Dr Jinpil Um
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Health and Community Sciences
About me:
Dr Jinpil Um is a Research Fellow in the College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter. His research interests include inequality in later life (income, care, and health), ageing, mental health, informal care, health & social care policy, and dementia & long-term care.
He works as a programme manager on the RecoverED study at REACH. This research aims to develop and test a rehabilitation programme to help people recover from delirium.
Jinpil has previously worked on numerous research projects including development of the New Asian Active Ageing Index and investigating the gaps and challenges to reporting age-relevant, age disaggregated data for older people against priority indicators within the SDG Indicator Framework. He has also worked as a consultant on several research projects for the UNDP, UNFPA, and UNESCAP.
Interests:
Dr Jinpil Um's research interests span three distinct but related areas of investigation: inequalities in old age; social & health care policy; and carers and employment.
- Inequalities in old age, particularly inequalities in the income, health, and social care
- Long-term care, dementia care, unmet needs, and active and healthy ageing policies
- Employment in later life and resources in both formal and informal carers in various settings
Qualifications:
- PhD Gerontology, University of Southampton
- MSc Gerontology, University of Southampton
- MA Ageing & Society, King’s College London
- BSc Business Management, Queen Mary, University of London
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6314-0508
