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Amaani Al-Azzawi

Miss Amaani Al-Azzawi (BSc MSc)

Doctoral Researcher
E: A.Al-Azzawi1@uni.bsms.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Dementia, Psychosis and Autism

Research areas: Hallucinations in Dementia

Preferred gender pronouns: She/her

Biography

Amaani is an NIHR ARC funded Doctoral Researcher in the Centre for Dementia Studies, and has previously completed an undergraduate BSc in Psychology (2021) and a postgraduate Msc in Clinical Psychology in Mental Health (2022). Amaani has completed dissertations in Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC), including exploring late-in-life diagnosis and a literature review identifying the need for bespoke ASC interventions. Outside of academia, Amaani has professional experience in psychiatric care services, as an Autism intervention specialist in mainstream secondary education and learning disability services.

Research

Amaani has interests in neurodivergence across the lifespan, psychosis and ageing well. Specifically, Amaani is conducting a PhD in the topic of Hallucinatory experiences in people living with dementia, with the aim to adapt a non-pharmacological intervention for reducing the distress of hallucinations, to be suitable for the dementia population and their carers. This will be explored through qualitative work, a clinical feasibility trial and a large multi-site quantitative survey.