Dr. Kate Sheridan

Kate Sheridan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University, where she teaches across the Athletic Therapy and Training programme. She is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Certified Athletic Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience, including extensive experience in chronic pain rehabilitation. She holds an MSc in Clinical Pain Management, the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP), and a Professional Doctorate from Dublin City University.

Kate’s research focuses on improving rehabilitation and quality of life for people living with persistent pain. Her work explores how rehabilitation can move beyond a purely biomedical approach to address the psychological, social and behavioural factors that influence pain, participation and recovery. Her research interests include chronic pain self-management, behaviour change, pain education, physical activity and exercise, social influences on pain, and the development and evaluation of accessible community-based and digital rehabilitation interventions.

A particular focus of Kate’s work is translating evidence-based pain management into practical approaches that can be used in everyday life and community settings. She is committed to co-designing research and interventions with people living with pain and to developing healthcare education that better prepares health professionals to support people with persistent pain. Her current research includes the development of theory-informed digital self-management resources and interventions designed to promote autonomy, confidence and meaningful participation for people living with chronic pain.