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Personal profile
Research interests
I am Head of School of Health Sciences and Professor at Brighton University. We provide education in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, paramedic practice, public health, foundation degree and postgraduate taught/research programmes. Throughout my career I have worked in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands and New Zealand. I am an active researcher alongside my leadership role.
My research focuses on new rehabilitation approaches and measuring meaningful rehabilitation outcomes. Recent examples of my work include a study of peer mentoring for people with traumatic brain injury funded by the NZ Health Research Council and a study of the validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire funded by the NZ Ministry of Health.
Supervisory Interests
My research draws on principles of person centred care and measurement sciences. Recent collaborative research include an exploration of the usability of MS Energise (a mobile app to support people with multiple sclerosis who experience fatigue) and peer mentoring in traumatic brain injury. I hold visiting professorial positions at AUT University (New Zealand) and the University of Bournemouth. I have supervised seven doctoral and 12 MSc students to completion and am interested in taking on new doctoral and MSc students.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Southampton
Master, University of Southampton
Bachelor
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Outcome measurement
- Physiotherapy
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Projects 2018 2021
- 1 Active
Evaluating a sustainable model of peer-mentoring in traumatic brain injury
Kayes, N., Weatherall, M., Elder, H., Kersten, P., Te Ao, B., Fadyl, J. & Foster, A.
1/10/18 → 28/02/21
Project: Grant
Research Output 2010 2019
Digitizing a Face-to-Face Group Fatigue Management Program: Exploring the Views of People With Multiple Sclerosis and Health Care Professionals Via Consultation Groups and Interviews
Thomas, S., Pulman, A., Thomas, P. W., Collard, S., Jiang, N., Dogan, H., Smith, A. D., Hourihan, S., Roberts, F., Kersten, P., Pretty, K., Miller, J. K., Stanley, K. & Gay, M-C., 22 May 2019, In : JMIR Formative Research . 21, 5, p. 1-16 e10951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Incidence and outcomes of major trauma in New Zealand: findings from a feasibility study of New Zealand’s first national trauma registry
Czuba, K. J., Kersten, P., Anstiss, D., Kayes, N., Gabbe, B., Civil, I., Kool, B., Terry, G., Smith, G., Rohan, M. & Siegert, R., 3 May 2019, In : New Zealand Medical Journal. 132, 1494, p. 26-40 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
MS Energize: Field trial of an app for self-management of fatigue for people with multiple sclerosis
Babbage, D., Van Kessel, K., Drown, J., Thomas, S., Sezier, A., Thomas, P. W. & Kersten, P., 9 Nov 2019, In : Internet Interventions. 100291.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Optimizing the real-world impact of rehabilitation reviews: increasing the relevance and usability of systematic reviews in rehabilitation
Kayes, N. M., Martin, R., Bright, F., Kersten, P. & Pollock, A., 30 Jun 2019, In : European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 55, 3, p. 331-341 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The Nijmegen Questionnaire: a valid measure for hyperventilation
Li Ogilvie, V., Kayes, N. & Kersten, P., 25 Sep 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article