About me:

I am a physiotherapist, specialising in the care of older people in particular falls, fractures and frailty. In 2015 I was made a fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for ‘significant contribution to the development of services for older people and contribution to the advancement of the physiotherapy profession’. I was made an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to physiotherapy. I am an NIHR Senior Investigator and Academic Career Development lead for PenARC.

Broad research specialisms

I am interested in the rehabilitation of older people and am part of PenARC, APEx and INTERSECT, where I lead community rehabilitation projects on frailty, falls prevention and neurodegenerative conditions.

Qualifications:

• PhD Medical Studies 
• MSc Healthcare
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy