Profile
Dr Yu-Tzu Wu
Research Fellow
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South Cloisters 1.36
South Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
Overview
I am an epidemiologist/statistician working on the Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) project, a longitudinal cohort focusing on quality of life and wellbeing in people with dementia and their carers across the UK. I am interested in exploring environmental determinants of health and wellbeing in later life.
Broad research specialisms:
Epidemiology; Public health; Observational study; Dementia; Healthy ageing; Environment
Qualifications
PhD Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge
MSc Health and Society: Social Epidemiology, University College London
BSc Public Health, National Taiwan University
Career
Research Associate, University of East Anglia: Medical Research Council 'Characterising patterns and changes in physical activity in older people'
Systematic reviewer, King’s College London: 'World Alzheimer Report 2015: The global impact of dementia: an analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends'
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Research
Research interests
- Epidemiology of dementia
- Environment, active and healthy ageing
- Mental health in later life
- Public health and ageing
Research projects
Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: the IDEAL study (www.idealproject.org.uk)