Dr Clare Killingback

Since graduating as a physiotherapist from the University of Nottingham (1999), Clare has worked in various NHS trusts, most recently in the area of community rehabilitation. Clare spent 10-years (2001 – 2011) working internationally as a physiotherapist with 4-years in northern Iraq seeking to develop physiotherapy services.

Clare joined the University of Hull in January 2019 having previously worked at Bournemouth University. She has held Programme Leadership roles for BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy courses from 2017-2023. Her teaching roles have included undergraduate and postgraduate education in reflective practice and physiotherapy research methods.

In 2019 Clare founded the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy programme at the University of Hull which launched in September 2020. She now teaches on the programme as a Senior Lecturer. Clare is also a Fellow for Innovation in Learning and Teaching with the Teaching Excellence Academy where she is leading on the role of Compassionate Curricula at the University of Hull.

Clare has held an external examiner role at the University of Gloucestershire for their undergraduate Physiotherapy course (2019 – 2023). Clare became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2017 and gained her Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2019. She is also an Education Representative for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Professional Lead for Allied Health Professions at the University of Hull.

Clare’s current doctoral students are researching the influence of contextual factors (patient’s and practitioner’s characteristics/beliefs; patient-practitioner relationships; the physical environment/setting; and treatment characteristics) on low back pain and the role of person-centred physiotherapy practice in emergency departments.