Professor Judith Sixsmith

Graduating in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Keele, Judith returned to study in Environment Psychology at The University of Surrey followed by her PhD in Environment Psychology.

Having gained a Professorship in Adult Social Care at Manchester Metropolitan University 2005-2011 and leading the Ageing Research Group, Judith moved to the University of Northampton as Professor of Public Health 2011-2017. There she became Director of the Research Ageing Centre and Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing. Judith also worked as a Professor of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University in the School of Public Policy. In 2017, she took up a position as Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Dundee. She has published over 100 peer review articles and 4 books and works within UK wide and International research partnerships on ageing, marginalisation, ageing-well-in-the-right-place and age friendly cities and communities.