Prof. Katie Sheehan

Professor Sheehan is a physiotherapist and Deputy Director of Bone & Joint Health at Queen Mary University of London. Her research group focuses on improving equity in access to- and delivery of- evidence based rehabilitation to optimise outcomes for people with bone and joint illness/injury. Her current programme of research includes evaluation of the effectiveness of new models of care for people hip and pelvic fracture as well as long-term musculoskeletal conditions. Professor Sheehan has a strong track record in applied health research to meet this focus having published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and awarded more than £10million in grant funding from UKRI, NIHR, and charities for her research.   

 Professor Sheehan’s research is underpinned by a strong patient voice through collaboration with  TROOP (Trauma Rehabilitation (orthopaedic) for Older People), a Public and Patient Involvement Group established with funding awarded through UKRI.  

Professor Sheehan is a Regional Research Delivery Network Speciality Lead for Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal, and immediate past Chair of both the Scientific Committee of the Global Fragility Fracture Network and of the National Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme. She is a member of the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research funding panel, the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s Research and Innovations Grant panel, and the first physiotherapist nominated to both the UK Young Academy and the Young Academy of Europe.