Toni Shah

Biography

I joined the University in 2023, moving from a clinical backgroundin Childrens’ Occupational Therapy. Prior to this, I worked in the Adults’ teamwithin the local Housing adaptations team. Before qualifying as an Occupational Therapist, I workedfor the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team as a Band 5 recovery coordinator focussing on recovery based occupations. Whilstworking there, I completed a Post graduate qualification in Psychosocial Interventionsfor serious mental illness at the University of York. I have worked in Further education and Health relatedfields in a number of roles before committing to a teaching role at theUniversity. In addition to my teaching duties, I am working closely with university colleagues and health care partners outside of the University to set up a student led Occupational Therapy clinic.

My first experience of the academic world was when I completedan undergraduate degree in Chemistry with Forensics. I imagine I will continue in my endeavours towards the pursuit of lifelong learning. My current research interests lie in OT coaching, Childrens' health as well as developing a curriculumthat addresses local health inequalities.