Quicke, Jonathan

Dr Jonathan Quicke is Academic Clinical Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Keele University, UK. His specialist interest in education, exercise and weight loss for people with osteoarthritis spans policy, research, knowledge mobilisation (within the Keele Impact Accelerator Unit) and clinical service development, delivery and evaluation. He holds an NIHR Clinical Research Network Research Scholarship and works clinically at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (funded through the Haywood Foundation). He is a member of the NICE osteoarthritis guideline committee, part of the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative Steering Committee, Implementation and Outcome Measures groups and previous Research and Communications Officer for the British Health Professionals in Rheumatology. Following a Physiotherapy BSc at Nottingham University in 2002 he worked clinically as a musculoskeletal and pain management physiotherapist within interdisciplinary teams before completing a MSc in 2012. His PhD at Keele University in 2016: “Attitudes, beliefs and physical activity in older adults with knee pain” received OARSI Young Investigator and CSP awards. In the last five years, he has a total grant income over £400,000, has chaired or presented at 14 national and international conferences and has published 23 journal papers. He collaborates internationally and welcomes PhD research proposals from strong and enthusiastic PhD candidates.