about this author

Dr Ayokunmi Ojebode FHEA is a creative writer, lecturer and researcher with eight years of experience as a university faculty. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of English, University of Nottingham and a Member of the Institute of Mental Health Nottingham.

He is also a Bank Mental Health Support Worker with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and has worked across different care homes and hospitals in the East Midlands. He is a Volunteer Call Companion for the Alzheimer’s Society, a Focus Group participant for the Alzheimer’s Society’s Companionship Project and a Lead Social Media and Community Strategist for Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), providing care and expert counsel for people with dementia and their carers through telephone service, community and digital engagements.