David Lomas

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1991 eventually specialising in musculoskeletal (outpatients). Clinically I have worked both in the NHS and the private sector this allowed me to get a very wide experience base treating both chronic and very acute problems. I am still clinically active in a private clinic.

My clinical speciality is neck and shoulder. I also have an interest in ergonomics particularly the cognitive aspects. I am a member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Ergonomics Society.

I joined Hallam in 2004 and currently teach as a senior lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My teaching areas are musculoskeletal and ergonomics focussed. I have a strong interest in health psychology and pain physiology which are common to my teaching specialities.

Currently I am a course leader for a part-time degree (which will finish in 2011) and an MSc in Applying Physiotherapy with a focus on musculoskeletal. I also work as an ergonomic advisor and assessor for Sheffield Hallam.

I am studying for an MSc in Ergonomics. My research interests centre on behaviour change, a theme common to both physiotherapy and ergonomics. I have co-authored a book chapter about patient handling, a research paper about shoulder testing and an online article about posture.

Jo Adams

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1990 and since graduating have mainly worked within acute respiratory care, chronic disease management and cardiac rehabilitation of high risk patients both in an acute trust and a community setting.

I joined Sheffield Hallam in September 2008 as a senior lecturer working three days. I am module leader for the undergraduate module rehabilitation of functional movement and lead problem solving in acute respiratory care at masters level. I am also a member of the clinical Placement team.

Since joining Sheffield Hallam I have completed the Teaching Skills in Higher Education module and am a member of the Faculty Cancer Clinical Interest Group. I am working with local clinicians to develop links within respiratory care.

Peter Hanley

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist from Sheffield Hallam University in 1993.For the past 17 years I have undertaken a variety of roles within the musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Since 2004 I have worked as a part-time as an extended scope practitioner for Barnsley PCT.

In 2005 I took up my current lecturer-practitioner post at Sheffield Hallam. Today I am involved with both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. I am the module leader for the masters level medical examination and undergraduate understanding knowledge and evidence to support study and practice. In 2008, I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

My main clinical interests lie in the fields of sports and manual therapy. I have been member of the physiotherapy team who look after Sheffield Tigers RUFC since 2000.

Alex Morley

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1991 from Manchester University and then worked clinically in Essex and South Yorkshire prior to joining Sheffield Hallam University in 1999.

I am part time at Sheffield Hallam and teach research methods, neurological physiotherapy and promoting wellness at undergraduate level. I am module leader and teach on two postgraduate modules which are understanding neurological therapy and analysis of movement control.

I have undertaken research in the fields of postural control (at masters level) and muscle architectural change in people with traumatic brain injury (funded by the Physiotherapy Research Foundation). I am currently completing a research programme funded by the MS Society investigating spasticity experienced by people with multiple sclerosis.

I am link tutor for the masters level assessment and management of adults with dysphagia course with Sheffield Primary Care Trust. I previously spent nine months in the role of research coordinator for the professional services directorate at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals involving supporting and developing research skills in physiotherapists working clinically.

I am a member of the Health Professions Council, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists interested in Neurology.

Kath Moore

Senior lecturer

I qualified in 1984 with a Diploma in Physiotherapy from Sheffield Polytechnic and worked at the Northern General Hospital until 1999, specialising in acute respiratory care which included the early and late management of cardiothoracic surgery patients and the management of patients on the general intensive care Unit.

I also ran the Physiotherapy Management of the Critically Ill Patient which was a six month critical care course for physiotherapists based clinically at the Northern General Hospital and validated through Sheffield Hallam University at postgraduate level.

I gained an MSc in Health Care Practice in 1998 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in 2000 from Sheffield Hallam.

I have been working at Sheffield Hallam since February 1999 and my main teaching areas have been in respiratory care and I have been involved in teaching and organising undergraduate and postgraduate modules.

Previously I have worked full-time but since 2007 have been part-time. Now my main responsibilities are within the clinical education team which includes providing support to students and practice educators by visiting students on placement and providing and developing courses for practice educators about the supervision of students on placements.

Sarah Crowther

Senior lecturer

I qualified at Sheffield Hallam in 1999, and for several years I worked in the NHS in the musculoskeletal field. Part of my clinical role involved providing clinical education to students, during this time I returned to Sheffield to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. This clinical teaching experience and interest led me to an academic post in 2004 as senior lecturer here at Sheffield Hallam. Since then I have completed my MSc in Manipulative Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam.

I am currently the undergraduate course leader for the BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. I am involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, particularly in the musculoskeletal curriculum.

An area of particular interest is neurodynamics and pain science related to patient dysfunction and management, linked to this I am involved with the NeuroOrthopaedic Institute. I am also a member of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP). As a physiotherapist and lecturer I am MCSP and HPC registered.

I still maintain my clinical practice and work in private practice in Chesterfield.

Dr Sionnadh McClean

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1994 at Birmingham University, gained my Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1999 at the University of Queensland, and then subsequently completed my PhD in 2007 at the University of Hull.

My doctoral level research was related to the conservative management of non-specific neck pain: effectiveness of treatment, predictors of treatment outcome and upper limb disability. This has led to the development of two primary research avenues, which are neck and upper limb and adherence. The neck and upper limb research is currently investigating the mechanisms which lead to the development of upper limb disability in patients with non-specific neck pain. Also we are investigating the use of the single arm military press (SAMP) test as a physical outcome measure for measuring upper limb capacity in patients with neck pain. The adherence theme investigates the reasons why patients do not adhere with treatment recommendation, exercise and clinic appointments and further investigates strategies to improve adherence.

Prior to undertaking my current role as a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, I worked in clinical practice. I began in various junior and senior rotational posts, then worked as a clinical specialist in musculoskelatal outpatients at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and finally as the physiotherapy outpatients manager at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Bhanu Ramaswamy

Physiotherapy consultant and honorary visiting fellow

I qualified as a physiotherapist at The University of Wales, Cardiff in 1988 and completed my basic clinical rotations before taking up a medical senior II post in Sutton in Ashfield in 1990. Between 1992 and 1994, I worked in America with a broad spectrum of rehabilitation patients which permitted me to focus my attention on the specialty of working with older people on my return to the UK.

Between 2004 and 2010, I took up the post of consultant physiotherapist in intermediate care in Chesterfield, with the main clinical aim of admitting people with a rehabilitation need onto a therapy-led ward. The post was a joint practitioner-lecturer post, part funded by Sheffield Hallam University where I lectured at postgraduate level.

In April 2010, I resigned my post to start doctorate level studies, working part-time in a physiotherapy clinic, at community centres running exercise classes for people with Parkinson's and lecturing nationally and internationallly.

I have contributed to chapters in books pertaining to the topic of older people and rehabilitation, plus regularly input to physiotherapy specific issues regarding older adults and Parkinson's.

Gerry Scott

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1997 and on qualification worked in the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Teaching Hospitals.I relocated to Sheffield in 1999 and specialised within the field of neurology as a senior physiotherapist in Sheffield Teaching Hospital (STH) where my interest in brain injury rehabilitation was ignited. During this time I was also involved in some research and worked in the private sector.

In 2007 I successfully completed an MSc in Neurological Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and following this I commenced my post as a senior Lecturer. I currently work two days at SHU and am module leader for an undergraduate module - Principles of Practice in Neurological Physiotherapy and Understanding Core Stability at Masters Level.

I continue to practice as a qualified senior physiotherapist in Nottingham where I am therapy team leader in a private brain injury rehabilitation unit.

Edward Bakker

Senior lecturer

I joined Sheffield Hallam as a part-time senior lecturer in 2005, and went full-time in 2009. I lead one of the postgraduate musculoskeletal modules and the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy practice-based learning.

I trained in the Netherlands but completed my masters and Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at Sheffield Hallam. I have worked mostly within the NHS, from which I retired in 2009 and I was in private (part-time) practice for 15 years, up to 2003.

My CV includes working as a therapy service manager and as an MSK extended scope practitioner. Clinically my interests, within MSK, are the cognitive behavioural approach supplemented by injection therapy, movement and manual therapy, which centres around the MDT/McKenzie approach. Patients' perceptions, and those of their physiotherapist, regarding their role, empowerment and autonomy within the therapy process, are my other areas of professional interest.

One of my interests is applied philosopy, primarily due to its analytical rigour and relevance to all aspects of health care, clinical practice, reasoning and ethics.

Myles Butler

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 2000 and worked within MSK at Rotherham General Hospital. In 2005 I started teaching at Sheffield Hallam part-time whilst continuing to develop my skills in the private sector. I became a full-time lecturer in 2007 joining the placement team in 2008.

I am currently undertaking a MA in Teaching and Learning and will be completing my dissertation early next year. My chosen topic will be comparing the perceptions of national and international students in clinical education.

I continue to practice clinically in the private sector with special interests in shoulder and lower limb rehabilitation.

Carol Garcia

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1987 and mainly worked within the field of acute respiratory care and cardiac rehabilitation. In 2000 I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Managing Health Services at Sheffield Hallam University which was supported by team leader roles within the NHS.

I now work for Sheffield Hallam as a senior lecturer two days a week. The key areas that I deliver to students are cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and health promotion.

I am undertaking a MA in Teaching and Learning and wish to undertake a dissertation looking at perceptions of clinical supervisors when support a physiotherapy student with a disability.

I am a link tutor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiovascular Medicine which is a course for GPs who wish to further their skills in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in primary care with cardiovascular disease.

Dr Stephen May

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1990, and worked for many years in a musculoskeletal outpatient setting in primary care in the NHS. I completed the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1995 and an MSc in Health Services Research and Technology Assessment in 1998. In 2002 I became a senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam.

I am co-author, with Robin McKenzie, of
• The Human Extremities: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (2000)
• The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (2nd edition, 2003)
• The Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (2nd edition, 2006)

I have also written several chapters in other books, and over 30 publications in peer reviewed journals.

I was awarded a Fellowship from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (UK) in 2006 for my contribution to the profession.

I attained a PhD by previous publication entitled Development of Aspects of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 2008.

My main teaching areas relate to musculoskeletal practice, research methods and dissertations at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My on-going research interests include mechanical diagnosis and therapy, and classification of musculoskeletal problems.

Dr Jackie Hammerton

Principal lecturer

I have been teaching physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam since 2002 and qualified as a physiotherapist in London in 1984. Alongside my teaching I continue to maintain a small clinical caseload .

My area of practice is neurological rehabilitation and I have worked in both primary and secondary care, moving from London to Sheffield in 1986. I mainly teach neurology to both undergraduates and postgraduates, but also participate in undergraduate interprofessional learning.

In 2004 I completed my PhD from Sheffield University, investigating the influence of age on recovery from stroke. This has supported much of my teaching, particularly research skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and supervising student dissertations.

I completed a four year Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funded research project in 2007, looking at the use of technology for upper limb rehabilitation following stroke. Findings from the study were presented at the World Neurological Rehabilitation conference in Hong Kong and also the European Stroke Forum in Belgium. I have also had a number of publications on this topic.

I have been the course leader for the MSc Applying Physiotherapy for the last four years and have made a number of recruitment trips overseas.

Alongside my Hallam post I am an external examiner for the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy course at Birmingham University.

As a physiotherapist and lecturer I am a member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health Professions Council registered.

Rachel Young

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1995 and following a broad clinical foundation I specialised in the management of patients with acute neurological conditions. In 2002 I successfully completed an MSc in Neurological Physiotherapy and I have been employed as a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam since 2003. In 2005 I gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching.

Since moving into higher education I have gained extensive experience in the support of practice-based learning and have developed specialised learning resources to support allied health professionals involved in clinical mentorship and education. I maintain a keen interest in neurological rehabilitation and also the ventilatory management of neurosurgical patients and have regular contact with local clinical services in order to remain abreast of practice development.

I am the course leader for the MSc Advancing Physiotherapy and am committed to supporting full-time and part-time postgraduate students enrolled on this course.

Kevin Banks

Senior lecturer

My teaching interests include
• neuromusculoskeletal conditions and their physiotherapy management
• any area of physiotherapy where problems with movement and functioning are impacting on the lives of the general population
• leading the postgraduate sport physiotherapy module

I am also a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist in the NHS. I link this work to the University by offering international and home students work-based clinical experience and practice at postgraduate level. In this role I am also a Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) examiner.

I have taught manual therapy throughout Europe and beyond for 20 years and I am always struck by how passionate physiotherapists are about helping their patients whatever country they work in.

I have presented clinical papers on manual therapy at several national conferences including the UK, Netherlands, Norway and Hungary

I have contributed to published research on the reliability of manual examination of Intercarpal motion. I have also contributed to several textbooks on Neuromusculoskeletal Therapy for both student and graduate therapists.

I would love to see self referral to physiotherapy as an established patient choice within the NHS and to see the international classifications of functioning (ICF] established as a valid means of measuring the outcomes of physiotherapy Interventions.

Emma Richards

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist from Sheffield Hallam University in 1990.

I completed my junior rotation in London at the royal Free Hospital where I developed my interest in neurology. From here I arranged a six month job exchange to Sydney Australia where I worked in a head injury unit.

After returning from Australia I moved back into Sheffield where I worked in a rotating neurological senior 2 post and worked in neuromedicine, neuro outpatients and stroke unit rehabilitation. I progressed to a senior 1 post in neuromedicine. From there I worked as a senior one in the community in an early discharge team with neurology and orthopaedic patients.

In 2001 I started as clinical specialist in neurology in Barnsley where I worked mainly in a stroke unit but covered on occasion and supported staff across all areas of neurological services, head injury acute and longer term rehabilitation including intermediate care.

In 2006 I began working part time in a private neurological service Hallamshire Physiotherapy Clinic while still working in Barnsley.

In 2008 I joined Sheffield Hallam University as a physiotherapy lecturer with a special interest in neurology.

In 2009 I began training to be a bobath tutor and am aiming to complete this training by 2014.

Lorna Campbell

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1988 and quickly developed an interest in paediatrics. I began to specialise in 1990 initially working in a specialist children's' hospital and school-based community paediatrics. I moved into child development centre work and latterly held a clinical specialist post in this area. My main clinical interest is in promoting collaborative family centred care and inclusive practice.

I have been involved in developing and delivering an advanced course in management of cerebral palsy (APCP) and training for a local authority early year's nurseries. I have also taught on a GP child health training scheme and a senior registrar M Med Sc.

I took up my current post as senior lecturer in physiotherapy in 2006. I have continued to develop my interest in inclusive educational practice and work with physiotherapy students with disabilities to enable equal opportunities both in university and on clinical placement.

I have completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in higher education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research.

I am course leader for the MSc Advancing Paediatric Practice course and my main teaching areas are paediatrics and research methods.

Hazel Horobin

Principle lecturer

I trained in Birmingham qualifying in 1984 and subsequently specialised in respiratory care, working as a senior therapist in the first liver transplant unit in the UK, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

I left the UK in 1992 and went to work in the Amazon region of Brazil as a physiotherapist on a community based leprosy control programme for four years. On my return to the UK, I took a Masters at Coventry University and since 2000 I have worked at Sheffield Hallam University as a senior lecturer on the physiotherapy programme.

I now have a split role, where I lecture part of the time but also lead for the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing on the international student experience and internationalising the curriculum. My main activities as a lecturer are as module leader for postgraduate modules in respiratory physiotherapy and about professional practice on a postgraduate programme that attracts mainly international physiotherapists.

I’m undertaking an Ed D, the focus of which is the international physiotherapist student experience on the masters course as explored through changes in professional identity that occur as they experience the different perspectives of life and study in the UK.

Alison Macfarlane

MSc Sport Injury Management and Therapy course leader

I am the course leader for the MSc Sport Injury Management and Therapy course. This course was developed to foster an integrated holistic approach to the management of athletes from elite to grassroots.

I am a chartered physiotherapist with many years experience in both the NHS and the sports arena, specialising in the neuromusculskeletal field with a particular interest in • movement competency • injury reduction • performance enhancement • functional stability.

I continue to practice in the above areas and sport.

I have worked with many national governing bodies including • United Kingdom Athletics (UKA) • the English Volleyball Association (EVA) • British Volleyball Federation (BVF) • Swimming and Diving (ASA) • Rowing (ARA) • British Mountaineering Council (BMC) - competition climbing. I have also supported a number of elite athletes and teams across a range of sports including • track and field • volleyball • ice hockey • cycling • basketball • diving • rowing • competition climbing • ice dance.

I have provided physiotherapy cover for many sports events from local school level to multinational, multisport events as both host and team physiotherapist. I have also provided support for many elite squad training events.

I have previously been involved in research around early active movement approaches to the management of T-A ruptures and the relationship of shoulder internal rotation: external rotation in elite volleyball players.

My current interests lie in the physiotherapy input to injury reduction and performance enhancement and physical competency.

I am a strong advocate for adopting an interdisciplinary approach to talent development, injury prevention and performance enhancement. I work closely with a range of sports practitioners including • strength and conditioning coaches • biomechanists • psychologists • sports coaches in the faculty podium performance team in the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science.

Anna Lowe

Senior lecturer

I began working as a physiotherapist in 1998, my career has been diverse and I have in many different health care settings both abroad and in the UK. My most recent clinical post was as an orthopaedic physiotherapy practitioner at a local Foundation Trust Hospital.

My main clinical interests are in the wider determinants of health and in inequalities in Physiotherapy. I am also interested in the role of the physiotherapist in public health and health promotion and particularly interested in the role that exercise plays in this. I successfully completed my masters degree in this field.

I became a senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University in 2006. In 2009 I completed a Postgraduate Certificate In Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

Pauline Buttling

Principal lecturer

I am a Health Professions Council registered physiotherapist and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. I trained at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechape London and worked there for three years. My job has taken me to work in Essex, Yorkshire and Canada. I am currently the professional lead for physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University.

I have been in physiotherapy education for over 20 years and have seen how the education of a graduate physiotherapist has changed over that time. My specialist clinical area was in cardio-respiratory care where I worked as a senior clinician for many years. I have brought that expertise into the educational curriculum.

I have been an external examiner for a variety of institutions and have just completed a five year appointment at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Cumbria. In addition I have taken on a post as a governor of my local NHS Trust hospital acting in an advisory capacity.

I am currently involved in a European research project addressing the impact of the Bologna process on life long learning in physiotherapy across Europe. This has brought together physiotherapy educators from across Europe.

Rachel Crawford

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1991 and gained a broad experience whilst working in a variety of hospitals in Exeter, London, Oxford, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. My specialist clinical area is respiratory care with particular experience in acute care and tracheostomy management.

I moved into higher education in 2004 and became a full-time member of staff at Sheffield Hallam in 2005. As a senior lecturer, I teach at all levels and currently lead the core skills in physiotherapy module at level four.

My particular area of interest is in the transition process for graduates after they leave university in terms of their preparation for employment and the support offered in the first few months post qualification.

Mel Lindley

Senior lecturer

I joined Sheffield Hallam full-time during the summer of 2008, having been a visiting lecturer for six years. After graduating, I specialised initially in adult respiratory physiotherapy completing my Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care in 1999.

I then moved into the field of paediatric respiratory care in 2001, working as the principal respiratory physiotherapist leading a clinical team working in settings ranging from paediatric intensive care to the community.

Clinically my interests include non-invasive ventilation in neuromuscular insufficiency and the physiological effect of chest physiotherapy on ventilated children. I also have a keen interest in governance, service improvement and the change management processes undertaken in healthcare, having previously undertaken a number of service reviews within the healthcare sector.

Since joining the team I have completed my Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and currently lead the second year undergraduate respiratory module. I'm also the module lead for the two postgraduate modules paediatric physiotherapy practice and critical care.

My current research focus relates to embedding and evaluating the use of simulated and virtual resources within learning and teaching activities.

Kenneth Chance-Larsen

Senior lecturer

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1997 and have since worked in a variety of settings, including the NHS, private hospitals, football academies, and in private clinics. I developed an interest in sports injuries and manual therapy, and completed an MSc in Manual Therapy at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2008.

I embarked on an academic career at Sheffield Hallam in 2005, and in my current role as senior lecturer I am involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate modules, primarily within the musculoskeletal and sports injury fields. I am also the clinic manager for the University physiotherapy clinic. I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in higher education in 2008.

I have been involved in both primary research and systematic reviews which have subsequently been published. My current research interests include early diagnosis of tendon pathology, evidence for resistive exercise in the management of rotator cuff pathology, and the reliability of athlete screening protocols.