Dr. Penny J. D'Ath

Lecturer

Academic and Professional Qualifications / Membership

Memberships

Career Outline

Programme-related teaching responsibilities

• Module co-ordinator 2nd year Clinical Skills
• 03 Project / Dissertation supervisor
• 02 Clinical skills: Refraction techniques
• 02 Clinical skills: Investigative techniques
• 01 Clinical skills first year

Previous teaching responsibilities

• 03 Paediatric clinic
• 03 Primary care clinic
• 03 Visual impairment clinic 
• 02 Professional skills

Administrative responsibilities

• Module co-ordinator for 2nd year Clinical Skills
• Department Publicity Officer

Professional Activities outside the University

• Expert witness (civil and criminal)
• Locum optometrist

Current Research

• Principal Investigator examining "Vision Screening in Care Homes" in partnership with Thomas Pocklington Trust

Selected publications

• Penny J D'Ath , David Thomson and Arnold Wilkins. Memory for the Color of Non-Monochromatic Lights. Color Research and Application, Feb 2007, Vol 32(1), pp11-15.

• Penny J D'Ath , Ramanathan Kirthivasan, Cornelius LE Katona, Alison L Finlay. Pre-operative psychiatric morbidity in people undergoing cataract surgery. Psychogeriatria Polskay, March 2004, Vol 1(2), pp73-84.

• Ruth L Allen, Zuzana Walker, Suki S Shergill, Penny D'Ath and Cornelius Katona. Attitudes to depression in hospital inpatients: a comparison between older and younger subjects. Aging and Mental Health 1998, Vol 2, No 1, pp36-39.

• Stephen Stansfeld, Martin Orrell, Russell Mason, D Nicholls and Penny D'Ath. A pilot study of needs assessment in acute psychiatric inpatients. Social Psychiatry Epidemiology 1998, Vol 33, pp136-139.

• Cornelius Katona, Gill Livingston, M Manela, Catherine Leek, Eleanor Mullan, Martin Orrell, Penny D'Ath and Deborah Zeitlin. The symptomatology of depression in the elderly. International Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, December 1997, Vol 12 Suppl 7, pp S19-23.

• Steve Luttrell, V Watkin, Gill Livingston, Zuzana Walker, Penny D'Ath, P Patel, Suki Shergill, Alice Dain, C Bielawski and Cornelius Katona. Screening for alcohol misuse in older people. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, December 1997, Vol 12 (12), pp1151-1154.

• Deborah Zeitlin, Cornelius Katona, Penny D'Ath and Philippa Katona. Attitudes to depression in primary care attenders: effects of age and depressive symptoms. Primary Care Psychiatry 1997, Vol 3, pp17-20.

• P D'Ath, E Mullan, P Katona and C Katona. The Natural History of Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Primary Care Attenders. Accepted by Family Practice November 1995.

• Ruth L Allen, Zuzana Walker, Penny D'Ath and Cornelius Katona. Risperidone for psychotic and behavioural symptoms in Lewy Body Dementia. The Lancet, 15 July 1995, Vol 316, p185.

• Z Walker, C A Leek, P J D'Ath and C L E Katona. Psychiatric Morbidity in Elderly Attenders at an Accident & Emergency department. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 1995, Vol 10, pp951-957.

• Sukhwinder Shergill, Eleanor Mullan, Penny D'Ath and Cornelius Katona. What is the Clinical Prevalence of Lewy Body Dementia? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 1994, Vol 9, pp907-912.

• Katona CLE, Evans S, D'Ath P, Mullan E and Katona P. The Development of Short Screening Instruments for Detecting Depression in Elderly Primary Care Patients. 1994.

• Eleanor Mullan, Philippa Katona, Penny D'Ath and Cornelius Katona. Screening, Detection and Management of Depression in Elderly Primary Care Attenders. II: Detection and Fitness for Treatment: a Case Record Study. Family Practice 1994, Vol 11, No 3, pp 267-270.
• Penny D'Ath , Philippa Katona, Eleanor Mullan, Sandra Evans and Cornelius Katona. Screening, Detection and Management of Depression in Elderly Primary Care Attenders. I: The Acceptability and Performance of the 15 Item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS15) and the Development of Short Versions. Family Practice 1994, Vol 11, No 3, pp 260-266.

Other publications

• Penny J D'Ath. Feature as part of an article on pre-registration placements"Suits you, Sir! Employment options for today's optometrists". Optometry Today, 6th September 2002, Vol 42:17, pp40-41.

• Penny J D'Ath. "Tut, Tut, Tut … Armani? Eyecare in the Land of the Eagles". Optometry Today, 16th August 2002, Vol 42:16, pp37-38.

• Penny J D'Ath. "Watch out for the shooting specs!". Optician, July 13th 2001, No. 5809, Vol 222, p16.