Role
Lecturer
Admissions tutor (podiatry)
School of Health Professions library rep
Link lecturer NHS Wiltshire and NHS Bournemouth and Poole
Placement audit lead for NHS Plymouth
Qualifications & background
BSc (hons) Podiatry - University of Southampton (1995)
MSc Clinical Podiatric Biomechanics - Staffordshire University (2005)
P.G.Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - University of Plymouth (2006)
HPC registered Podiatrist
Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists -
South West hub co-ordinator for Functional Lower Limb Interst Community UK
1995-6: General podiatry practice in NHS
1996-present: Specialised musculoskeletal podiatry practice in NHS and private practice
2003- present: Education within HEIs
Professional membership
Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Health Professions Council registered podiatrist
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Roles on external bodies
Represent MSK:UK on Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists Faculty of Podiatric Medicine and General Practice advisory panel and member of recruitment and retention committee at the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Teaching interests
Musculoskeletal podiatry
Gait analysis
Foot orthosis design
Neuromusculoskeletal assessment
Research interests
Effects of high heels on gait and posture
Foot orthosis design and function
Effect of prolonged running on foot posture
UoP Research group membership
Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI)
Rehabilitation
Other research
Foot Posture Study at 2009 Plymouth Half Marathon
Grants & contracts
£12,500 from proof of concept fund to develop an intelligent insole
£13.500 from proof of concept fund to develop an intelligent sock
Creative practice & artistic projects
Designing intelligent insole and sock for retail
Publications
Articles
Cowley et al. 2009 The effect of heel height on gait and posture: a review of the literature, Journal of the
American Podiatric Medical Association, 99:6, pp512-518
Patents
Cowley, E. and Achilles, A (2009) Foot orthosis apparatus, GB2447646, University of Plymouth
Reports & invited lectures
Guest lecturer for Staffordshire University
Conferences organised
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists musculoskeletal track (Harrogate 2011)
Other academic activities
Conference Presentations:
Invited speaker
April 2011: Staffordshire Conference on Clinical Biomechanics, UK, 'The effect of a post-operative shoe on posture, balance, forefoot pressures and muscle activity'
October 2010: Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, Bournemouth, UK, 'Podiatry referral and assessment - a multidisciplinary podiatric approach
June 2010: Britpods conference, Coventry, UK, 'Neuromuscular approaches in podiatry'
April 2010: 8th Staffordshire Conference on Clinical Biomechanics, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 'The effects of prolonged running on foot posture'
Additional information
Hub co-ordinator of Plymouth Functional Lower Limb Interest Community UK
member of i-FAB
