Dr Carolyn Dunford
Reader in Occupational Therapy
Mary Seacole 307B
- Email: carolyn.dunford@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268283
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Department of Health Sciences
Summary
Carolyn has a long and varied occupational therapy career combining clinical leadership, and research roles as well as working as an academic in Higher Education. She has specialised in working with children and young people with disabilities and their families.
Carolyn is passionate about children and young people's participation and delivering evidence based practice.
Qualifications
- PhD University of Wales. April 2008 "Occupational therapy for children with developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia): outcomes and effectiveness"
- Master of Science in Community Child Health, University of Wales. January 1999
- Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists. January 1988
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, York St John University. December 2008
Responsibility
BSc programme: HH2710: Evidence based Occupational Therapy; HH3711 Research in Occupational Therapy; HH2810 Therapeutic Use of Activity and Occupations; HH3809 Research Proposal
Pre-registration MSc programme: OT5711 Strategies and Visions for Professional Development
Newest selected publications
Pool, JW., Siegert, RJ., Taylor, S., Dunford, C. and Magee, WL. (2020) ''. BMJ Open, 10 (8). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2044-6055
Wales, L., Dunford, C. and Davis, K. (2020) ''. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83 (8). pp. 530 - 537. ISSN: 0308-0226
Milton, YM., Dunford, C. and Newby, KV. (2019) ''. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82 (7). pp. 443 - 451. ISSN: 0308-0226
Kelly, G., Dunford, C., Forsyth, R. and Kavcic, A. (2018) ''. Child: care, health and development, 45 (2). pp. 286 - 291. ISSN: 0305-1862
Garrad, A., Callen, G., Dunford, C., Wales, L., Spiliotopoulou, G. and Frater, T. (2018) 'The concurrent validity of the UK Functional Independence Measure and Functional Assessment Measure (FIM plus FAM) for children and young people with acquired brain injury'. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. pp. 84 - 84. ISSN: 0308-0226