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Bio
Michelle is the Programme Director of the MSc Physiotherapy and MSc Advanced Practice programmes at Glasgow Caledonian University. Michelle is a lecturer in physiotherapy and is involved in the education of entry level and post-qualifying physiotherapists and allied health professionals. Michelle specialises in the fields of neurological rehabilitation, advanced leadership, interprofessional working and psychologically informed physiotherapy practice. Michelle graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (2002), MSc Health & Social Care (Physiotherapy) (2014), PgC Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (2017) and her current PhD research is on the impact of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training on Physiotherapy professional practice. Michelle is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology. Michelle's most recent publication is entitled "Management of Cauda Equina Syndrome: NHS Staff Perceptions in a District General Hospital", which was published in the Journal of Orthopaedics and Bone Disorders (2020, Volume 4, Issue 1) Prior to entering higher education in 2016, Michelle worked for 14 years in the National Health Service in Scotland as a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist and Community Physiotherapy Team Lead.