Sanda Umar Ismail

Sanda Umar Ismail is a Researcher at the University of the West of England, focusing on evidence synthesis and public health. She holds roles in the Intervention in Dementia Academy and the Social Return on Investment Network. Her research interests include Social Gerontology and Public Health, with a particular emphasis on the psychological benefits of nostalgia for individuals with dementia. She contributed to a 2015 meta-analysis on nostalgia's effects and published work on nostalgic memory content among dementia patients (2021). Her work integrates quantitative and qualitative methods to explore dementia interventions.