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Curriculum Vitae

Fran STOKES

Qualifications and experience

1977 BA(Hons) in English Language and Literature, Manchester University

1988 Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Salford School of Occupational Therapy

1998 MA Health Promotion (part-time), Lancaster University

2001 Post-graduate Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education, Open University

1978 – 1985 Script Assistant, Granada Television

1988 – 1997 Occupational Therapist (rising to Head Occupational Therapist): Greater Glasgow Health Board, Lanarkshire Health Board, South Cumbria Community and Mental Health NHS Trust

1990 – 1992 Occupational therapy consultant, Health Education Board for Scotland

1996 – 1997 Research Occupational Therapist (part-time), St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Paper published in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy

1997 – 2006 Senior Lecturer in: Occupational Therapy; Health Studies; Rehabilitation; Public Health and Health Promotion – St Martin’s College, Lancaster

1997 Peer reviewer, British Journal of Occupational Therapy

1999 Developed and became course leader for the interprofessional MSc in Rehabilitation Studies

2000 – 2005 Designed and taught an innovative M-level module on medical humanities

1998 – 2000 Member of European Dimension Working Group, European Network of Occupational Therapists in Higher Education

2000 Joint Editor Learning from Each Other: the European dimension in occupational therapy Amsterdam: ENOTHE

2006 Project Manager, North Cumbria Primary Care Trusts. Managing the setting up of the Condition Management Programme in Cumbria

Freelance copy-editor since July 2006

My recent professional experience has largely related to health – particularly mental health, health promotion and the NHS – and social sciences, although my broad educational and professional background enables me to take on diverse projects which cross disciplinary boundaries. I have experience in hard copy and on-screen editing of both books and journals, and have completed work for:

Radcliffe Medical Publishing

Cambridge University Press

Sage

Taylor and Francis

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