Dr Fiona Cramp
Current Role: please detail current role and date of appointment
Fiona is an Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Health in the Department of Allied Health Professions at the University of the West of England (UWE), where she has worked since 2005. Her current work includes
Background:
Fiona is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, awarded in recognition of her contribution to research within the profession. Until August 2014 she was Director of Postgraduate Research Studies within the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences at UWE, with responsibility for over 150 postgraduate research students. She has also supervised several doctoral students to successful completion at UWE and previously at the University of Ulster. She currently serves on the Council of the British Health Professionals in Rheumatology and is on the editorial board for the Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Cochrane review group.
Clinical/academic interests:
As a physiotherapist, Fiona’s main interest is in rehabilitation and management of long term conditions with a focus upon physical activity. Whilst she has a particular interest in long term musculoskeletal diseases she is also interested in rehabilitation and supportive care in cancer.
Research interests:
Fiona’s research interests mirror her clinical interests and focus upon physical activity in long term conditions. This includes physical activity engagement and methods to promote this as well as the use of physical activity to support self-management of symptoms such as pain and fatigue. She has employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches within her research and has experience with a wide range of methodologies including randomised controlled trials, Cochrane reviews, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. She has experience of outcome measure development and evaluation as well as development and evaluation of complex interventions.
Motivations for mentoring:
Fiona has mentored a range of postgraduates and postdoctoral candidates including individuals funded through the National Institutes of Health Research. To date, she has found mentoring, rewarding, gaining enjoyment from facilitating the success of others. Fiona has also had several experiences of being a mentee during her career to date. In the majority of cases this experience was invaluable and she is grateful to those individuals that were willing to give up their time. She appreciates the added value that a mentor can provide and would like to ensure that others benefit from her experience.
My mentoring style:
My approach to mentoring is facilitative although I am also willing to impart information and use my own experience to provide suggestions as appropriate. I prefer an informal approach to mentoring and like the mentee to take the initiative in setting up the meetings and following up on agreed actions. I believe that my mentoring strengths lie within people management, time management, networking and career planning.
Last three publications:
- Palmer S Cramp F Lewis R Muhammad S Clark E 2015 Diagnosis, management and assessment of adults with joint hypermobility syndrome: a UK-wide survey of physiotherapy practice. Musculoskeletal Care; DOI: 10.1002/msc.1091
- Palmer S Domaille M Cramp F Walsh N Pollock J Kirwan J Johnson MI 2014 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as an adjunct to education and exercise for knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial. Arthritis Care & Research 66(3): 387–394.
- Cramp F Hewlett S Almeida C Kirwan JR Choy EH Chalder T Pollock J Christensen R 2013 Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 8:CD008322. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008322.pub2.