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Biography
I studied Psychology at the University of Athens and then completed postgraduate studies in Applied Neuropsychology at the University of Nottingham. My PhD research looked at the effectiveness of different approaches to the delivery of memory rehabilitation interventions for people with acquired brain injury. As part of this work, I developed an outcome measure sensitive to the effects of memory rehabilitation for people with MS, TBI and Stroke. Since then I have been working at the Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing investigating the implementation of evidence-based rehabilitation interventions for stroke survivors.
Expertise Summary
I am an applied psychologist, with extensive research and teaching experience in neuropsychological rehabilitation, research methods and health services research. I carry out research that focuses on how stroke rehabilitation services are provided in the community so that they offer real benefits for stroke survivors and their families. I specialise in the use of mixed-methods and realist evaluation designs to study the process of implementing evidence into practice. I am interested in equality and accessibility considerations in the use of new neuro-rehabilitation technologies. I currently lead a Stroke Association funded project examining how stroke telerehabilitation works and for whom, with the view to informing recommendations for practice.
Teaching Summary
MSc in Rehabilitation
MSc in Health Psychology
Research Summary
The TELSTAR project: When, how and to whom should telerehabilitation be offered after stroke?
TELSTAR is funded by the Stroke Association and investigates the implementation of telerehabilitation in community stroke services. Using a realist synthesis approach, we will examine how telerehabilitation can support the provision of high-quality, equitable community-based stroke rehabilitation, and under what conditions.We will work with rehabilitation professionals, service-users and policy-makers to co-develop actionable recommendations for practice.
https://www.stroke.org.uk/research/telstar-study-creating-recommendations-telerehabilitation-practice
Past Research
WISE: a realist evaluation study investigating the implementation and effectiveness of stroke Early Supported Discharge services across England. The aim is to identify what benefits there are for healthcare communities that have adopted ESD and to determine if realised benefits are the same as those suggested by randomised controlled trials.
The REVIHR project: a multisite mixed-methods study looking at the implementation of evidence based in-patient stroke rehabilitation services. January 2014 to September 2017. For more information on the REVIHR study see: http://www.clahrc-em.nihr.ac.uk/research/caring-for-older-people-and-stroke-survivors/revihr-study.aspx