I qualified as an occupational therapist in 1994 following a career in NHS management and worked ed in mental health as an academic, researcher and pactitioner. I spent a number of years specialising in forensic mental health as I am speficially interested in the occupational injustices people experience.
I joined the Rehabilitation Sciences Department as programme lead for Occupational Therapy. . My previous academic posts have been head of occupational therapy at York St John and Leeds Beckett Universities.
I have strong networks with colleagues nationally and internationally; and works on a consultancy basis as a practitioner, educator and researcher. I am very keen to supervise postgraduate and doctoral students.
My additional role as Deputy Dean of Students for St George's University means that I can support and develop the welfare of students with a particular focus on students with mental health
Royal College of Occupational Therapists - Specialist Section for Mental Health - Chair
COTED - member
Editorial board member and reveiewer for a number of peer reviewed journals
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Mental Health Outcomes and Interventions Network https://motionresearch.wordpress.com/
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - registered occupational therapist
British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) - member
My primary research interests are focused on occupational therapy practice in forensic mental health. My doctoral research focused on the views and perceptions of managers, occupational therapists and patients dignosed with personality disorder of occupational therapy practice in secure settings.
I have been part of small grant funds to research bystander violence in young people.
In my previous roles I have conducted research-based service evaluation for social prescrbing and health inititaives deliveredby a City Council.
Gabriel, Lynne, Tizro, Zahra, James, Hazel, Cronin-Davis, Jane, Beetham, Tanya, Corbally, Alice, Lopez-Moreno, Emily and Hill, Sarah (2017) "Give me some space" : exploring youth to parent aggression and violence. Journal of Family Violence, ISSN (print) 0885-7482 (Epub Ahead of Print)
Gabriel, Lynne, James, Hazel, Cronin-Davis, Jane, Tizro, Zahra, Beetham, Tanya, Hullock, Ashley and Rayner, Alex (2017) Reflexive research with mothers and children victims of domestic violence. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 17(2), pp. 157-162. ISSN (print) 1473-3145
Jennings, Helen and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2016) Investigating binge drinking using interpretative phenomenological analysis : occupation for health or harm? Journal of Occupational Science, 23(2), pp. 245-254. ISSN (print) 1442-7591
Cronin-Davis, J and Spybey, M (2011) Forensic occupational therapy : a survey. Mental Health OT, 16(1), pp. 20-26. ISSN (print) 1363-4682
Cronin-Davis, Jane, Butler, Alan and Mayers, Christine A (2009) Interpretative phenomenological analysis and occupational therapy : comparable research companions? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72(8), pp. 332-338. ISSN (print) 0308-0226
Thew, Miranda, Hargreaves, Allyson and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2008) An evaluation of a role-emerging practice placement model for a full cohort of occupational therapy students. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(8), pp. 348-353. ISSN (print) 0308-0226
Nelstrop, Louise, Chandler-Oatts, Jackie, Bingley, William, Bleetman, Tony, Corr, Frank, Cronin-Davis, Jane, Fraher, Donna-Maria, Hardy, Phil, Jones, Sophie, Gournay, Kevin, Johnston, Sue, Pereira, Stephen, Pratt, Peter, Tucker, Rick and Tsuchiya, Aki (2006) A systematic review of the safety and effectiveness of restraint and seclusion as interventions for the short-term management of violence in adult psychiatric inpatient settings and emergency departments. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 3(1), pp. 8-18. ISSN (print) 1545-102X
Cronin-Davis, Jane and Sainty, Mandy, eds. (2017) Occupational therapists' use of occupation-focused practice in secure hospitals : practice guideline. 2nd ed. London, U.K. : College of Occupational Therapists. 139p. ISBN 9781905944644
Long, Cathy , Cronin-Davis, Jane and Cotterill, Diane, eds. (2017) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell. 256p. ISBN 9781118990469
Long, Cathy and Cronin-Davis, Jane, eds. (2006) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. Oxford, U.K. : Blackwell. 196p. ISBN 9781405146661
Cronin-Davis, Jane (2017) Forensic mental health : creating occupational opportunities. In: Long, Cathy , Cronin-Davis, Jane and Cotterill, Diane, (eds.) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 139-164. ISBN 9781118990469
Wood, Nick, Cotterill, Diane and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2017) Veterans : understanding military culture and the possible effects on engagement. In: Long, Cathy , Cronin-Davis, Jane and Cotterill, Diane, (eds.) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 191-222. ISBN 9781118990469
Cronin-Davis, Jane (2006) Personality disorder : occupational therapy inclusion. In: Long, Cathy and Cronin-Davis, Jane, (eds.) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. Oxford, U.K. : Blackwell. pp. 99-120. ISBN 9781405146661
Cronin-Davis, Jane and Long, Cathy (2006) Tracking developments in mental health practice. In: Long, Cathy and Cronin-Davis, Jane, (eds.) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. Oxford, U.K. : Blackwell. pp. 1-11. ISBN 9781405146661
Cronin-Davis, Jane, Lang, Amanda and Molineux, Matthew (2004) Occupational science : the forensic challenge. In: Molineux, Matthew, (ed.) Occupation for occupational therapists. Oxford, U.K. : Blackwell. pp. 169-179. ISBN 140510533X
Cronin-Davis, Jane (2017) Therapeutic landscapes in a specialist therapeutic community for women : a pilot service evaluation. In: Royal College of Occupational Therapy - Specialist Section - Mental Health Conference; 14-15 Sep 2017, Birmingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Cronin-Davis, Jane (2017) Occupational therapy practice guidelines as a vehicle to implement service changes in forensic mental health. In: Royal College of Occupational Therapy - Specialist Section - Mental Health Conference; 14-15 Sep 2017, Birmingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Harrand, J and Cronin-Davis, J (2017) Occupational therapy and equipment provision : the outcome of a pilot study. In: COT2017 : Annual Conference & Exhibition; 19-20 Jun 2017, Birmingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Wilson, Karen and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2016) A survey of occupational therapists using vocational rehabilitation for individuals with severe and enduring mental illness. In: COTEC-ENOTHE 2016; 15-19 Jun 2016, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)
Bannigan, Katrina, Inman, Joanne and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2016) Conceptual framework for participation in mental health : systematic review and narrative synthesis. In: COTEC-ENOTHE 2016; 15-19 Jun 2016, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)
Bannigan, Katrina, Cronin-Davis, Jane and Inman, Joanne (2016) Measuring participation in mental health : a systematic review of outcome measures. In: COTEC-ENOTHE 2016; 15-19 Jun 2016, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)
Inman, Joanne, Bannigan, Katrina and Cronin-Davis, Jane (2016) Theory development in occupational therapy : a critical review of tools for theory construction. In: COTEC-ENOTHE 2016; 15-19 Jun 2016, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)
Gabriel, Lynne, Tizro, Zahra, Cronin-Davis, Jane and James, Hazel (2015) Young person to parent domestic violence. In: European Conference on Domestic Violence; 06-09 Sep 2015, Belfast, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Cronin-Davis, Jane, Bennett, Rosie, Cassidy, Kate, Garrick, Kate and Manners, Rosie (2014) Forensic mental health : a survey exploring current practice. In: 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists : Sharing Traditions, Creating Futures; 18-24 Jun 2014, Yokohama, Japan. (Unpublished)
Cronin-Davis, Jane, Lang, Mandy, Macleod, Rhona, Mason, Kathryn and Sainty, Mandy (2014) Forensic occupational therapy : rising to the challenge. In: 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists : Sharing Traditions, Creating Futures; 18-24 Jun 2014, Yokohama, Japan. (Unpublished)
Inman, Joanne, Bannigan, Katrina, Cronin-Davis, Jane and Reid, Anna (2014) Participation and mental health : an example of theory development in occupational therapy. In: 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists : Sharing Traditions, Creating Futures; 18-24 Jun 2014, Yokohama, Japan. (Unpublished)
Bannigan, Katrina, Cronin-Davis, Jane, Brintnell, Sharon and Laver-Fawcett, Alison (2014) The WFOT global survey of mental health practice in occupational therapy. In: 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists : Sharing Traditions, Creating Futures; 18-24 Jun 2014, Yokohama, Japan. (Unpublished)
Cronin-Davis, J, Bannigan, K, Read, A and Inman, J (2013) Participation and mental health : an example of theory development in occupational therapy. In: College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference and Exhibition; 18-20 Jun 2013, Glasgow, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Cronin-Davis, Jane (2008) Occupations in a secure forensic environment : the meaning and value. In: SSO:USA 2008 Annual Research Conference : Occupations Under the Sun : Expand your Scholarly Horizons; 23-25 Oct 2008, Fort Lauderdale, U.S.A.. (Unpublished)