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
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Dr Phil Joddrell
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
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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 ±¬ÁÏTV, 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.

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.
Research group

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