Education and professional practice research group
Our aim is to research contemporary issues in professional practice and education, both pre- and post-qualifying, in the allied health professions.
The research team
Dr Desiree O'Leary
Director of Education
- MacKay Building MAC 1.17
- 01782 734112
- d.s.o'leary@keele.ac.uk
Vicky Pearsall
Programme Director BSc Hons Physiotherapy
- MAC 1.20
- 01782 734557
- v.l.pearsall@keele.ac.uk
Dr Claire Stapleton
Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- MacKay Building 1.27
- +44 (0) 1782 733808
- c.stapleton@keele.ac.uk
Carole Watkins
Lecturer
- MAC 1.30
- 01782 734416
- c.a.watkins@keele.ac.uk
Current research projects
- Student transition and engagement in undergraduate physiotherapy education
- Ageism and attitudes of healthcare professionals and healthcare students towards older adults
- The use of age suits in simulating the experience of older adults
- Health profession students’ behaviour, beliefs, and knowledge regarding physical activity
Previous research projects
- The effect of COVID-19 on the education and clinical training of radiography students