Biography
Kim Terry is a Research Assistant in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at Kings College London. She is currently working on the NIHR awarded GLOVED project with Professor Patricia Grocott and Dr Tanya Graham, which aims to develop and evaluate medical devices and outcome measurement tools with people with incurable conditions, which affect their hands.
Kim completed her MSc in Bioethics and Society in 2019 at Kings College London. For her MSc dissertation, she carried out a narrative analysis of the experiences of newly disabled individuals. Prior to working in research, Kim taught psychology to sixth form students which facilitated her interest in research methodology.
Research interests:
- Participatory action research
- Co-design methodology
- Lived experiences of people with disabilities
Research profile
Research
Generation and evaluation of hand therapy devices for Epidermolysis Bullosa and Dupuytrens
GLOVED (Generation and evaluation of hand therapy devices for Epidermolysis Bullosa and Dupuytrens): Adjustable Splint Glove manufacturing and commercialisation
Project status: Completed
Spotlight
Creating medical devices with the people that use them
How patients teamed up with researchers, clinicians, designers, and manufacturers to co-design their medical equipment.
Research
Generation and evaluation of hand therapy devices for Epidermolysis Bullosa and Dupuytrens
GLOVED (Generation and evaluation of hand therapy devices for Epidermolysis Bullosa and Dupuytrens): Adjustable Splint Glove manufacturing and commercialisation
Project status: Completed
Spotlight
Creating medical devices with the people that use them
How patients teamed up with researchers, clinicians, designers, and manufacturers to co-design their medical equipment.