Professor Kathryn McPherson

Professor McPherson is currently the Professor of Rehabilitation (Laura Fergusson Chair), Auckland University of Technology.

Professor McPherson holds a PhD from Edinburgh University. She has a clinical background in nursing, midwifery and psychology and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton and at King's College London.
 
Professor McPherson's research focuses on: investigating outcomes in ways that matter most to people with chronic conditions (both conceptual and psychometric issues); improving effectiveness of rehabilitation processes aimed at enhancing participation in meaningful activities and improving quality of life; and rehabilitation workforce development. Most of her clinical and research work has been in neurological rehabilitation (with people after stroke or traumatic brain injury) but she has also explored key issues concerning people who have rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain or life threatening illness.

Professor McPherson is based in Auckland.