Centre for Movement, Occupational and Rehabilitation Sciences (MOReS)

About us

The Centre for Movement, Occupational and Rehabilitation Sciences is a growing research centre which brings together three key ingredients - Research, Education and Care.

MOReS is underpinned by a strong research team under five key research themes:

Clinical Applied Nutrition (CAN)
Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation Research (CLEAR)
Movement Science Group (MSG)
Occupational Sciences (OS)
Trauma Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health (TRaMH)

Our flagship Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation Unit (CLEAR Unit) based at the Centre for Sports enables chonic conditions (Pulmonary, Musculoskeletal and Neurological) to exercise in a supported environment with our clinical expertise and research excellence, whilst being supported by clinical professionals.

Movement at different ages

Part of

Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work

Research impact

Excellent scientific research can impact, change and benefit the society we live in and our quality of life. We might see the impact in our economy, in our culture, our public policy or services, in health provision or in the environment.

The importance of impact arising from high-quality research was recognised in the recent REF (Research Excellence Framework) assessment. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences submitted case studies covering a diverse mix of research from human medicine to drug discovery and therapy design, to health risk assessment policy and vaccine development. 80% of our studies were rated as having 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading' impact.

Examples of research impact benefiting the local community include:

Physical activity for neurological conditions handbook
Improving access to exercise for people with neurological conditions
Indian Ocean row
Community sport activation
Brookes Science Bazaar.

Leadership

Dr Patrick Esser

Reader in Sport and Rehabilitation Technology

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Membership

Staff

Name	Role	Email
Mrs Katy Baines	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	kbaines@brookes.ac.uk
Saldiam Barillas	Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science	sbarillas@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Shelly Coe	Senior Lecturer in Nutrition	scoe@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Johnny Collett	Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation	jcollett@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Anne Delextrat	Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science	adelextrat@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Andrew Freeman-May	Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Emergency Care	a.freeman-may@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Mario Inacio	Associate Lecturer	minacio@brookes.ac.uk
Gill Jones	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	gillianjones@brookes.ac.uk
Carol McNally	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	camcnally@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Liana Nagy	Senior Lecturer & MSc Subject Coordinator	lnagy@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Jackie Parsonage-Harrison	Elizabeth Casson Research Fellow	jparsonage@brookes.ac.uk
Ms Joanna Pierce	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	jpierce@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Tanya Rihtman	Principal Lecturer in Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapy Programme Lead	trihtman@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Jon Room	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	jroom@brookes.ac.uk
Kimberly Slessor	Post Doctoral Research Assistant	kslessor@brookes.ac.uk
Mrs Robyn Stiger	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	robynstiger@brookes.ac.uk
Athanasios Tekonidis
Professor Derick Wade	Professor In Neurorehabilitation	dwade@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Ben Weedon	Post Doctoral Research Assistant	b.weedon@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Mark Williams	Programme Lead for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	williams.m@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Annabel Williams	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	annabelwilliams@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Farzaneh Yazdani	Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	fyazdani@brookes.ac.uk

Students

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisors	Completed
Sam Burden	Cardiac function of the left ventricle in obese adolescents with the establishment of links to metabolic health and physiological and perceptual exercise responses	Dr Patrick Esser	Active
Ed Daly	Concussion characterisation using current concussion diagnosis and evaluation measures compared to novel objective testing methods	Dr Adam White, Dr Patrick Esser	Active
Avril Dillon	MenFAS Study: Understanding Mental Fatigue After Stroke	Professor Helen Dawes	Active
Josh Eales	Changing the rules of the game: A longitudinal investigation on the implementation of ecological dynamics within a Premier League football club	Dr Matthew Fiander, Dr Patrick Esser, Dr Simon Phelan	Active
Helene Eisenhut	Exploring the barriers and facilitators for volunteering as an intervention for those with chronic conditions	Dr Farzaneh Yazdani, Dr Johnny Collett	Active
Owen Gustafson	Evaluating the musculoskeletal health state of Intensive Care Unit survivors: The MSK-ICU study (led by OUH)	Dr Mark Williams, Professor Helen Dawes	Active
Elizabeth King	Living with MSK impairments following critical illness	Dr Annabel Williams, Dr Mark Williams	Active
Flick Lucas	Genetic Predisposition and Clinical Risk Factors on Bone and Musculoskeletal injuries in Competitive Contact Sports: With a focus on the Female Athlete.	Dr Alaaddine El-Chab	Active
Ali Aminalsharieh Najafi	The impact of immersive technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality and extended reality on the performance and rehabilitation outcomes of young people after sport-related injuries	Dr Anne Delextrat, Professor Helen Dawes	Active
Mrs Robyn Stiger	Prehabilitation for cancer patients	Dr Johnny Collett, Dr Mark Williams	Active
Zoe Taylor	Power training for fall rehabilitation and prevention in over 56s and comparisons of recovery mechanisms for loss of balance between fallers and non-fallers	Dr Greg Walsh, Dr Mario Inacio, Dr Patrick Esser	Active