Biography
Dr Jessica Rees joined the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine in September 2022. In collaboration with the Department of Engineering, she works on the 'Design for healthy ageing: A smart system to decrease loneliness for older people' (DELONELINESS) study. The project brings together experts in social gerontology, psychology, product design and artificial intelligence. Jessica's area of expertise is qualitative methodologies.
Her research has focused on the psychological aspects of health and ageing. Jessica completed her PhD at University College London which explored the management of long-term conditions in dementia. Previously as a Research Fellow in Ageing and Multi-morbidity for the Applied Research Collaboration east of England, she researched the use of technologies to improve healthcare for older adults.
Research Interests
- Ageing
- Multi-morbidity
- Mental Health
- Technology
- Qualitative research
Further details
Research
Design for healthy ageing: A smart system to decrease LONELINESS for older people (DELONELINESS).
The ‘DELONELINESS’ project aims to design a smart monitoring and communication system to measure and tackle the societal challenge of loneliness in older people
Project status: Ongoing
News
King's exhibits research at 2023 London Design Biennale
The King’s pavilion 'Seeking Connection' will showcase creative, cross-disciplinary research into digital technologies from across the university.
Events
Connect and Cope with Loneliness
What does loneliness mean to you? Researchers from GHSM conducted workshops with people from minoritised communities across the UK for a multicultural...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Design for healthy ageing: A smart system to decrease LONELINESS for older people (DELONELINESS).
The ‘DELONELINESS’ project aims to design a smart monitoring and communication system to measure and tackle the societal challenge of loneliness in older people
Project status: Ongoing
News
King's exhibits research at 2023 London Design Biennale
The King’s pavilion 'Seeking Connection' will showcase creative, cross-disciplinary research into digital technologies from across the university.
Events
Connect and Cope with Loneliness
What does loneliness mean to you? Researchers from GHSM conducted workshops with people from minoritised communities across the UK for a multicultural...
Please note: this event has passed.