I am a paediatric physiotherapist and academic with a special interest in posture, movement and respiratory health promotion for children and young people with neurodisability.

Prior to joining the University of Plymouth as a Lecturer in Rehabilitation, I worked in healthcare for 15 years, gaining extensive clinical experience in a wide range of paediatric specialities. This included oncology and haematology care at the Teenage Cancer Trust, University College London, cardiorespiratory and developmental care at the Children’s Heart Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in addition to neonatal, musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and neurology speciality care, working across acute hospital and community services.

I am dedicated to undertaking interdisciplinary and participatory paediatric research alongside children with neurodisability. I have been awarded multiple research grants, including the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust Novice Research Award (2019), the National Institute of Health Research Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship Award (2021) and most recently, the Arts Health Interdisciplinary Fund (2022).

I sit on the National Committee for the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapy, as Publication Officer and core member of the Professional Development Group.

National Committee Officer and member of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapy

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Member of the Health and Care Professions Council

Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapy, National Committee Publication Officer

Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapy, Journal Reviewer

Early Career Researcher Forum, Committee member