I qualified as an Occupational Therapist at the University of Plymouth and have worked mainly in inpatient mental health settings, with both clinical and managerial responsibilities. I completed my MSc Advanced Occupational Therapy in 2018 with my masters research focusing on service users' experiences of Occupational Therapy in acute mental health settings. 

I am the Programme Lead of the MOccTh Occupational Therapy programme. I am also Admissions Tutor for the BSc (Hons) and MOccTh Occupational Therapy programmes which includes managing new applications, Values Based Recruitment, International Admissions and Marketing.

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and CORU (Republic of Ireland)

Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists and the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

I teach and mark on a broad range of modules across the BSc (Hons.) and MSc pre-registration programmes. I also supervise undergraduate and pre-registration MSc research students.

I have module leadership responsibility for the following modules:

DAOCT403/OCT408 Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 2

DAOCT503/OCT528 Occupational Studies: The Young Person; Interruptions and Transitions