Katie Sheehan

Professor Katie Sheehan is a leading health services researcher and physiotherapist at the Centre for Bone and Joint Health, part of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London. Her work focuses on optimizing rehabilitation outcomes for older adults following fragility fractures, with a particular emphasis on mobilization timing, stratified care approaches, and observational data analysis.

• Chair-elect, Scientific Committee of the Global Fragility Fracture Network
• Chair, National Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme Scientific and Publications Committee
• Member, Royal Osteoporosis Society and NIHR funding panels

Her research integrates:

• Secondary analysis of linked audit data
• Qualitative interview studies
• Complex intervention development
• Competing risk modeling and causal inference

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Post-hip fracture opioid use patterns
• Global mobilization protocols
• Arthrofibrosis management
• Depression impacts on recovery

She advocates for clinical academics and early career researchers through her fellowships in the UK Young Academy and Young Academy of Europe. Her grants include funding from UKRI, NIHR, and charities.