Dr Maggie Ellis

Senior Lecturer

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 2017

Email

mpe2@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

My research interests lie in the psychology of dementia where cognitive and social perspectives meet, with a focus on the communication difficulties experienced by people with dementia and those who care for them. I am particularly interested in the interplay between the cognitive and social impact of dementia on personhood and the self of individuals with dementia. I am committed to carrying out high quality research, applying a range of mixed methods to real world problems. 

My external work involves consultancy and training dementia care staff.

Selected publications

• Development of a psychological model and recommendations for measuring intensive/adaptive interaction when used as a psychological intervention

  Doswell, S. & Ellis, M., 21 Oct 2025, Integrating intensive interaction principles into psychological practice. Doswell, S. & Ellis, M. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 147-156

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Exploring the barriers to implementing adaptive interaction in practice

  Ellis, M. & Astell, A., 21 Oct 2025, Integrating intensive interaction principles into psychological practice. Doswell, S. & Ellis, M. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 107-117

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Open access

  From ‘living death’ to ‘becoming-with’: caring for dementia beyond the human

  Mentzou, A., Ross, J., Ellis, M. & Harrison, M., 26 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Sociology Review. Latest Articles, 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Helping families to use the principles of intensive interaction with people living with advanced dementia

  Ellis, M., Connell-McGrath, C. & Astell, A., 21 Oct 2025, Integrating intensive interaction principles into psychological practice. Doswell, S. & Ellis, M. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 75-90

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Integrating intensive interaction principles into psychological practice

  Doswell, S. (Editor) & Ellis, M. (Editor), 21 Oct 2025, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 170 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Training in intensive and adaptive interaction for trainee and qualified psychological practitioners

  Dunstan, S., Spencer, A., Samuel, J. & Ellis, M., 21 Oct 2025, Integrating intensive interaction principles into psychological practice. Doswell, S. & Ellis, M. (eds.). Abingon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 118-130

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Open access

  Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: a scoping review

  Mentzou, A., Sixsmith, J., Ellis, M. & Ross, J., 1 Apr 2023, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 101, 16 p., 102268.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

• Open access

  Using Adaptive Interaction to simplify caregiver's communication with people with dementia who cannot speak

  Astell, A. J., Shoaran, S. & Ellis, M., 12 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Communication. 6, 24 p., 689439.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Quantification of advanced dementia patients' engagement in therapeutic sessions: an automatic video based approach using computer vision and machine learning

  Zhang, L., Arandjelovic, O., Dewar, S., Astell, A., Doherty, G. & Ellis, M., Jul 2020, 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE, Vol. 2020. p. 5785-5788 4 p. (Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Open access

  Communicating without speech

  Ellis, M. & Astell, A., Apr 2019, In: Australian Journal of Dementia Care. 8, 2, 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

 

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