Our staff

Our staff

Professor Andrea Nelson is Director of the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) and brings together the expertise of our research groups through the Centre Management Group. The focus of the group is to co-ordinate activity in order to deliver the centre's objectives including development of co-created research strategies and priorities, enhanced patient and public involvement (PPI) in research, and wider community engagement, knowledge transfer and impact.

Professor Andrea Nelson

ReaCH Director and Dean of SHLS

Glasgow Caledonian University

Director / Dean of School of Health and Life Sciences

Professor Kay Currie

Associate Dean, Research and Professor of Nursing

Glasgow Caledonian University

Associate Dean Research, School of Health and Life Sciences

Professor Joanne Booth

Professor of Rehabilitation Nursing, Lead for Ageing Well Group

Department of Nursing and Community Health

Jo Booth is a Professor of Rehabilitation Nursing and a clinical academic in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Continence Service

Professor Carol Emslie

Professor, Lead for Substance Use

Department of Nursing and Community Health

Professor Carol Emslie leads the Substance Use research group.

Professor Claudia Estcourt

Professor of Sexual Health & HIV; SHBBV Research Group Lead

Department of Psychology

Speciality Adviser to Chief Medical Officer

Dr Jamie Frankis BSc(Hons), PhD, SFHEA

Reader in Health Psychology

Department of Nursing and Community Health

Dr Frankis completed his degree at Nottingham University (gaining the Allen Standen Prize for AI) and his PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Professor Suzanne Hagen

Professor of Health Services Research, NMAHP

Gordon Hendry

Senior Research Fellow in Podiatry

Department of Podiatry and Radiography

Gordon Hendry joined GCU as a lecturer in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in February 2013, following a two year spell as a Lecturer in Podiatric Medicine at the University of Western Sydney.

Professor Simon C Hunter

Professor of Applied Psychology

Department of Psychology

Professor Hunter's research takes place at the intersection between mental health and developmental psychology.

Professor Sharon Hutchinson

Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health

Sharon Hutchinson joined Glasgow Caledonian University in early 2013 as a Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health.

Dr Norah Palmateer

Senior Research Fellow

Professor Lorna Paul

Professor in Allied Health Science, Lead for MSK group

Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine