Staff Profile

Hannah completed a Bachelor's of Science degree in Sports and Exercise Therapy in 2017 and in 2019 she completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Sports and Exercise Biomechanics, both at Leeds Beckett University. In October 2019, Hannah began her PhD journey at Leeds Beckett University with the School of Health, investigating the effects of footwear on the biomechanics of walking in people with knee osteoarthritis. Hannah is now a Research Associate within the Brain and Movement team at the Translational and Clinical research Institute, Newcastle University, working on the Mobilise-D project.

Hannah has a particular interest in human movement, gait, real-world gait, and lower-limb biomechanics in pathological population groups, including knee osteoarthritis and Parkinson's disease.

Areas of expertise

• Knee osteoarthritis
• Parkinson's disease
• Human movement
• Gait
• Lower-limb biomechanics
• Motion capture technology

Hannah's research primarily focuses on the development of digital health and wearable technology to monitor real-world gait in pathological population groups, including Parkinson's disease. Hannah is interested in effective ways to monitor and understand real-world human movement in people with Parkinson's disease.

Hannah has worked closely with pathological population groups throughout her early career in research, including knee osteoarthritis and Parkinson's disease. Her PhD research focused on understanding how footwear effects the biomechanics of walking in people with knee osteoarthritis and thus, what footwear would be suitable for people with knee osteoarthritis.