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    Dr Teresa Rushton

    Dr Teresa Rushton

    Title
    Occupational Therapy Lecturer
    Location
    Mackay Building 0.15
    Role
    Programme Director MSc Occupational Therapy
    Contact me
    Email
    Email
    t.j.rushton@keele.ac.uk

    Biography

    Teresa has been an Occupational Therapy lecturer since 2001. She has worked in a number of Higher Education Institutions and held a number of different roles including practice placement lead for occupational therapy. Teresa previously worked in Rheumatology and Hand Therapy Services.
    Teresa is HCPC registered, a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and an Advanced HE Fellow.
    Teresa is passionate about occupational therapy education, curriculum development, practice based learning and supporting students with additional support requirements.

    Research and scholarship

    Teresa completed her Doctorate in 2018. Her study was titled: Exploring the lived experience of being an Occupational Therapy Student with Additional Support Requirements.
    Teresa has presented at National conferences and has published within OT news.

    Teaching

    Teresa's teaching has been focussed on practical skill development, professional reasoning and decision making in practice, research and independent scholarship and preparation for practice based learning.

    Further information

    Teresa is an external examiner and a British Journal of Occupational Therapy reviewer.

    Supervising

    Teresa is a PhD supervisor and examiner.

    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:
    Contact our Digital Development team:
    Email: pharmacy.digital@keele.ac.uk