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Clinical Professor Allied Health Professions, Robert Gordon University

Kay is Clinical Professor of Allied Health Professions, a joint appointment between Robert Gordon University and NHS Grampian. Kay is also Director of the Scottish Centre for Evidence-based, Multi-professional Practice: a JBI Centre of Excellence, which focuses on conducting systematic reviews and training others in evidence synthesis.

Her research focuses on self-management of long-term conditions like long Covid, and interventions to facilitate self-management and promote physical and mental wellbeing. Kay also has an interest in health service delivery research and a passion for supporting practicing allied health professionals to get into research and to use research findings within their practice. Her clinical background is in physiotherapy, where she gained 10-years experience in a range of settings, latterly specialising in musculoskeletal outpatients.