Personal profile
Research Interests
Occupational Therapy
Ageing
Rehabililtation
Chronic Pain
Qualitative research
Trials methodology
Biography
Katie is Professor in Occupational Therapy and co-lead of the Ageing Research Centre. She is the University of Limerick lead for the Health Research Board Trials Methodology Network. She is currently Course Director of the BSc Occupational Therapy program and leading a HRB funded investigator Led Project to develop a Core Outcome Set for research studies with older adults in the Emergency Department.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Award Date: 1 Aug 2012
Masters, MSc Disability Management , University College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Aug 2003
Bachelor, BSc Occupational Therapy , Trinity College
Award Date: 1 Aug 2000
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Rehabilitation
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):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
“It has tentacles into every single aspect of me” a qualitative evidence synthesis of the lived experiences and perceptions of ADHD youth
Tierney, J., Morrissey, A. M., Adamis, D., Wrigley, M. & Robinson, K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access -
A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Evaluation of ED PLUS: A Physiotherapy-Led Transition to Home Intervention for Older Adults Following Emergency Department Discharge
Holmes, A., FitzGerald, C., Conneely, M., O'Connor, M., Robinson, K., Gallagher, A. L., Cotter, P. E. & Galvin, R., 2025, In: Clinical Interventions in Aging. 20, p. 147-159 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
A qualitative study of older adults’ experiences during the early outbreak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
McCarthy, A., Morrissey, A., O'Neill, A., Conneely, M., O'Connor, M., Leahy, S., Pettigrew, J., Meskell, P., Galvin, R., Robinson, K., Mairead, C., Mairead, C., Mairead, C., Mairead, C., Mairead, C., Rose, G., Rose, G., Rose, G., Rose, G. & Rose, G. & 32 others, , 8 Apr 2025, In: HRB Open Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Community Specialist Teams for Older Persons (CST-OP) at risk of, or living with frailty in Ireland: a prospective cohort study of a new model of integrated care for community dwelling older adults
Hayes, C., Whiston, A., Fitzgerald, C., Devlin, C., Condon, B., Manning, M., Leahy, A., Robinson, K. & Galvin, R., Dec 2025, In: BMC Primary Care. 26, 1, p. 193 193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Cycling among people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage: a scoping review protocol
Foley, L., O'Mahony, S., Ryan-Fogarty, Y., B Woods, C., Robinson, K., Fitzpatrick, C. & Green, J., 2025, In: HRB Open Research. 8, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
CORU Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals (External organisation)
Robinson, K. (Member)
2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board
-
Occupation UK and Ireland (External organisation)
Robinson, K. (Member)
2006Activity: Membership › Membership of council
-
Association of Occupational Therapist of Ireland (External organisation)
Robinson, K. (Member)
2004Activity: Membership › Membership of council