School of Health and Rehabilitation

Claire joined Keele University as a lecturer in 2013. 

Claire undertook a degree in Sports Science at The University of Birmingham (1993-1996) before qualifying as a Chartered Physiotherapist at Coventry University (1997-2000).  She gained clinical experience at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.  During this time Claire completed a post-graduate certificate in Health Research at Leeds University.  In 2004 she commenced her academic career with a lecturing post in Sports Therapy and Sports Science at the University of Hertfordshire and then moved to Liverpool to undertake her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University with research on the mechanisms, and diagnosis, of vascular compression syndromes at the shoulder, which she completed in 2009.  In 2011 she held a part-time post-doctoral research post at the University of Salford.

Whilst completing her PhD Claire set-up and managed her own private sports injury clinic based at Liverpool John Moores University and continued her work there until taking up her appointment at Keele University.  She provided physiotherapy support for olympic and para-olympic athletes funded by the English Institute of Sport, elite athletes in higher or further education funded by the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) and Liverpool John Moores University sport scholarship students.  Related sports injury experience includes: the Commonwealth Games (Manchester 2002) and the World Transplant Games (Leicester 2002).