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Dr Gemma Bradley

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

I joined Northumbria as a Senior Lecturer in 2007 and teach on BSc and MSc Occupational Therapy programmes, alongside teaching students on wider programmes and topics pertaining to health, social care and community wellbeing.

I am a current PhD student, working towards completion in December 2018.

Gemma Bradley

Campus Address

H215, Coach Lane Campus East



Key Publications

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Classifying the Features of Digital Mental Health Interventions to Inform the Development of a Patient Decision Aid, Bradley, G., Rehackova, L., Devereaux, K., Bruce, T., Nunn, V., Gilfellon, L., Burrows, S., Cameron, A., Watson, R., Rumney, K., Flynn, D. 26 Mar 2025, In: PLOS Digital Health
  • Developing Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Clinical Support Workers In Their Role In Supporting Student Education, Bradley, G., Bedding, N., Smith, S. 27 Oct 2025, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Experiences of community connectors supporting activities during COVID-19, Bradley, G., Atkin, H., Atkin, B., Luddington, S., Miller, A. 2 Jan 2025, In: Activities, Adaptation and Aging
  • Identifying Patient Priority Targets for Improving a Transitional Care Young Adult Rheumatology Service: A Group Concept Mapping Evaluation, Hughes, A., O'Callaghan, G., Bradley, G., Kay, L., Kidd, E., Hackett, K. 11 Oct 2025, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice
  • Litigation following Traumatic Brain Injury—what are the challenges and what can we do?, Robson, N., Bradley, G., Morris, R., Jones, L., Jones, Z. 26 Oct 2025, In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
  • Occupational therapist’s involvement in social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Bradley, G., Atkin, B., Atkin, H., Scott, J. 1 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Embedding research within occupational therapy pre-registration training: A concept mapping study engaging staff and student voices, Hackett, K., Atkin, H., Kamalakannan, S., Murray-Mendes, S., Lowe, J., Whitehead, P., Bradley, G. 1 Oct 2024, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • The impact of a training intervention on knowledge, confidence and attitudes of professionals in a community acquired brain injury service about assistive technology for cognition: A before and after survey, MacDonald, H., Bradley, G., Cummings, K., Eskandari, G., Price, C., Weller, L. 2 Nov 2024, In: Assistive Technology
  • The Patient's Experience of Working with Multiple Allied Health Professional Students – A Qualitative Interview Study, Anderson, A., Morrow, J., Knighton, A., Lloyd, A., Noble, J., Bradley, G. 28 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Patient Experience
  • Social prescribing nomenclature, occupational therapy and the theory of Institutional Work: Creating, maintaining and disrupting medical dominance, Bradley, G., Scott, J. 3 Jan 2023, In: Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Professional Activity

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Other: Service User and Carer Involvement in Occupational Therapy Education – Responding to Fast-Paced Delivery Changes During COVID-19. Occupational Therapy News. May. pp,43-44 2021
  • Consultancy: Health Education England Funded Project with North East and North Cumbria AHP Faculty 2021
  • Other: How are people in social prescribing roles continuing to support engagement in activity for those identified as vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak? a Participatory Action Research Study 2020
  • Other: Erasmus + partnership between Northumbria University and University of Ghana Occupational Therapy programmes 2019
  • Other: Identifying the influence of involving service users in classroom based simulation activities prior to occupational therapy clinical practice placements: A mixed methods evaluation involving multiple perspectives 2019

PGR Supervision

  • Daniel Stoker Exploring the contribution of the museum and cultural sector to the health and wellbeing of older people in Tyne and Wear Start Date: 01/10/2023
  • Sarah Norris Start Date: 01/10/2025

Qualifications

  • Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) June 30 2001
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015

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