Dr Harriet Shannon is the programme lead for cardiorespiratory physiotherapy education at University College London (UCL). She has been involved in postgraduate education for 15 years and is the current education champion for the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC). In 2016 Dr Shannon was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in recognition of her innovative teaching techniques and use of digital technology to enhance teaching and learning.
Dr Shannon completed her doctoral studies in 2011, with research based at Great Ormond Street hospital for children (London). Her research focused on the delivery of emergency physiotherapy services to patients in paediatric intensive care. She has successfully supervised over 30 MSc research projects and currently supervises two PhD students. She maintains contact with the research community as vice-chair of the council for allied health professional research (CAHPR) regional hub forum.