Sandra Naylor

Academic qualifications

EdD

Profile

Sandra is the Division Lead for Physiotherapy and has responsibility for the development of undergraduate, post graduate programmes and research. Her research interests lie in physiotherapy education and amputees. She is also the School’s Associate Deputy Head for Learning and Teaching.

Committee responsibilities

An elected member of Council, a member of Senate and Chair of Academic Appeals Committee. Within in the School she is a member of the Senior Management Group, Learning and Teaching Committee and the Disability Committee.

Admin responsibilities

Division Lead

Other responsibilities

NHS-London contract management

Teaching responsibilities

• Anatomy and Amputees lecturer
• Area of interest
• Physiotherapy Education
• Other responsibilities
• Personal tutor

PhD supervision

Supervising one PhD student

Research interests

Virtually induced replacement of the missing limb to reduce phantom limb pain. Member of the project team.

Research centres

• CCentre for Research in Rehabilitation (CRR)

Membership and affiliation

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Professional activities or recognition

• Reviewer for Physiotherapy
• External Examiner

Conferences

Rone-Adams, S., Naylor, S. (2007) Double Marking of an Undergraduate Physiotherapy Research Proposal: Do the Markers Agree? Platform presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, MA, February.

Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S., De Souza L, Khan A. (2008) The ‘Dark Art’ of Physiotherapy: The Experiences of People with Cerebellar Ataxia. Presented at The Society for Research in Rehabilitation, Oxford , January 2008.

Cassidy, E., DeSouza, L., Naylor, S., Reynolds, F. (2008) Fighting Back and Taking Control: The Role of Exercise in Coping with Cerebellar Ataxia. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Congress, 17-18 October, Manchester.

Publications

Journal Papers

(2011) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Using interpretative phenomenological analysis to inform physiotherapy practice: An introduction with reference to the lived experience of cerebellar ataxia, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 27 (4) : 263- 277 Download publication

(2010) Jones, M., McIntyre, J. and Naylor, S., Are physiotherapy students adequately prepared to successfully gain employment?, Physiotherapy 96 (2) : 169- 175

(2009) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., What is Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and how might it inform physiotherapy practice in neurorehabilitation? An overview with reference to an analysis of the lived experience of ataxia, SYNAPSE 5- 10

(2009) Rone-Adams, S. and Naylor, S., Examination of the inter-rater agreement among faculty marking a research proposal on an undergraduate health course, The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 7 (4) : -

(1992) Harris, D. and Naylor, S., Case study - Learner physiotherapists' perceptions of clinical education, Innovations in Education and Teaching International 29 (2) : 124- 131

(1991) Walker, M. and Naylor, SD., Perceptions, placements and professions: a case study of learner physiotherapists, Physiotherapy 77 (1) : 58- 60

Conference Papers

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Fighting back and taking control: The role of exercise in coping with cerebellar ataxia, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy National Congress

(2008) Naylor, S., Newly qualified physiotherapists' expectations and experiences of their first posts - a qualitative study, 2nd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Shining a light on physiotherapy: the experiences of people with cerebellar ataxia, The Society for Research in Rehabilitation

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Ataxia: Contemporary physiotherapy practice in the UK, Euroataxia Annual Conference

(2005) Gallagher, M., Bond Cassidy, E., Naylor, S. and Craik, C., Where's the patient's voice in health professional education?, Transforming Listening into Action

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Inhabiting different worlds: clients and physiotherapists reflect on the experience of physiotherapy for ataxia (Abstract), , Psychology and Health (23) : 78-

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S., De Souza, L. and Khan, A., Shining a light on physiotherapy: the experiences of people with cerebellar ataxia (Abstract), , Clinical Rehabilitation (22) : 860- 861

(2008) Cassidy, E., Reynolds, F., Naylor, S. and De Souza, L., Inhabiting different worlds: clients and physiotherapists reflect on the experience of physiotherapy for ataxia, 22nd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Psychology and Health (23) : 78-

(2005) Bond Cassidy, E., Gallagher, M., Naylor, S. and Craik, C., Where’s the patient’s voice in health professional education?, 2005 Development and Delivery of Pre-registration Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Education Programmes

Book Chapters

(2009) Naylor, S. and Rone-Adams, S., Introduction: Being professional. In: Atwal, A. and Jones, M. eds. Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. Oxford, UK : Wiley-Blackwell