Eileen Morrow

Eileen Morrow is a clinical academic with a focus on prosthetics and orthotics research, children's orthopaedic research, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice. She holds a BSc(Hons) in Prosthetics and Orthotics from the University of Strathclyde and an MSc in Health Research Methods From the University of Exeter. She has over ten years of clinical experience as an orthotist across paediatric orthopaedics, gait analysis, neurological rehabilitation, rheumatology, diabetes and complex polytrauma.

As an NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow at the University of Oxford, Eileen is in the final stages of her DPhil, which focuses on prioritising outcomes for children undergoing elective lower limb orthopaedic surgery. Her work brings together children and families, clinicians, researchers and policymakers to identify priorities for research. She also leads ongoing feasibility studies in idiopathic toe walking and methodological research to improve clinical trial design.

Her broader interests include research integrity and strengthening the research culture within prosthetics and orthotics. Her BMJ editorial on imposter participants received national media coverage, including in The Times and on the BBC World Service. She has been a co-author for national multidisciplinary guidelines in paediatric flat foot and spinal management of spinal muscular atrophy.

Eileen has been actively involved in professional leadership, including as a member of the Executive Committee of the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics (BAPO), where she has developed professional research strategy and co-authored national responses to NHS policies.

She is a member of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), guest lectures on research and clinical governance at the University of Salford, and regularly peer reviews for journals including Prosthetics and Orthotics International and Gait & Posture. She has twice been shortlisted for the Advancing Healthcare Awards for her contributions to research and innovation in prosthetics and orthotics.