Biography
Following my PhD in Bioengineering at Strathclyde University on ‘Swing Phase Control in the Trans-Femoral Amputee’, in 1995 I became a Bioengineer at the Orthotic Research & Locomotor Assessment Unit (ORLAU), Movement Analysis Service, based at The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Oswestry. My role there includes:
- Development of a musculoskeletal research programme
- Provision of engineering support for clinical and technical research projects
- Contribution of engineering expertise to the routine measurement and assessment of patients
- Design and implementation of quality assurance tests
- Teaching and training of clinical and technical staff
- Overall management of ORLAU, including current services and future planning.
Research and scholarship
ISTM research theme: Healthcare technologies
My research is based at ORLAU, part of the RJ&AH Hospital in Oswestry, and in laboratories at the School of Health & Rehabilitation on Keele University campus.
My main interests include:
- Understanding normal and pathological gait patterns
- The use of orthotic devices during gait and in the treatment of contractures
- Modelling the human musculoskeletal system
- The treatment of gait disorders in cerebral palsy and other neurological, neuromuscular and orthopaedic conditions
Further information
Professional and Committee Work
- Chair of Clinical Movement Analysis Service (CMAS) UK and Ireland 2004 – 2008
- Chair of CMAS Standards Committee, 2008 – 2013
- Member of teaching faculty European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC) 2001 – 2012
- Member of Editorial Board of Gait and Posture Journal 2007 – present
- Member of Scientific Advisory Panel for Action Medical Research charity 2009 – 2013
- Training Officer for NHS Modernising Scientific Careers Clinical Engineering training scheme 2012- present
Professional Membership
- Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (80010359) 1999 - present
- Chartered Engineer 1999 - present
- State Registered Clinical Scientist (CSO2158) 1999 - present
- Member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine 2013 – present
- Chartered Scientist 2013 - present
Publications
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
Undergraduate course admin team: sahp.admin@keele.ac.uk
Undergraduate enquiries:
Email: enquiries@keele.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 734010
Pharmacy postgraduate enquiries:
Please contact the CPD4ALL team: cpd4all@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy email: phab.postgraduate@keele.ac.uk
Keele Centre for Medicines Optimisation (KCMO)
Tel: +44 (0)1782 733831 / 734131
The Virtual Patient project enquiries:
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