Alison Thomson

Profile

Alison is a designer and researcher currently based in the Preventive Neurology Unit, where she is a Lecturer in Patient Public Involvement (PPI) and Public Engagement in Science (PES). Her practice-based research sits at the intersections of PPI, PES, Science and Technology Studies and Design Research.

She aims to articulate how design-led methods can study the notion of ‘patient experience’ within both healthcare and medical research settings, leading to the design of more inventive service interactions.

Alison studied Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art, before completing her PhD in design-led research at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has collaborated with the Bart’s MS research team in the Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma at QMUL since 2012, focusing on interactions between people with MS and researchers studying the condition. Her designs investigate how patient experiences of people with MS might be improved through speculative design, design-research and design-led interventions.

Research

Publications

• Kuri A, Jacobs BM, Leddy S et al. (2021), Evaluation of remote assessments for multiple sclerosis in an in-home setting $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103125

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/73142
• Thomson A, Dobson R, Baker D et al. (2021), Digesting science: Developing educational activities about multiple sclerosis, prevention and treatment to increase the confidence of affected families $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102624

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/70066
• Reyes S, Suarez S, Allen-Philbey K et al. (2020), The impact of social capital on patients with multiple sclerosis $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/ane.13244

  
  
• Reyes S, Suarez S, Allen-Philbey K et al. (2019), The Impact of Social Capital on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis $nameOfConference

  
  
• DOBSON R (2019), Visibility and representation of women in multiple sclerosis research $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007276

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56468
• Reyes S, Giovannoni G, Thomson A (2019), Social capital: Implications for neurology $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1169

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56231
• Thomson A, Aldam R, Giovannoni G et al. (2018), Making science digestible: the development of educational activities for children with a parent with MS, and the need to better engage families $nameOfConference

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/65723
• Dubuisson N, Laws M, Paterson A et al. (2018), Self-monitoring visual function in Neurology $nameOfConference

  
  
• Dubuisson N, Bauer A, Marta M et al. (2017), PO124 Validation of an environmentally-friendly and affordable cardboard 9-hole peg test $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-abn.154

  
  
• Dubuisson N, Paterson A, Turner B et al. (2017), Self-monitoring visual function via a smartphone application $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3559

  
  
• Dubuisson N, Bauer A, Buckley M et al. (2017), Validation of an environmentally-friendly and affordable cardboard 9-hole peg test $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2017.08.002

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/29763
• Thomson A, Raciborska D, Baker D et al. (2017), How to start a blog. $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001597

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56929
• Thomson A, Giovannoni G, Marta M et al. (2016), Importance of upper limb function in advanced multiple sclerosis MSLondon (ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS) 2016

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/25226
• Thomson A, Baker D, Giovannoni G (2016), Using social media to communicate with people affected by multiple sclerosis $nameOfConference

  
  
• Thomson A, Rivas C, Giovannoni G (2015), Multiple sclerosis outpatient future groups: Improving the quality of participant interaction and ideation tools within service improvement activities $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0773-8

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/33426
• Thomson A, Davis A, Paterson A et al. (2015), DESIGNING AN INFORMATION RESOURCE TO EXPLAIN DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-312379.3

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/11116
• Thomson A, Davis A, Paterson A et al. (2015), Designing an information resource to explain diagnostic lumbar puncture and promote best practice $nameOfConference

  
  
• Thomson A, Espasandin M, Denholm T et al. (2011), Analysing and redesigning the outpatient experience for people with multiple sclerosis $nameOfConference