About

My clinical background is in acute physical health and I worked within a large general hospital. My clinical caseload was mainly in elective orthopaedics and I had a leadership role within the musculoskeletal therapy team.

Teaching responsibilities

I teach on both the Pre-Registration MSc Occupational Therapy and BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programmes as well as the Post-Registration MSc Advanced Occupational Therapy and MSc Hand Therapy programmes.

Membership of professional bodies

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Qualifications

• Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists
• MSc Occupational Therapy, University of Exeter
• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, University of Derby

Recent conferences

• Underhill A (2012) Pre-operative education for patients undergoing total knee replacement. COHEHRE, Denmark. Parallel paper session
• Cole T, Underhill A and Kennedy S (2014). Adherence behaviour in an acute paediatric hand trauma population: A pilot study of parental report of adherence levels and influencing factors. Australian Hand Therapy Association National Conference, Queensland, Australia
• Underhill A (2007). Does occupational therapy education influence student's learning styles? College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. Poster Presentation
• Underhill A (2006). Pre-operative Education for Patients undergoing Total Knee Replacement. OTTO- Specialist Section of the College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. Poster Presentation

Recent publications

Cole T, Underhill A and Kennedy S (2016). Adherence behavior in an acute pediatric hand trauma population: A pilot study of parental report of adherence levels and influencing Factors. Journal of Hand Therapy, 29(3), 299-306