Lindsay Bearne is Professor of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at St George's, University of London and Visiting Senior Research at King's. Professor Bearne is a registered physiotherapist and has a background in physical activity, rehabilitation, and self-management research. After gaining clinical experience in public, private and sports healthcare facilities in the UK and USA, she obtained an MSc in Sports Science (Loughborough University) and a PhD in Health Services Research (King’s College London).

Professor Bearne has a long-standing interest in the consequences and rehabilitation of long-term conditions (particularly rheumatic, musculoskeletal and vascular conditions). As Chief Investigator, she leads multi-professional research partnerships that develop and evaluate novel physiotherapy and rehabilitation interventions that inform practice and improve health outcomes.

Alongside her academic role, Professor Bearne is a Senior Research Fellow (Knowledge Mobilisation) at the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). At the NIHR, Professor Bearne leads researcher capacity training and a programme of research that aims to understand and optimize knowledge mobilisation and evidence use and understand the barriers and drivers of implementing and sustaining evidenced interventions.

Research Interests:

• Development, evaluation and implementation of complex interventions.
• Knowledge mobilisation and implementation of evidence into practice.
• Public partnerships
• Allied health professional research capability and capacity development.