Dr Carolyn Dunford
Reader in Occupational Therapy
Mary Seacole 307B
- Email: carolyn.dunford@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268283
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Department of Health Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Carolyn has a long and varied occupational therapy career combining clinical leadership, and research roles as well as working as an academic in Higher Education. She has specialised in working with children and young people with disabilities and their families.
Carolyn is passionate about children and young people's participation and delivering evidence based practice.
Qualifications
- PhD University of Wales. April 2008 "Occupational therapy for children with developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia): outcomes and effectiveness"
- Master of Science in Community Child Health, University of Wales. January 1999
- Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists. January 1988
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, York St John University. December 2008
Responsibility
Deputy Divisional Lead for Occupational Therapy
Research Lead for Occupational Therapy
Module Lead for Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 3: Working with children and young people
Newest selected publications
Steenbergen, B., Valtr, L., Dunford, C., Prunty, M., Bekhuis, H., Temlali, TY., et al. (2024) 'Awareness about developmental coordination disorder'. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2296-2565 Open Access Link
Pool, JW., Siegert, RJ., Taylor, S., Dunford, C. and Magee, WL. (2020) 'Evaluating the validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Music therapy Sensory Instrument for Cognition, Consciousness and Awareness (MuSICCA): protocol of a validation study'. BMJ Open, 10 (8). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link
Wales, L., Dunford, C. and Davis, K. (2020) 'Following severe childhood stroke, specialised residential rehabilitation improves self-care independence but there are ongoing needs at discharge'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83 (8). pp. 530 - 537. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link
Milton, YM., Dunford, C. and Newby, KV. (2019) 'Occupational therapy home programmes for children with cerebral palsy: A national survey of United Kingdom paediatric occupational therapy practice'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82 (7). pp. 443 - 451. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link
Kelly, G., Dunford, C., Forsyth, R. and Kavcic, A. (2018) 'Using child and family centred goal setting as an outcome measure in residential rehabilitation for children and youth with acquired brain injuries: the challenge of predicting expected levels of achievement.'. Child: care, health and development, 45 (2). pp. 286 - 291. ISSN: 0305-1862 Open Access Link