Dr. Patricia Masterson-Algar is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Health Sciences at the School of Health Sciences, Bangor University. She completed a BSc and a Research Master’s degree in Marine Sciences before making a career change and training as an Occupational Therapist in 2009. Her interest in the evaluation and implementation of complex rehabilitation interventions led her to a PhD focused on advancing process evaluation research within the field of neurological rehabilitation. Leading from that her research explores the impact that dementia and other neurological conditions can have not only on the lives of those affected by them but also on the family as a whole. In her research she focuses on designing and evaluating interventions tailored to support unpaid carers of people living with dementia, with a particular focus on young carers. Her research interests include process evaluations and complex interventions, peer support, neurological conditions, dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and unpaid carers.