Kathy Jackson

Kathy graduated as a Physiotherapist in 1987. She has clinical experience working in the fields of neurological rehabilitation and community-based rehabilitation, working within the UK, India, Zimbabwe and Thailand. In 1995 she completed a master’s degree in Community Disability studies at the University of London. She is currently undertaking a PHD which explores the concepts of self-efficacy, engagement and self-management support from the perspectives of people with long term neurological conditions using community rehabilitation and support services. 

Kathy joined the School of Health and Life Sciences (SHLS) in 2004. She completed her PGC in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2006. She holds teaching responsibilities within Physiotherapy (undergraduate and post graduate) and Advanced Clinical Practice programmes. Kathy continues to work clinically providing support to multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams and clients with complex neurological dysfunction.

Kathy’s research interests are in the following inter-related areas:

• Service user perspective of living with a neurological condition and using neurological services
• Co production for service improvement and service design.
• Self-management support for people living with long term neurological conditions
• Effectiveness of physiotherapeutic interventions and multimodal interdisciplinary service delivery approaches
• Health promotion for people with long term conditions.