People
Affiliation
LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics
Address
Department of Social Policy
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
UK
Contact
Biosketch
Dr Freeman’s research considers experiences of growing old in southern and central Africa, focusing particularly on identity in old age, sexual health (including HIV/AIDS) and the body. Her PhD is from the London School of Economics and looked at Older adults’ experiences of ageing, sex and HIV infection in rural Malawi.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Ageing experiences
- HIV/AIDS and sexual health in older age
- Identity and ageing
- Health and social care
Capacity Building Interests
- Qualitative research training
- Gerontology teaching
Key methodological skills
- Qualitative methodology – social constructivist grounded theory, interviewing, ethnography, framework analyses
Current/planned research
- Provision and acceptability of social care
Current engagement in capacity building
- Planned course and lectures in African ageing for Distance Learning students (mainly Africa-based) at the Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton (UK)