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Professor Meriel Norris
Professor

Mary Seacole 3rd Floor-Bay 33

Research area(s)

My main research area is the application of qualitative research methodologies within neurorehabilitation and education. This includes development of innovative interventions, evaluation within clinical trials and understand the experience of living with long term conditions from the perspective of all stake-holders.

I am a core member of the Centre for Health and Wellbeing across the Lifecourse, delivering masterclasses and contributing to the research festivals and have developed significant national and international collaborations. I have co-edited invited special topics and since 2019 attracted six new PGRs, five of which are fully funded with two on the ESRC DTP.

Research Interests

My main research interests are in stroke and neurorehabilitation more generally including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons and Cerebral Palsy. This includes the subjective experience, rehabilitation, and cultural influences on the therapeutic relationship. Research is based both in the UK and internationally.

Methodologically my speciality is social sciences within clinical and educational research. I have a specific interest in creative methods and co-creation.

Research grants and projects

Research Projects

Grants

Training weight-shifting strategies to overcome freezing of gait in daily life
Funder: Parkinson's UK
Duration: June 2021 - October 2023
Use of digital technology to deliver disability services
Funder: Health Research Board (Ireland)
Duration: March 2021 - December 2022
o Improving transition from child to adult health services for young people with cerebral palsy living in Ireland
Funder: Health Research Board (Ireland)
Duration: December 2019 - December 2022
ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship - Gemma Cook
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Duration: October 2019 - September 2023
PhD studentship - Optimising Exercise Prescription for People living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Funder: University of Oxford
Duration: October 2017 - September 2023
Changing physical activity behaviour in people with MS: iSTEP-MS
Funder: Multiple Sclerosis Society
Duration: January 2017 - December 2018
Educating pre-registration OT & PT students in motivational interviewing: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes
Funder: Health Education North West London
Duration: October 2016 - September 2017
M_Widening participation in pre-registration physiotherapy
Funder: Health Education North West London
Duration: June 2015 - July 2017
M_Developing Inclusive Education:Occupational Therapists & Teachers
Funder: British Council
Duration: December 2014 - December 2017

Project details

Health Research Board (Ireland), Use of intervention mapping to adapt a transition programme for young people with childhood-onset physical disability in Ireland: the Ignition 2 study, €240,000

2023-2025

Parkinson's UK, Training weight-shifting strategies to overcome freezing of gait in daily life, £67,337

2021-2023

Stroke Association, Exploring the Feasibility of the NeuroPlatform as a novel intervention to deliver upper-limb exercise poststroke from hospital to home: a randomised control trial, £59,999

2021-2022

Health Research Board (Ireland), Use of digital technology to deliver disability services, €111

2021-2022

Health Research Board (Ireland), Improving transition from child to adult health services for young people with cerebral palsy living in Ireland, €204,328

2019-2022

Arts & Humanities Research Council, AHRC-FUNDED techne STUDENTSHIP - J Nijjar, £33,255

2019-2024

Economic & Social Research Council, ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship - Gemma Cook, £82,377

2019-2023

Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Developing a goal orientated assessment & outcome measure for children’s wheelchair basketball, £2,000

2019-2023

Innovate UK, Gameball: A novel platform to provide enjoyable and affordable hand and arm rehabilitation following a stroke, £201,202

2018-2019

University of Oxford, PhD studentship - Optimising Exercise Prescription for People living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, £6,582

2017-2023

Parkinson's UK, Using analogies to overcome freezing of gait: a first step towards making the first step, £34,922

2017-2018

Parkinson's UK, Using analogies to overcome freezing of gait: a first step towards making the first step, £34,922

2017-2018

Multiple Sclerosis Society, Changing physical activity behaviour in people with MS: iSTEP-MS, £177,456

2017-2018

Multiple Sclerosis Society, Changing physical activity behaviour in people with MS: iSTEP-MS, £177,456

2017-2018

Health Education North West London, Educating pre-registration OT & PT students in motivational interviewing: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes, £22,843

2016-2017

Health Education North West London, Educating pre-registration OT & PT students in motivational interviewing: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes, £22,843

2016-2017

Association of Physiotherapists in Neurology, The predictive value of capacity capability and performance measures of walking ability to predict participation in community dwelling adults with Multiple Sclerosis, £1,000

2016

Brunel Education Office, Ageing simulation suits: giving students first-hand experiences of old-age-related movement difficulties., £6,118

2016

Health Education North West London, M_Widening participation in pre-registration physiotherapy, £28,081

2015-2017

 

Consultancy Grants

  • Health Education England East of England AHP Supply Project Workforce Profiling project. £5000 2020-2021
  • Health Education England East of England AHP Supply Project Placement expansion project. £5000 2020-2021
  • Health Education England (national) Development of technology enhanced training programme for physiotherapy educators to enhance awareness, understanding of race and racism in order to supervise without prejudice £63783 2021-2022
  • NHS England and NHS Improvement Evaluation: Recruitment of specialist pelvic health physiotherapists £120,000 2022-2023

 

Research links

Co-author network

Similar research interests

Research group(s)

  • IEHS

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