Professor Kate Radford
Kate Radford is an occupational therapist and Professor of Rehabilitation Research, specialising in vocational rehabilitation and supporting people with acquired brain injury to return to work or regain meaningful life roles. Her methodological expertise is in developing and evaluating complex rehabilitation interventions using mixed-methods, including randomised controlled trials with embedded cost effectiveness and process evaluation. Kate’s current research includes multi-centre trials to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of job retention interventions for stroke survivors, trauma survivors and people with MS and studies to evaluate assistive technologies for promoting self-management and participation following acquired brain injury. Kate is ‘working age’ theme lead for the NIHR Health Tech Centre in Rehabilitation and Training lead for the Nottingham NIHR School for Primary Care Research, supporting clinical academic capacity development. Kate is a former President of the Society for Rehabilitation Research.
