Jonathan Marsden

Professor Jonathan Marsden holds a Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation at the School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health), University of Plymouth. He specializes in neurorehabilitation research, focusing on gait abnormalities, orthosis development, and neurological movement disorders.

Teaching responsibilities include leading the 'Cognition, perception and behaviour' module for the MSc in Neurological Rehabilitation and contributing to 'Sensorimotor control in neurological practice' and undergraduate physiotherapy modules. He has supervised 6 postgraduate students, including 5 PhD and 1 MPhil candidates since 2008.

• Current supervisions: 2 PhD (1st), 3 PhD (2nd), 1 MPhil (1st)
• Notable student research areas include pelvic/groin injury orthosis evaluation and compensatory strategies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

His research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly improving rehabilitation outcomes for neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. He contributed to an REF Impact Case Study on pelvic dysfunction management innovations.