Kathryn McPherson

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Kathryn Margaret McPherson
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Scientific career
Fieldsrehabilitation
InstitutionsAuckland University of Technology
Thesis

Kathryn Margaret McPherson is a New Zealand medical researcher and administrator. As of 2018 she is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology[1] and chief executive of the Health Research Council of New Zealand.[2]

Academic career[]

After training as a nurse in Australia and a midwife in Scotland, McPherson did a 1998 PhD from the University of Edinburgh titled 'Functional recovery after brain injury rehabilitation' . McPherson moved to Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, receiving many research grants and holding numerous posts,[1] including the board of Work and Income.[3]

Since 2015 McPherson has been chief executive of the Health Research Council of New Zealand.[4][5][6][7]

McPherson's research focuses on rehabilitation and return-to-work, especially after brain injuries and events.

Selected works[]

  • Lord, Susan E., Kathryn McPherson, Harry K. McNaughton, Lynn Rochester, and Mark Weatherall. "Community ambulation after stroke: how important and obtainable is it and what measures appear predictive? 1." Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 85, no. 2 (2004): 234-239.
  • McPherson, K., L. Headrick, and F. Moss. "Working and learning together: good quality care depends on it, but how can we achieve it?." BMJ Quality & Safety 10, no. suppl 2 (2001): ii46-ii53.
  • Young, Amanda E., Richard T. Roessler, Radoslaw Wasiak, Kathryn M. McPherson, Mireille NM Van Poppel, and J. R. Anema. "A developmental conceptualization of return to work." 15, no. 4 (2005): 557-568.
  • Levack, William MM, Kathryn Taylor, Richard J. Siegert, Sarah G. Dean, Kath M. McPherson, and Mark Weatherall. "Is goal planning in rehabilitation effective? A systematic review." Clinical rehabilitation 20, no. 9 (2006): 739-755.
  • Feigin, Valery L., Alice Theadom, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Nicola J. Starkey, Kathryn McPherson, Michael Kahan, Anthony Dowell et al. "Incidence of traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: a population-based study." The Lancet Neurology 12, no. 1 (2013): 53-64.
  • Czuba, Karol J., Nicola Kayes, Kathryn McPherson. "Support workers' experiences of work stress in long-term care settings: a qualitative study." International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 14 (1) (2019): 1622356.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Professor Kathryn Mcpherson - Research - AUT". www.aut.ac.nz.
  2. ^ "Contact Us | Health Research Council". Hrc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ "New Board to oversee Work and Income performance". beehive.govt.nz.
  4. ^ "AUT University Professor named as HRC's new Chief Executive | Health Research Council". Hrc.govt.nz. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Staff". Cmdt.org.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Farrell, Simon (2 February 2018). "Why it's important to fund unconventional health research - The Listener". Noted.co.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Health Research Council of New Zealand | NZ Government". Govt.nz. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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