I joined the University of Northumbria in January 2010 having previously worked at the University of Nottingham. Prior to this I worked as Reader in Health and Social Care and Head of the Centre of Research in Healthcare at Liverpool John Moores University. I have a longstanding interest in chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions and completed a PhD in 1992 in Northern Ireland which was funded by a Department of Health research scholarship. My research interests reflect my professional backgrounds and focus on conditions at the interface of psychology, medicine and rehabilitation in which I have published extensively including contribution to national and European Guidelines. I am a reviewer for a number of scientific, academic and professional journals and grant awarding bodies. I currently serve on the regional NIHR- Research for Patient Benefit Committee.

Chronic pain syndromes in adults and children Fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain syndromes Chronic musculoskeletal and rheumatological disorders Evidence of effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for musculsokeletal long term conditions Psychosocial aspects of health and illness