I am a physiotherapist by profession, specialising in neuro rehabilitation. I have several roles:

• Clinical Fellow at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. I work in the Somerset Clinical School, with Professor Jos Latour.
• Senior Research Fellow working on the NHS England South West - funded Developing a research skilled workforce programme, with the University of Plymouth team; Dr Krithika Anil ; Mrs Rachel Knight Lozano ; Professor Aled Jones ; Dr Susie Pearce ; Professor Mary Hickson ; Dr Lisa Bunn ; Professor Jennifer Freeman .
• Lecturer in Advanced Practice in the School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth.

My doctoral thesis addressed professional identity: what does it mean to be a physiotherapist? https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.619011, and stimulated my interest in professional ethics, values, attributes, beliefs and motivations. I am interested in how we enact these in clinical / professional life. 

Health and Care Professions Council Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ACPIN - professional network for physiotherapists in neurology

Council of Allied Health Professions Research https://cahpr.csp.org.uk/

• Working Party: vision and mission, chair 2023 - present
• South West consortium, co-lead 2022 - present

International Neurological Physiotherapy Association (INPA) - sub-group of World Physiotherapy https://world.physio/subgroups/neurological

• Founder committee member 2007
• President 2011 - 2019

Critical Physiotherapy Network https://tinyurl.com/y7tk3jk3

• Founder member 2013 - present

International History of Physiotherapy Association https://history.physio.

• Member 2018 - present 

Intercollegiate working party for stroke, Royal College of Physicians, 1998 - 2004  https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/stroke-programme ACPIN https://www.acpin.net/

• London branch, Chair 1998 - 2000
• National executive committee 2011 - 2014 

• Health walks, leader, Steart Marshes, Somerset 2017 - present https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/09/these-salt-marshes-saved-my-life-how-nature-is-helping-mental-health
• Apple Blossom meditation group, coordinator, Somerset 2017 - present