Emma joined the University of Huddersfield in September 2016 as a research fellow based in the Centre for Applied Research in Health.

Emma started her academic career in the field of Sport and Exercise Physiology, completing her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2013. Following this she worked as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (2014 – 2016) where her responsibilities included the management, conduct, coordination and analysis of three clinical studies in patients with inflammatory diseases (e.g. polymyalgia rheumatica).

Emma's current role at the University of Huddersfield will focus on generating research outputs and impact in the area of patient education and communication.

Research Grant Income

• Research Innovation Funding, University of Huddersfield: Development of an educational resource on informed consent. Nov 2017: £5000.

• West Yorkshire Research and Development, NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group: Improving capacity to support self-management in primary care- a scoping and feasibility project. March 2017: £23,245. Co-I.

• Collaborative Venture Funds, University of Huddersfield: Optimising sleep quality through environmental noise reduction for patients in ward settings. May 2017: £2500: Co-I.

• University of Huddersfield: Service Improvement for Night Time Noise Reduction on a Medical Admissions Unit. Nov 2016: £17,000 (minus £5k from CLAHRC YH and £5k from CHFT) Co-I.

• Patient education and communication 
• Health literacy
• Quality of written communications between doctors and patients 
• Self-management support of long-term conditions

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