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Dr Gemma Bradley

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

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



  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • 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
  • Experiences of community connectors supporting activities during COVID-19, Bradley, G., Atkin, H., Atkin, B., Luddington, S., Miller, A. 13 Feb 2024, In: Activities, Adaptation and Aging
  • Occupational therapist’s involvement in social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Bradley, G., Atkin, B., Atkin, H., Scott, J. 19 Aug 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. 27 Mar 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
  • Exploring how occupational therapists and physiotherapists evaluate rehabilitation potential of older people in acute care, Bradley, G., Baker, K., Bailey, C. 1 Mar 2022, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Service User Perspectives on Engagement in an Occupational Therapy-Led Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme: A Qualitative Interview Study, Bradley, G., Rooney, L., Whitehead, P. 1 Dec 2022, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • ‘Hello, my name is …’: an exploratory case study of inter-professional student experiences in practice, Ban, S., Baker, K., Bradley, G., Derbyshire, J., Elliot, C., Haskin, M., MacKnight, J., Rosengarten, L. 8 Jul 2021, In: British Journal of Nursing
  • The meaning of rehabilitation: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of occupational therapists and physiotherapists working with older people in acute care, Bradley, G., Baker, K., Bailey, C. 31 Jul 2021, In: Disability and Rehabilitation

  • 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

  • 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 End Date: 11/10/2024
  • 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

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


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