Jo-Anne Geere

Jo-Anne Geere is an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA). She is affiliated with multiple research groups including the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Water Security Research Centre, and Epidemiology and Public Health. Her key responsibilities include coordinating the MSc 'Physiotherapy Practice' module. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Curtin University, 1987), a Postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy (Curtin, 1994), and an MSc in Health Sciences (UEA, 2009).

Her research focuses on musculoskeletal disorder management, global water access health impacts, and disability rehabilitation. Notable projects include investigating domestic water carrying's health effects in developing countries and developing toolkits for water supply interventions in South Africa. She has secured £10,000 in research funding through a UEA fellowship (2010).

Her recent articles explore topics like gender-based violence linked to water fetching, spinal surgery outcomes, and Pilates therapy for low back pain. She collaborates internationally on climate resilience and water security initiatives through projects like the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections and the Drowning Prevention In a Changing Climate (DPICC) initiative.