Stephanie Leese
- Title
- Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
- Location
- Mackay Building
- Contact me
- s.leese1@keele.ac.uk
Biography
Steph completed a Dual Honours degree in Psychology & Sociology at Keele University in 2007 and became an Occupational Therapist in 2011. Steph has worked as a Lecturer in Higher Education since 2022.
Clinically, Steph has worked supporting people with Mental Health conditions, but most of her career was spent supporting individuals with Dementia. Steph has also had previous roles in Children and Adolescent Mental Health and has worked as a Research Assistant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Research and scholarship
A Teaching fellowship in Higher Education (2024)
Leese, S., Hackett, J., Aslam, R., Mills, L., Jester, A. and Southwood, T.R. (2014) The Development and Initial Evaluation of a Standardised Play Based Hand Assessment Tool for Use in Children and Adolescents: the PizzaPutty™ Test. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 66: S126-S126. Available via: https://doi.org/10.1002/art.38508
Teaching
Steph is passionate about supporting students to develop confidence and competence in occupation-centred practice. Steph enjoys teaching about contemporary Occupational Therapy practice areas and exploring how to support students through varied assessment methods.
Further information
Steph has received training in Sue Parkinson’s Occupational Formulation approach which provides a practical, theory-driven framework for translating assessment into actionable, measurable goals, supporting occupation-centered practice across diverse clinical settings.
Publications
Supervision
Steph has had experience as a Dissertation Supervisor.
Head of School:
Professor Heidi Fuller
Email: h.r.fuller@keele.ac.uk
School address:
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
MacKay Building
Hornbeam Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Enquiries:
Placements team: sahp.practiceplacements@keele.ac.uk
Postgraduate course admin team: sahp.postgraduate-admin@keele.ac.uk
Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Courses Team: sahp.admin@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy Undergraduate Courses Team: pharmacy@keele.ac.uk
Undergraduate enquiries:
Email: enquiries@keele.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 734010
Postgraduate enquiries:
Email: sahp.postgraduate-admin@keele.ac.uk
The Virtual Patient project enquiries:
Contact our Digital Development team:
Email: pharmacy.digital@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy postgraduate enquiries:
Please contact the CPD4ALL team: cpd4all@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy email: phab.postgraduate@keele.ac.uk
