Charikleia Sinani

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Associate Professor in Physiotherapy, School of Science, Technology and Health, York St John University

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Dr. Charikleia Sinani is an Associate Professor at the School of Health Sciences at York St John University (YSJ), where she is also Programme Lead for the Masters in Research in Science and Health (MRes). A chartered physiotherapist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she brings over two decades of academic, clinical, and research experience to her work in neurodisabilities, motor control, and rehabilitation science.

Her research focuses on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), cerebral palsy, and neurological rehabilitation, integrating clinical physiotherapy expertise with interdisciplinary perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, and rehabilitation science. She has produced over 24 publications, published in leading international journals including Physiotherapy, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, Research in Developmental Disabilities, and PLOS ONE. She has presented at over 43 national and international conferences across 13 countries. Her work has been widely cited internationally and featured in The Conversation, The Independent, HuffPost UK, and Yahoo News, contributing to greater public and professional understanding of DCD.

Dr. Sinani leads international research collaborations with colleagues in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Greece, and the United States. She is a member of the International Society for Research and Advocacy for DCD, and has contributed to the standardisation of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-3), serving as an invited expert reviewer of the published battery.

As Principal Investigator, she has submitted numerous grant applications securing awards from funders including the Waterloo Foundation, the Physiotherapy Research Foundation, the Council of Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR) and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

Since 2005, Dr. Sinani has served as Chair of the Yorkshire Hub of the Community of Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR), through which she has organised numerous research seminars, workshops, and development events. She is currently Consortium Lead for the Yorkshire and Humber CAHPR and a member of its national oversight committee.

Dr. Sinani is a member of the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber INSIGHT Masters Committee and has been an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programmes across the UK and Greece, including appointments at the Universities of Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Central Lancashire, and the University of East London. She is a CSP Approved External Examiner and has served on programme approval panels in the UK and internationally. She has supervised numerous postgraduate students to completion.

A committed advocate for co-production and participatory research, Dr. Sinani places the voices of people with lived experience at the heart of her work.

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• –present Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, School of Science, Technology and Health, York St John University

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