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

Centre for Living 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 Marian Brady

Professor, Research Group Lead for Living with Stroke

NMAHP

Marian currently directs a programme of work on stroke rehabilitation.

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, 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 Lesley Price

Co-Lead SHIP Research Group

Department of Nursing and Community Health

Professor Lesley Price is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Community Health and Deputy Lead for the Healthcare Associated Infection Research Team.

Professor Jacqui Reilly

Professor of Infection Prevention and Control

Department of Nursing and Community Health

Professor Jacqui Reilly has a joint appointment between the NHS and GCU.

Professor Linda Scobie

Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Professor Scobie is involved in teaching on the Biomedical Science and Microbiology programmes.

Professor Martijn Steultjens

Professor in Podiatry, Lead for MSK Group

Department of Podiatry and Radiography

Martijn Steultjens is Professor of Musculoskeletal Health.

Professor Niall Strang