Dr Catherine Charlwood

About me:

Catherine’s literature doctorate was interdisciplinary with psychology looking at memory within poetry. She has published on a variety of literary topics including ageing in the novels of Kazuo Ishiguro.

As Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Manager for the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Dementia and Neurodegeneration, University of Exeter (known as DeNPRU Exeter), Catherine works at the many interfaces between DeNPRU Exeter's work and the audiences interested in improving the lives of everyone affected by neurodegenerative conditions. Co-production with experts by experience is a job highlight. Prior to DeNPRU Exeter, she worked as Research Translation and Impact Manager for the IDEAL ressearch programme, where alongisde the more expected outputs, she helped bring a song, a film and an opera about dementia to fruition. Catherine has previously worked as an English teacher and used to co-host LitSciPod: The Literature and Science Podcast.

Interests:

• Memory and identity
• Dementia
• Neurodegeneration
• Interdisciplinarity
• Impact and public engagement
• Research translation

Qualifications:

• BA in English Literature, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (2009)
• MPhil in American Literature, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (2010)
• PhD in English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick (2017)
• Associate Fellow of the HEA (2019)