Katherine is currently Associate Professor and Head of Subject for Physiotherapy.
After completing an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, Katherine worked clinically in the area of neuro rehabilitation in an NHS trust in the North East. She completed her PhD at Northumbria in 2009, in the area of movement strategies for people with Parkinson's. Her research interests include supporting people living with long term conditions, including the role of physical activity and exercise.
Katherine enjoys teaching topics relating to person centred care, shared decision making, gait analysis, mental health and neurology. She supervises research from undergraduate to doctoral level.
- 216 Evaluation of the Keep On Keep Up (KOKU) programme for people with Parkinson’s, Das, J., Baker, K., Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Walker, R., Morris, R., Stuart, S., Rochester, L., Yarnall, A., Stanmore, E., Barry, G. 27 Mar 2025, In: Physiotherapy
- Exploring Context Allows Us to Better Understand Physical Activity in People With and Without Parkinson’s Who Have Fallen: A Mixed Methods Study, Baker, K., Das, J., Rochester, L., Del Din, S., Naisby, J. 7 Jan 2025, In: Geriatrics
- Reactions, Reality, and Resilience in Adults with Crohn’s Disease: A Qualitative Study, Jones, K., Baker, K., Tew, G., Naisby, J. Jan 2025, In: Crohn's and Colitis 360
- Retirement Adjustment Framework: Understanding the Interplay Between Individual and Contextual Factors, Fadeeva, A., Simmons, J., Thomas, L., Baker, K., Ling, F. 1 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion
- University course choice: Views and experiences of undergraduate sport and physiotherapy students from a United Kingdom higher education institution, Hibbs, A., Thornton, C., Hayes, P., Johns, K., Bruce-Martin, C., McCullogh, N., Peart, D., Baker, K., Rumbold, P. 27 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
- A group concept mapping and ethnographic study of intensive care rehabilitation culture, Wade, C., Robinson, L., Baker, K., Saxton, J., Wright, S., Adams, N., Scott, J. 1 Jan 2024, In: Nursing in critical care
- Effects of inspiratory muscle training on thoracoabdominal volume regulation in older adults: a randomised controlled trial, Manifield, J., Alexiou, C., Megaritis, D., Baker, K., Adams, N., Barry, G., Vogiatzis, I. 1 Aug 2024, In: Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
- Living with pain and Parkinson’s developing an understanding of the impact, trajectory, and pain management needs: A qualitative interview study protocol, Naisby, J., Avery, L., Baker, K., Parkinson, M., Hand, A., Rochester, L., Yarnall, A., Walker, R., Flynn, D., Ryan, C., Finch, T. 26 Dec 2024, In: BMJ Open
- The sustainability of exercise following colorectal surgery: a qualitative study of participants in the PREPARE-ABC trial, Naisby, J., Baker, K., Skarparis, K., Murdoch, J., Clark, A., Stirling, S., Turner, D., Swart, A., Hernon, J., Saxton, J. 1 Oct 2024, In: Clinical Rehabilitation
- Does acupuncture improve overactive bladder symptoms? A protocol for a qualitative study to explore patient experiences of receiving acupuncture for OAB symptoms, Hargreaves, K., Naisby, J., Barry, G., Baker, K. 1 Mar 2023, In: Continence Reports
Hilary Abbott-Brailey How creative are student nurses and what are their perceptions and experiences of creativity in their personal and professional lives? Start Date: 01/03/2020
- Physiotherapy PhD June 08 2001
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) September 01 1996
- Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2014
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