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Biography
Jacqui Morris is a Professor in Rehabilitation and Health at the University of Dundee. She leads the Living Well with Long-Term Conditions research group in the School of Health Sciences.
She worked as a clinical physiotherapist in stroke rehabilitation in the NHS before being appointed to a joint clinical academic role as Research Lead for the Allied Health Professions in NHS Tayside and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences in 2010. She was awarded a University of Dundee Early Career Researcher prize in 2014. She was appointed as Senior Lecturer in the NMAHP Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2015, returning to the University of Dundee as Reader in 2017, becoming Professor in 2024.
Jacqui graduated in Physiotherapy in 1984 and received an MSc in 2003. Her PhD entitled The Upper Limbs after Stroke: Exploring Effects of Bilateral Training and Determinants of Recovery was obtained in 2009 from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.
Research
Jacqui’s research interests focus on developing and testing complex rehabilitation interventions that promote recovery in stroke and other long-term conditions. She leads interdisciplinary teams to develop behaviour change strategies that support people living in the community to achieve their long-term recovery, physical activity and rehabilitation goals. She is particularly interested in working with people to understand their challenges and in working with them to co-design research and interventions with them to meet their needs. She works closely with national and international Allied Health Professions practitioners to influence rehabilitation practice and service delivery, and the impact of her work was recognised in her 4* world-leading impact case study in REF 2021.
Her methodological expertise is in evidence synthesis, complex intervention development, mixed methods research and clinical trials. She has an extensive track record of peer review publications and externally funded grant income and has acted as external advisor for policy and practice developments and research funding bodies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of High-Density Surface-Electromyographic Biomarkers to Improve Stroke Rehabilitation, Management And Prognosis (Joint with University of Maribor, Slovenia, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico and NHS Tayside)
Aranceta-Garza, A. (Investigator) & Morris, J. (Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/11/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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I-FOQUSS - Impact Of Foot Problems: Qualitative Study On Social Participation (Joint With Kings College London and University of Queensland, Austrialia)
Morris, J. (Investigator) & Wylie, G. (Investigator)
1/08/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Cochrane Living Systematic Review: Physiotherapy for Recovery of Mobility and Function (Joint with Glasgow Caledonian, Edinburgh and Queen Margaret Universities)
Morris, J. (Investigator)
1/09/21 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): A single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after stroke rehabilitation
Morris, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Irvine, L., Breckenridge, J., Farre, A., Ozakinci, G., Jenkinson, K., Murphy, A. J. & Dombrowski, S., 8 Feb 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 2, 14 p., e093838.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke
Todhunter-Brown, A., Sellers, C., Gill, B., Choo, P.-L., Cowie, J., Cheyne, J., Langhorne, P., Brown, J., Morris, J. & Campbell, P., 11 Feb 2025, In: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). 2, 994 p., CD001920.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative exploration of the influence of formal and informal care practices on physical activity in care home residents
Wylie, G., Kroll, T., Witham, M. D. & Morris, J., 26 Sept 2024, In: European Journal of Public Health. 34, Supplement_2, p. ii15-ii16 2 p., ckae114.036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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A systematic review of the effectiveness of dyadic interventions to promote physical activity for community dwelling adults living with long term physical disability associated with acquired neurological conditions.
Harvey, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Fulton, R., Wylie, G., Dombrowski, S. & Morris, J., 3 Apr 2024, 1 p. NIHR Prospero International prospective register of systematic reviews.Research output: Other contribution
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Correction: Physical activity and mental health experiences of people living with long term conditions during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Ambrosio, L. (Lead / Corresponding author), Morris, J., Lambrick, D., Faulkner, J., Compton, E. & Portillo, M. C., 22 Mar 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 3, 1 p., e0301302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Prizes
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Early Career Researcher Award
Morris, J. (Recipient), 20 Feb 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Institute for Social Sciences Research (ISSR) Interdisciplinary Incubator Grant
Fang, M. (Recipient), Sixsmith, J. (Recipient), Morris, J. (Recipient), Lim, C. (Recipient), Altman, M. (Recipient), Marquine Raymundo , T. (Recipient), Sixsmith, A. (Recipient), Loret, H. (Recipient) & White, R. (Recipient), 17 Feb 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Physical Activity in Health Alliance award for promotion of physical activity with patients in palliative care
Morris, J. (Recipient), 24 Apr 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Wellcome Trust PhD Studentship (Becky Dunphy, Physiotherapist) from Programme in Multimorbidity for Health Professionals (Cohort 4)
Morris, J. (Member) & Murphy, A. (Member)
1 Sept 2025 → 31 Aug 2028Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities
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Physical Activity Promotion in Stroke Transitions
Morris, J. (Member)
23 May 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
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Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences (Journal)
Morris, J. (Editorial board member)
5 Jan 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Third Sector Engagement on Physical Activity Promotion after Stroke
Morris, J. (Member)
8 Jun 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
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Co-designing Interventions
Morris, J. (Member)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels