Suzanne Martin

Suzanne Martin is a Full Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Ulster, affiliated with the School of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Life & Health Sciences. Her primary role is advancing healthcare innovation through assistive technologies, telehealth, and neurorehabilitation. She holds external positions as former Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (Northern Ireland Department of Health) and Senior Fellow at the Higher Education Academy.

Research focuses on occupational therapy interventions, assistive technologies for disabilities, dementia care, and BCI systems for neurological rehabilitation. Notable contributions include studies on hand injury epidemiology in sports, seating solutions for elderly care homes, and telehealth self-management programs. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to good health and well-being.

Recent publications emphasize clinical outcomes in hand therapy, BCI home integration for ABI patients, and ergonomic seating efficacy. Her consultancy activities span healthcare innovation projects like TRI-AGE and Reablement tools. Supervised PhD researchers include Andrea Jones (pandemic clinical skills) and Mary McDonagh (nursing outcomes).

Labs/Teams: Lead researcher in BackHome (BCI for disability inclusion), TRAIL Living Lab (user-centric innovation), and NOCTURNAL (dementia night care). Active in transdisciplinary collaborations across health tech, engineering, and policy sectors.