Dr
Phil
Joddrell

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Associate

Research Fellow, Dementia UK

Phil Jodrell
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P.Joddrell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0779
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Phil Joddrell
School of Medicine and Population Health

Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street

Sheffield

S1 4DA

Profile

I am a post-doctoral dementia researcher in the Rehabilitation and Ageing Research Group at the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR). 

I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of York in 2007 and went on to work as a Care Assistant and later as an Assistant Psychologist in the older adult services at The Retreat, a not for profit provider of specialist mental health care in York.

In 2013, I moved into research and joined 51²è¹Ý¶ù, working as a Research Assistant on two projects in the field of dementia care and technology. In 2017, I completed my PhD investigating the use and accessibility of touchscreen apps with people with dementia. Since 2024, I work part-time at the university alongside a role in the Research and Publications team at the national charity Dementia UK. 

Research interests

My research interests are in the post-diagnostic care and support of people living with dementia, with a particular focus on using technology to facilitate wellbeing and improve quality of life, and on the experiences of people with dementia who live alone. 

Current projects: 
TEDI (Technology Empowered Dementia Independence) Network Plus
AcTo Dementia (Accessible Touchscreen Apps for People Living with Dementia)

Publications

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Edited books

  • Astell A, Smith SK & Joddrell P (Eds.) (2019) Technology for Dementia: A Guide for Everyday Living. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Journal articles

  • Joddrell P, Lee E, Vollentine K & Dening KH (2025) . British Journal of Community Nursing, 30(12), 560-564.
  • Sobers T, Wolverson E, Gardner H, Joddrell P, Walpert M, Pepper A & Harrison Dening K (2025) . Journal of Advanced Nursing.
  • Cheung-Cook T, Joddrell P, Harrison Dening K, Sobers T, Walpert M & Wolverson E (2025) . Dementia.
  • Metcalfe H, Robinson-Carter E & Joddrell P (2025) . Home Health Care Management & Practice.
  • Joddrell P, Manson J, Kyeremateng S, Pilkington G, Ariss S, Lowrie K, McTague L & Taylor PM (2024) . Health Informatics Journal, 30(4).
  • Neal D, Gaber S, Joddrell P, Brorsson A, Dijkstra K & Dröes R-M (2023) . DIGITAL HEALTH, 9.
  • Joddrell P, Potter S, de Witte LP & Hawley MS (2021) . Technology and Disability, 33(2), 77-85.
  • Joddrell P & Astell AJ (2019) . Gerontology, 65(5), 560-570.
  • Keogh F, Mountain G, Joddrell P & Lord K (2019) . American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(6), 641-651.
  • Joddrell P & Astell A (2016) . JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 3(2).
  • Astell AJ, Joddrell P, Groenewoud H, de Lange J, Goumans M, Cordia A & Schikhof Y (2016) . International Journal of Medical Informatics, 91, e1-e8.

All publications

Edited books

  • Astell A, Smith SK & Joddrell P (Eds.) (2019) Technology for Dementia: A Guide for Everyday Living. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Journal articles

  • Joddrell P, Lee E, Vollentine K & Dening KH (2025) . British Journal of Community Nursing, 30(12), 560-564.
  • Sobers T, Wolverson E, Gardner H, Joddrell P, Walpert M, Pepper A & Harrison Dening K (2025) . Journal of Advanced Nursing.
  • Cheung-Cook T, Joddrell P, Harrison Dening K, Sobers T, Walpert M & Wolverson E (2025) . Dementia.
  • Metcalfe H, Robinson-Carter E & Joddrell P (2025) . Home Health Care Management & Practice.
  • Joddrell P, Manson J, Kyeremateng S, Pilkington G, Ariss S, Lowrie K, McTague L & Taylor PM (2024) . Health Informatics Journal, 30(4).
  • Neal D, Gaber S, Joddrell P, Brorsson A, Dijkstra K & Dröes R-M (2023) . DIGITAL HEALTH, 9.
  • Joddrell P, Potter S, de Witte LP & Hawley MS (2021) . Technology and Disability, 33(2), 77-85.
  • Joddrell P & Astell AJ (2019) . Gerontology, 65(5), 560-570.
  • Keogh F, Mountain G, Joddrell P & Lord K (2019) . American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(6), 641-651.
  • Powell L, Joddrell P & Parker J (2017) . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242, 646-653.
  • Groenewoud H, de Lange J, Schikhof Y, Astell A, Joddrell P & Goumans M (2017) . Gerontechnology, 16(1), 37-47.
  • Joddrell P & Astell A (2017) Dementia: There are so many apps for that.... Journal of Dementia Care, 25(1), 32-34.
  • Joddrell P & Astell A (2016) . JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 3(2).
  • Astell AJ, Joddrell P, Groenewoud H, de Lange J, Goumans M, Cordia A & Schikhof Y (2016) . International Journal of Medical Informatics, 91, e1-e8.
  • Joddrell P & Smith D (2013) . Clinical Psychology Forum, 1(249), 27-29.
  • Rogers M, Bartlett R, Chonzi A, Henderson C, Brown S, Cole L, Aguzzoli E, Rook G, Joddrell P, Day A & Coon JT () . BMC Geriatrics.

Book chapters

  • Joddrell P & Smith SK (2019) Leisure activities and technology with dementia In Astell A, Smith SK & Joddrell P (Ed.), Using Technology in Dementia Care A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Powell Lauren , Joddrell Phil & Parker Jack (2017) , Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Lives IOS Press
  • Schikhof Yvonne , Goumans Marleen , Joddrell Phil & Astell Arlene (2017) , Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Lives IOS Press
  • Joddrell Phil & Cudd Peter (2015) , Assistive Technology IOS Press

Conference proceedings

  • Astell AJ & Joddrell P (2019) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 15(7S_Part_3)
  • Astell AJ & Joddrell P (2019) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 15(7S_Part_10)
  • Steele M, Hernandez A, Joddrell P, Dove E & Astell AJ (2018) . Gerontechnology, Vol. 17(s) (pp 152-152). St Petersburg, Florida, USA, 7 May 2018 - 7 May 2018.
  • Joddrell P & Astell AJ (2018) . Gerontechnology, Vol. 17(supplement) (pp 149s-149s). St Petersburg, Florida, 7 May 2018 - 7 May 2018.
  • Schikhof Y, Goumans M, Joddrell PM & Astell AJ (2017) . Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Lives(242). Sheffield, UK, 12 September 2017 - 12 September 2017.
  • Joddrell P & Astell AJ (2017) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 13(7S_Part_3)
  • joddrell P, Astell A & Hernandez A (2016) . Computers Helping people with special needs (pp 509-524). Linz, Austria
  • Joddrell P, Hernandez A & Astell AJ (2016) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 12(7S_Part_3)
  • Joddrell P & Astell AJ (2016) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 12(7S_Part_5)
  • Joddrell Phil & Cudd Peter (2015)

Posters

  • Services C Poster Presentations at the 10th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD) Québec City, October 3, 2019.
  • Joddrell P & Astell A Implementing accessibility options for dementia in existing touchscreen apps.
  • Joddrell P, Hernandez A & Astell A Developing a framework to support the identification of accessible touchscreen apps for people living with dementia.
  • Astell A & Joddrell P Investigating people living with dementia’s response to prompts in digital touchscreen games using eye-tracking.
  • Authors V Poster Presentations at the 8th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD), Ottawa, October 2015.

Other

  • Peck L, MacRitchie J & Joddrell P () .
Research group

Rehabilitation and Ageing Research (formerly Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Research Group)

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