Sandra Latibeaudiere is a Lecturer and the Section Head/Unit Coordinator for the Social Work Programme at the UWI, Mona. Her academic, research and practice interests cover ageing, dementia care, disability, gender and social policy.

As a respected researcher, Sandra has had articles published in peer-reviewed journals and in the newspaper (for non-academics) on the complexity of dementia care, in particular, the social dimensions of Alzheimer’s and other dementias and the impact on family caregivers, who are mainly women.

In addition, she is an MPhil/PhD candidate in Ageing Studies, Medical Sciences Faculty, UWI, Mona, and her thesis will explore some of the experiences of caregivers caring for community-dwelling older adults with dementia in Jamaica.

As a founding member of Alzheimer’s Jamaica, Sandra has established a memory club and supported many families locally and abroad following a dementia diagnosis via tele-counselling, crisis management and linking them with scarce resources available.

We awarded Sandra Latibeaudiere our 2023 travel bursary, supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Healthy Ageing Challenge, to attend the Global Ageing Conference, 7-8 September 2023, Glasgow, Scotland.