The Physiotherapy Research Society is organised by a small committee - usually up to 12 people and made up of anyone with an interest in physiotherapy research. The names of the current committee are listed below. Our work is guided by a Constitution that has been reviewed under guidance from the CSP.
You do not have to be a physiotherapist to join the committee, which is currently made up of people who work within physiotherapy teaching and within research posts. People from any background are welcomed - clinical, research or teaching. One of our main aims to to support and encourage novice researchers - so the committee are a mix of both very experienced and relatively new researchers.
The PRS Executive Committee
Caroline Coulthard (Chair)
Ms Coulthard is an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust. Her primary clinical interests are Upper Limb disorders, Rheumatology and biopsychosocial management.
 Dr Caroline Belchamber (Vice Chair)Dr. Belchamber qualified as a physiotherapist in 1993 and gained experience in a variety of settings including NHS, private, voluntary, and higher education sectors. She specialised initially in respiratory and then in palliative, supportive and end of life care.
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| Dr. Jenni Naisby (Secretary)Dr Jenni Naisby is a physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy. |
 | Siobhan Singh PRS (Treasurer)Siobhan is the Physiotherapy Team Leader for Cambridge Centre for Lung Investigations at Royal Papworth Hospital. She has completed her MSc in Advancing Physiotherapy Practice. |
Dr. Ali AriesDr. Aries
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| Dr. Nathan Hutting (Conference Team Support)Dr Hutting is an associate professor at the HAN University of Applied Sciences, research group Occupation & Health in the Netherlands. |
Dr. Bruno Mazuquin (Membership Secretary)Dr. Mazuquin is Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a Physiotherapist by background, trained in Brazil, and completed his PhD in the UK. | 
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 | Dr. Chris McCarthy PhD, PGD Physio, PGD Biomech, PGD Manip Ther. FCSP, FMACP (Education Lead) Dr. Chris McCarthy is a former NHS Consultant Physiotherapist and now Associate Professor at Manchester School of Physiotherapy, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Find out more about Dr Chris McCarthy
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Dr. Alex Benham (Publicity and Conference Team Lead)Dr. Benham is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Huddersfield. His PhD was in pain management, and this was followed by post-doctoral positions working on trials into mirror therapy and into physical activity in different service user groups, particularly stroke and frailty.
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Dr. Rebecca Nightingale (Treasurer Support)Becky is a clinical academic at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine(LSTM) and an honorary consultant respiratory physio at Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Dr. Wajida Noor (Subcommittee Support)Dr. Noor is a Physical Therapist from Pakistan with diverse experiences as an academician, clinician and a researcher who has served in Public and Private sectors Academic Institutions and Private Healthcare providers. |  |
 | Iona Bateman (EDB and Student Officer)Iona is a second year BSc physiotherapy student at the University of Southampton |
Leigh Clare (Publicity Officer)Leigh is a Physiotherapist for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
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 | Paul Bailey Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) OfficerPaul’s role on the PRS Executive Committee provides us with a valuable insight and connection to the patient and public perspective. |
Klaudia Bialas
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