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Dr. Maria Cheshire-Allen is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health at Swansea University's Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. She holds a BSc in Philosophy & Sociology and an MSc in Equality, focusing her research on family caregiving, aging populations, and social care policy. Her current fellowship explores social enterprise roles in supporting family carers.
- Chair of Wales' Care Research Interest Group
- Member of Welsh Government's Cross-Party Group on Aging & Older People
- British Society of Gerontology (BSG) member and former BSG Early Career Research Association Secretary
Her research emphasizes ethical care frameworks and policy analysis, particularly during the pandemic. Key projects include the ESRC-funded Sustainable Care program and evaluations of dementia-friendly initiatives. She has published in Dementia, International Journal of Care and Caring, and policy reviews.
Grants include Research Wales Innovation Fund (third-sector caregiving roles) and Global Wales Mobility Fund (international care collaborations). She actively presents at conferences like the International Association of Gerontology and Sorbonne University symposiums.
Dr. Cheshire-Allen advocates for participatory research methods and co-production with care stakeholders. She advises Welsh policy bodies and leads projects on older workers' employment and late-life social exclusion.
