Jacinta Babaian

Jacinta Babaian is a Researcher at the School of Psychology, University of Kent, with a focus on dementia-friendly environments and social psychology. Her work intersects with health services research, emphasizing wellbeing, intergroup relations, and stigma reduction.

Research Highlights: She evaluated the Living Through Landscapes project (2016–2019), which transformed outdoor spaces in UK care homes to enhance dementia care. This involved collaborations with PSSRU, Age UK Medway, Groundwork, and Thrive. Her recent roles include a Research Assistant at the Centre for Health Services Studies (2024–present) and contributions to the Nuffield-funded 'Beyond Us and Them' project (2020–2021) on social cohesion during the pandemic.

Publications: Her work spans vaccine hesitancy dynamics (2022), pandemic-era political trust (2021), and caregiver financial autonomy in disability care (2021). These reflect interdisciplinary engagement with health psychology, policy analysis, and social gerontology.

Professional Engagement: Member of the British Society of Gerontology and Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), indicating commitment to teaching excellence and gerontological research.