Danielle Parker

Staff profile

Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy

Danielle Parker (2)

Career Overview

I joined Hartpury University in 2024, and am a Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy and in the process of validating the MSc Sports Therapy (conversion) programme. My teaching career has included University of Chichester and more recently University of Gloucestershire, where I was Course leader for the MSc Sports Therapy. Within the educational setting, I've worked as an external examiner at validation panels and as an external examiner for sports therapy programmes.

I'm a Graduate Sports Therapist having qualified in 2009 from University of Chichester, hold an MSc in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics and full member of the Society of Sports Therapists. I have experience working in private practice and sport, including private schools, and rugby union. My practical experience informs my teaching practice and gives a 'real world' context for our students.

Teaching and supervision

  • BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy programme
  • Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics for Sports Therapist (Level 4)
  • Joint mobilisations (Level 5)
  • Applied Skills (Level 5)
  • Screening and Prevention (Level 6)
  • Sports Conditioning and Return to Play (Level 6)
  • Research and Knowledge Exchange Project supervisor (Level 6)

Research interest

  • Exercise during Pregnancy
  • Post partum rehabilitation
  • Role of pain science in treatment.

Sport degrees

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