Professor Diane Cox, PhD

Professor Cox graduated from the Welsh School of Occupational Therapy, Cardiff in 1983. Diane worked for 15 years in the NHS, initially in learning disabilities, and then in physical health, developing particular interests in progressive neurological disorder, long terms conditions, specializing in chronic fatigue syndrome.

Diane moved into Higher Education in 1998, at London South Bank University and then the University of Cumbria. Diane has a long track record in publishing with books, chapters and over 50 peer reviewed papers.

Diane became a Professor of Occupational Therapy in 2011. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and was the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Chair of Council for 3 years from June 2019 to June 2022.

As a Professor Emerita Diane continues to support PhD supervision and examination and to support a number of other universities in their staff and research developments.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2691-6423

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PhD, MSc, Dip COT, CLTHE, FCOT

• Occupational Therapy
• Occupational Science
• Long Term Conditions
• Fatigue Management

Current Research Students

• Kelly Fielden - Occupational Therapy Education

Awarded PhDs

1. Carol Fitzsimons (Psychotherapist) New York. High Profile women and their experience of their menopausal years.2009
2. Ken Erickson (Chiropractic) New York. Unintended and/ or unexpected consequences of chiropractic treatment.2011
3. Karen Morris (Occupational Therapist/ Senior Lecturer) Occupational Engagement in a Regional Secure Unit 2012
4. Helen Wilby (Occupational Therapist/ Senior Lecturer) A qualitative interpretation of the Structured Anchored Approach to functional assessment. 2012
5. Anne Milston (Occupational Therapist/ Senior Lecturer, UClan) Living with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: The perceived effect on Occupational Performance.2013
6. Sue Pemberton (Occupational Therapist) Time and Occupation in People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.2014
7. Bel Youngson (Occupational Therapist) Occupational Therapy Perspective on Diabetes.2016
8. Malabika Ghosh (Occupational Therapist) Attention Deficits in Stroke: relationship with postural balance and independence with activities of daily living. 2018
9. Joan Howarth (Occupational Therapist / Senior Lecturer, Derby) A Critical Investigation of the Meanings of Everyday Occupations. 2020
10. Michelle Perryman (Occupational Therapist), Performance Profiling within the Occupational Therapy Profession. 2021 (On Supervisory Team)

Watson, J., Cox, D. L., Cowan, K., & Ford, S. (2022). The opportunities and challenges of implementing our research priorities. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(4), 221-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226221089850

Ghosh, M., Bhagat, P., & Cox, D. (2022). How can a person-centred approach to occupational therapy practice in the community enhance independence for people living with complex neurological presentations?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 27(9), 426-430. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2022.27.9.426

Pattison, C. McKinstry, D. Cox, G. Boniface & N. McLennan(2022)Platinum anniversary – 70 years of highlights and influences of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 78:1, 6-15, https://doi.org/10.1080/14473828.2022.2052623

Ghosh, M., & Cox, D. (2021). Innovation and invention: the role of virtual occupational therapy in the management of motor neurone disease. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(6), 241-246. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2021.17.6.241

Laver-Fawcett A.J.; Cox D.L. (2021) Principles of Assessment and Outcome Measurement for Allied Health Professionals, 2nd Edition Wiley Blackwell

McLennan, N. & Cox, D (2020). A multi perspective approach to understanding the development of occupational therapy in the UK. The BMJ Opinion. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/12/22/a-multi-perspective-approach-to-understanding-the-development-of-occupational-therapy-in-the-uk/

Perryman-Fox, M., & Cox, D. L. (2020). Occupational therapy in the United Kingdom: past, present, and future. Annals of International Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.3928/24761222-20200309-03

Ana L. Borges da Costa & Diane L. Cox (2018): A experiência do significado na dança circular, Journal of Occupational Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2018.1469380 (Portuguese translation of 2016 paper)

Howarth, J. T., Morris, K., & Cox, D. L. (2018). Challenges of teaching occupation: Introduction of an occupation focused teaching tool. Journal of Occupational Science, 25(1), 142-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2017.1397535

Cox, D. L. (2017). The Dr Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture 2017: Life as an occupational being. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(9), 525-532. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308022617722331

Morris, K., Cox, D.L. (2017) Developing a descriptive framework for “Occupational Engagement” Journal of Occupational Science 24; 2: 152-164 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14427591.2017.1319292

Eastham, A.J., Cox, D. (2017) Dementia-friendly wards: A review of the literature and pilot study of patient interaction and daily activity engagement International Journal of Health Governance 2017 22; 1: 25-36 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJHG-05-2016-0027

Karen Morris, Diane L. Cox & Kath Ward (2016) Exploring stories of occupational engagement in a regional secure unit The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 27; 5: 684-697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2016.1187759

Borges Da Costa AL, Cox DL (2016) The experience of meanings in circle dance Journal of Occupational Science 23; 2: 196-207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2016.1162191

Caldwell, C., Twelvetree, T., & Cox, D. (2015). An evaluation of Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs) in community rehabilitation. International Journal of Therapy And Rehabilitation, 22(7), 310-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.7.310