Primary Care & Health Sciences

I came to Keele in January 2007, having previously held an appointment as Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. My first degree, BSc Exercise Science (Hons), was obtained from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in 2000. I continued my studies at MMU and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Exercise Physiology (2001), and a PhD in Spinal Biomechanics (2005).

I am based in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences. I have over 6 years experience of co-ordinating large randomised controlled trials and I am currently working as Principal Investigator for a nurse-led study intervention for the management of Osteoarthritis within Primary Care.

Research interests

• Osteoarthritis

• Exercise/physical activity interventions

• Patient Reported Outcomes

• Low Back Pain

Previous

• Problem Based Learning (PBL). School of Medicine, Keele University

• ASPiRE undergraduate Rheumatology course. School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University

• Clinical Trials Course. Primary Care Sciences, Keele University

Current

• Quantitative Research Methods SSC. School of Medicine, Keele University

I currently lead the Trials and Implementation Science journal club and hold the post of Postgraduate Tutor within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences.

I have experience of supervising both undergraduate (3^rd and 4^th year) and postgraduate (F2 trainees and PhD) students and peer review for a number of national and international journals.