Mrs Emma Cropper
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Deputy Director of Allied and Public Health
Biography
I qualified with a pre-registration MSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Teesside in 2003. Following my qualification, I embarked on my clinical profession as a physiotherapist working in the NHS for 5 years and then moved into private practice.
In 2008 I joined Manchester Metropolitan University as a lecturer-practitioner. In this dual role, I combined both academic and clinical practice.
In 2009, I became a full-time senior lecturer in physiotherapy at the University of Huddersfield. My role involved delivering high-quality education, curriculum development and student mentorship, and the integration of clinical practice with academic learning. In 2019, I was appointed Course Leader of the Physiotherapy programme, where I was responsible for the academic leadership of the course, with oversight for the management and organisation of the programme.
In September 2023, I joined the University of Salford as the Deputy Director of Allied and Public Health. My role is to contribute to the academic leadership, management and strategic planning across the School and the Directorate which includes our five Allied Health Profession teams (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, prosthetics & orthotics, podiatry and diagnostic radiography) and the public health team.
My clinical experience extends to the sports sector, where I have supported athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014 and served as Head Physiotherapist for the England Touch Association for over a decade. In this role, I have supported squads throughout domestic seasons and internationally at two World Cups, three European Championships, and a Home Nations competition.
My PhD work established injury epidemiology across different standards of Touch Rugby match play and quantified the internal and external loads imposed upon recreational players and the neuromuscular responses to match play. This work provides an evidence base to enhance understanding of relevant factors to inform safer participation in Touch Rugby and to support physical activity in recreational populations. My thesis is titled: Injury epidemiology, movement characteristics, physiological demands and neuromuscular outcomes in Touch Rugby.
Qualifications
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PhD: Injury epidemiology, movement characteristics, physiological demands and neuromuscular outcomes in Touch Rugby.
2017 - 2026 -
professional development (Higher education)
2010 - 2010 -
Rehabilitation science (with a license to practice physiotherapy)
2001 - 2003 -
Human biology
1997 - 2000