Academic staff

I am an Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy in the School of Allied Health and Community Care, since 2002. I completed an MSc in Clinical Neurosciences (distinction), 2008, my dissertation applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour on the topic of occupational therapists and carrying out occupation focused intervention. I completed my PhD Dec 2023, on service improvement applying case study methodology. I teach and work with colleagues collaboratively across the Institute of Health and Social Care. I continue to contribute to the academic community through webinars, conference presentations, and publications.

I offer 2 Bespoke workshops on decolonising the curriculum/organisation and antiracist organisation.

I am 1of 2 original cofounders of BAMEOTUK, a pressure group of BME heritages occupational therapy students, staff, and educators, campaigning for antiracist change in the discipline.

My interests are in antiracism, equity, and decolonising curricula, HEI and wider organisation transformation. I have developed an evidence-informed decolonising the curricula checklist wheel - a reflection tool, that has been adopted into the academic curriculum framework of the university. I have presented the wheel at several conferences. I am assisting internationally recruited occupational therapists through out of hours mentorship sessions.

Courses taught

Occupational Therapy Integrated Degree Apprenticeship - BSc (Hons)

Occupational Therapy (pre-registration mode) - PGDIP/MSc

Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons)

Prizes, awards, and accolades

Senior Fellowship Higher Education Academy (Feb 2016)

Universities UK GuildHE (formerly Higher Education Academy)

"Senior Fellowship is awarded to professionals who demonstrate they meet the criteria of Descriptor 3 (D3) of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and supporting learning in higher education.

By applying to be a Senior Fellow of HEA you will present a thorough understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as a key contribution to high quality student learning. You should be able to provide evidence of:

Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity;

Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of

Core Knowledge;

A commitment to all the Professional Values;

Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices

related to the Areas of Activity;

Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research

and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an

integrated approach to academic practice;

Successful engagement in continuing professional development

in relation to teaching, learning, assessment, scholarship

and, as appropriate, related academic or professional

practices;

Successful coordination, support, supervision, management

and/or mentoring of others (whether individuals and/or teams)

in relation to learning and teaching."

https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/fellowship/senior-fellowship

Lecturer of the year LSBU (Jul 2021)

LSBU

End of year awards voted on by students

Colleague of the Year (Dec 2020)

LSBU

End of year awards voted on by peers

Diversity in curriculum person of the year (Jun 2022)

LSBU

End of year awards voted by staff and students

RCOT Merit Award 2023 (Feb 2023)

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

The Merit award recognises an individual’s contribution to the occupational therapy profession which may be local; regional; in a specialist field of practice; or a diverse area of practice. Those nominated will have been recognised by their peers in the

occupational therapy community for excellence in their sphere of work and their special contribution to the occupational therapy profession.