Primary Care & Health Sciences

I gained a BSc in occupational therapy from Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh in 1991. Between 1991 and 2002 I worked as a clinical occupational therapist in a variety of hospitals, developing a special interest in rheumatological conditions. During this time, I studied for an MSc in research for health care professionals, which was awarded from Loughborough University in 1997. I joined Primary Care Sciences at Keele University as a researcher in 2002. I studied for a PhD, which was awarded in 2008. In 2010, I was awarded a United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Research Foundation Early Researcher Award.

The focus of my research is the Clinical Epidemiology of musculoskeletal conditions in Primary care, with a particular interest in conditions affecting the hand.

Research methods (3^rd year undergraduate medical students).

I am a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists, the British Association of Hand Therapists, and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology. I am registered with the Health Professions Council.