
Email: Praminda.Caleb-solly@uwe.ac.uk
Bio: Praminda's Bio (https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/PramindaCaleb-solly)
Research
Praminda's Publications (https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/person/434496/praminda-caleb-solly/outputs)
Sophie Savage
Associate Lecturer in Sociology, University of the West of England, UK
Background
I am an Associate Lecturer in Sociology at the University of the West of England.
In addition to teaching on the undergraduate Sociology programme, I also contribute to postgraduate programmes in counselling psychology and social work as a guest lecturer. I am a psycho-social researcher, and I am working as a research assistant on projects in social work and pedagogy. My primary research interests include disability, disability rights, autoethnography, and welfare. I am a disabled academic and I often draw on my experiences in my work.
I am a member of an interdisciplinary co-research team for the 'Disability Rights and Robotics' project prioritising public involvement for user centred design and application.
Contact
Tel: +4411732 86758
Email: Sophie.Savage@uwe.ac.uk
Bio: Sophie's Bio (https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/SophieSavage)
Research
Sophie's Publications (https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/person/2946666/sophie-savage/outputs)
Dr Andy Gibson
Associate Professor in Patient and Public Involvement, University of the West of England, UK
Background
Andy is Associate Professor in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and has a social sciences background. His research interests focus on public involvement in health research. He is the academic lead for People in Health West of England (www.phwe.org.uk), a UWE-led collaborative initiative on PPI in research with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC West), the West of England Academic Health Science Network, the Clinical Research Network West of England, Bristol Biomedical Research Centre and Bristol Health Partners.
He also leads the UWE patient and public involvement team based in the Department of Health and Social Sciences. Prior to moving to the University of Western England Andy led the development of PPI at the Peninsula Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (PenCLAHRC),where he established an innovative model of PPI which received national recognition. His work has involved developing PPI in research areas which typically have not involved the public, such as computer modelling and with seldom heard groups such as people with dementia.
He has developed a framework for conceptualising PPI (Gibson et al, 2012; 2017) that also has practical utility in the evaluation and planning of PPI. He was also part of the MRC funded team that developed the Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework (PiiAF). He was a major contributor to organising the first UK conference focusing on developing the evidence base for PPI, held in Exeter in November 2013, which was attended by many of the leading academics in the field.
Contact
Tel: +4411732 87883
Email: Andy.Gibson@uwe.ac.uk
Bio: Andy's Bio (https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/AndyGibson)
Research
Andy's Publications (https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/person/791800/andy-gibson/outputs)
