Adele Dickson

Adele Dickson is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology Department at Heriot-Watt University, UK. She holds dual appointments in both roles. Her research focuses on social gerontology, disability studies, and qualitative methodologies, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and aging populations.

Her work explores barriers to older adults' leisure engagement, acoustic environments for autistic individuals, and brain health literacy. Dickson has published 42+ papers since 2007, with notable contributions in Applied Acoustics, Ageing Research Reviews, and PsyArXiv. She leads interdisciplinary projects examining suicide prevention in males and infrastructure design for aging populations.

Her research methods include interpretative phenomenological analysis and systematic reviews, addressing topics like spinal cord injuries, cognitive aging, and public health policy. Dickson has collaborated on datasets like 'Male suicide risk and recovery factors' and engaged media outlets such as The Edinburgh Reporter and Sustrans Blog for public outreach.