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Katie Robinson is Professor in Occupational Therapy at the University of Limerick's School of Allied Health and co-lead of the Ageing Research Centre. She serves as University of Limerick lead for the Health Research Board Trials Methodology Network and currently directs the BSc Occupational Therapy program.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD (awarded August 2012)
- MSc in Disability Management, University College Dublin (awarded August 2003)
- BSc in Occupational Therapy, Trinity College (awarded August 2000)
Professor Robinson's research spans Occupational Therapy, Ageing, Rehabilitation, Chronic Pain, Qualitative Research, and Trials Methodology. She specializes in geriatric care systems, particularly emergency department interventions and community-based models for older adults. Her work emphasizes patient-centered outcomes and methodological rigor in clinical trials involving elderly populations.
Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate escalating research activity with 121 total outputs, peaking at 18 publications annually in 2022-2023. Her work shows consistent focus on emergency care transitions, frailty management, pandemic impacts on aging populations, and public involvement in stroke research, predominantly using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.
Professor Robinson actively mentors doctoral candidates as an accepting PhD supervisor and leads a Health Research Board (HRB) funded investigator-led project developing Core Outcome Sets for emergency department research with older adults. She has secured significant research funding through national health boards.
As co-lead of the Ageing Research Centre, she directs interdisciplinary teams advancing integrated care models for community-dwelling older adults. Her leadership extends to the HRB Trials Methodology Network where she shapes national research standards, and she maintains active roles in professional governance through CORU and the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland.
