Biography

Professor Shenkin is a clinical academic geriatrician who leads a portfolio of interdisciplinary research in healthcare for older people, particularly those living with the geriatric syndromes of delirium, dementia, frailty, and other multiple long-term conditions. Her primary focus is care home research and the impact of delirium and dementia. She uses a range of methods, including data-driven innovation, systematic reviews, and observational and interventional studies. She has mostly worked less than full-time and is a strong advocate for balancing academic aspirations with wider/caring responsibilities.

She co-chairs ENRICH Scotland ENRICH Scotland | NHS Research Scotland | NHS Research Scotland and the Lothian Care Home Innovation Partnership CHIP (Care Home Innovation Partnership) – Care Homes (nhslothian.scot). She is Deputy Director of the Advanced Care Research Centre Academy The ACRC Academy | The University of Edinburgh, and part of the New Models of Care Work Package (Advanced Care Research Centre | The University of Edinburgh). She was Systematic Reviews Editor for Age and Ageing for seven years and is a member of the Academic Board of the EuGMS EuGMS: European Geriatric Medicine Society. She is a medical advisor to the Lothian Birth Cohort Studies Lothian Birth Cohorts | The University of Edinburgh.