Dr Grace Turner BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr Grace Turner

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Associate Professor

Contact details

Email
g.turner.1@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
Address
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Grace Turner is an applied health researcher currently undertaking a NIHR post-doctoral fellowship. She has 10 years’ experience in stroke research and is an emerging leader in stroke research. 

Dr Turner is a mixed-methods researcher with expertise in co-production, patient reported outcomes, and Patient, Carer and Public Involvement and Engagement.

Qualifications

  • PGCert Academic Practice (distinction) (2015-2018)
  • PhD in Primary Care Clinical Sciences (2012-2015)
  • MSc Toxicology (distinction) (2008-2009)
  • BSc Human Biology (first) (2005-2008)

Biography

Grace qualified at the University 麻豆精选 with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Human Biology in 2008 followed by a Distinction MSc in Toxicology in 2009.

Grace took a position as a Research Associate within the Primary Care Department at the University 麻豆精选 in 2011 where her role was study co-ordinator for a large, national cohort study. She also undertook a secondment at Russells Hall Hospital (Dudley Group NHS Foundation).

In 2012, Grace was awarded the NIHR School for Primary Care Research PhD studentship. Her PhD research investigated the long-term impact of mini-stroke and missed opportunities to prevent stroke, through a systematic review and two epidemiological quantitative studies.

This research is published in high impact journals, including PLOS Medicine and the European Journal of Neurology, and received media coverage, including articles in the Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail, iNews and ScienceDaily.com. The research has informed and is referenced in the Stroke Association鈥檚聽(2014); the聽聽(2015); and the聽聽of research into the organisation and quality of stroke services (2017). The research was also selected to be published as two聽聽(timely summaries of research relevant to policy makers).

Furthermore, Grace won eight prestigious awards for her PhD research (two NAPCRG Pearls; NAPCRG distinguished paper award; Australian Association for Academic Primary Care presenter award; ESRF Investigator Award; RCGP David Morgan Presentation Prize; NIHR poster prize; and Graduate Research Festival highest scoring abstract).

In 2013, Grace was selected as the only UK candidate to participate in the Canadian training programme聽聽(Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research- Primary Health Care), a one-year, interdisciplinary research training program funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation.

Grace鈥檚 current position is a Research Fellow within the Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR).聽

Postgraduate supervision

Major trauma
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)/ PRO measures (PROMs)
Stroke
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database studies

Research

Grace's research interests broadly encompass 3 work streams:

1. Long term impairments and quality of life

2. Epidemiology, clinical trials and systematic reviews

3. Patient and public involvement (PPI) and research impact

Other activities

Co-founder of the International Special Interest Group for TIA and minor stroke research. This is an international group for individuals with an interest in TIA/ minor stroke research, members from the UK, Denmark and Australia.

Member of the NIHR Academy Involvement Group (2018-present): Represent NIHR Academy Members, in shaping the strategic direction and delivery of the NIHR.

Reviewing:

Regular reviewer for academic journals, including Annals of Internal Medicine, PLoS Medicine, Neurology and BMJ Open

Review grant applications, including NIHR HTA, NIHR RfPB, Stroke Association and Dunhill Medical Trust

Awards

  1. Rising Star Award (2022) Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (OPSYRIS)
  2. Nominated for the Founders’ Award for Outstanding Early-Career Academic (2019): University 麻豆精选.
  3. Best Poster Prize (2018): British Trauma Society (Manchester).
  4. Best Patient and Public Involvement Award (2018): UK PROMs conference (Birmingham).
  5. PERCAT Academic Citizenship award (2017): Awarded for going 'above and beyond' job role.
  6. European Stroke Research Foundation (ESRF) Investigator Award (2017): European Stroke Conference (Berlin).
  7. David Morgan Presentation Prize (2016): Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research Symposium (Warwick).
  8. Pearl Award (Awarded to the top research studies that will impact clinical practice) (2015): North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Conference (Mexico).- Missed opportunities for stroke prevention.
  9. Pearl Award (Awarded to the top research studies that will impact clinical practice) (2015): NAPCRG Conference (Mexico)- Long-term impact of TIA.
  10. Distinguished paper presentation (2015): NAPCRG Conference (Mexico)
  11. Highest scoring abstract for Health and Population Sciences (2015): Medical and Dental Sciences Graduate Research Festival (Birmingham).
  12. Best Poster Prize (2014): NIHR School for Primary Care Research Showcase (Oxford)
  13. First time presenter award (2014): Australian Association for Academic Primary Care, (Canberra).
  14. AstraZeneca Research Prize (2009): Awarded for highest scoring MSc thesis.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

McMullan, C, Haroon, S, Turner, G, Aiyegbusi, OL, Hughes, SE, Flanagan, S, Subramanian, A, Nirantharakumar, K, Davies, EH, Frost, C, Jackson, L, Guan, N, Alder, Y, Chong, A, Buckland, L, Jeyes, F, Stanton, DE & Calvert, M 2025, '', Scientific Reports, vol. 15, 14467.

Turner, G, Calvert, M, Foy, R, Atkins, L, Collis, P, Tearne, S, Jowett, S, Handley, K & Mant, J 2025, '', PLOS ONE, vol. 20, no. 3, e0317425.

McMullan, C, Turner, G, Retzer, A, Belli, T, Davies, EH, Nice, L, Flavell, J, Flavell, L & Calvert, M 2025, '', JMIR Formative Research, vol. 9, e58128.

McMullan, C, Haroon, S, Turner, G, Aiyegbusi, OL, Subramanian, A, Hughes, SE, Flanagan, S, Nirantharakumar, K, Davies, EH, Frost, C, Jackson, L, Guan, N, Alder, Y, Chong, A, Buckland, L, Jeyes, F, Stanton, D & Calvert, M 2024, '', Scientific Reports, vol. 14, 22083.

Turner, G, McMullan, C, Aiyegbusi, OL, Hughes, S, Walker, A, Jeyes, F, Adler, Y, Chong, A, Buckland, L, Stanton, DE, Davies, EH, Haroon, S & Calvert, M 2023, '', Research Involvement & Engagement, vol. 9, no. 1, 18.

Holch, P, Turner, G, Keetharuth, AD, Gibbons, E, Cocks, K & Absolom, KL 2023, '', Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, vol. 7, no. 1, 121.

Hughes, S, Haroon, S, Subramanian, A, McMullan, C, Aiyegbusi, OL, Turner, G, Jackson, L, Davies, EH, Frost, C, McNamara, G, Price, G, Matthews, K, Camaradou, J, Ormerod, J, Walker, A & Calvert, M 2022, '', BMJ, vol. 377, e070230.

Turner, G, Aquino, MRJV, Atkins , L, Foy, R, Mant, J & Calvert, M 2022, '', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 235 .

Comment/debate

Aiyegbusi, OL, McMullan, C, Hughes, SE, Turner, GM, Haroon, S, Hotham, R, Brown, K, Alder, Y, Agyen, L, Buckland, L, Camaradou, J, Chong, A, Jeyes, F, Matthews, KL, Moore, P, Ormerod, J, Price, G, Saint-Cricq, M, Stanton, D, Walker, A & Calvert, MJ 2024, '', Research Involvement & Engagement, vol. 10, no. 1, 120.

Routen, A, O'Mahoney, LL, Aiyegbusi, OL, Alder , Y, Banerjee, A, Buckland, L, Brightling, CE, Calvert, M, Camaradou, J, Chaturvedi, N, Chong, A, Dalrymple, E, Eggo, RM, Elliott, P, Evans, RA, Gibson, A, Haroon, S, Herrett, E, Houchen-Wolloff, L, Hughes, S, Jeyes, F, Matthews, K, McMullan, C, Morley, J, Shafran, R, Smith, N, Stanton, DE, Stephenson, T, Sterne, JAC, Turner, G, Ward, H & Khunti, K 2023, '', Nature Medicine.

Preprint

Subramanian, A, Nirantharakumar, K, Hughes, S, Myles, P, Williams, T, Gokhale, K, Taverner, T, Chandan, J, Brown, K, Simms-Williams, N, Shah, A, Singh, M, Kidy, F, Okoth, K, Hotham, R, Bashir, N, Cockburn, N, Lee, S, Turner, G, Gkoutos, G, Aiyegbusi, OL, McMullan, C, Denniston, A, Sapey, E, Lord, J, Wraith, D, Leggett, E, Iles, C, Marshall, T, Price, M, Marwaha, S, Davies, EH, Jackson, L, Camaradou, J, Calvert, M & Haroon, S 2022 '' Research Square.

Review article

Hughes, SE, Aiyegbusi, OL, McMullan, C, Turner, GM, Anderson, N, Cruz Rivera, S, Collis, P, Glasby, J, Lasserson, D & Calvert, M 2024, '', JRSM Open, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1-9.

Aiyegbusi, OL, McMullan, C, Hughes, SE, Turner, GM, Subramanian, A, Hotham, R, Davies, EH, Frost, C, Alder, Y, Agyen, L, Buckland, L, Camaradou, J, Chong, A, Jeyes, F, Kumar, S, Matthews, KL, Moore, P, Ormerod, J, Price, G, Saint-Cricq, M, Stanton, D, Walker, A, Haroon, S, Denniston, AK, Calvert, MJ, Brown, K, Singh Chandan, J, Gkoutos, GV, Jackson, LJ, Lord, JM, Marshall, T, Marwaha, S, Myles, P, Nirantharakumar, K, Rivera, SC, Sapey, E, Simms-Williams, N, Williams, T & Wraith, DC 2023, '', Nature Medicine, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 1922-1929.

Hede Ebbesen, B, Modrau, B, Kontou, E, Finch, E, Crowfoot, G, Crow, J, Heron, N, Hodson, T, Skrubbeltrang, C & Turner, G 2023, '', Frontiers in neurology, vol. 14, 1177309.

Chandan, J, Brown, K, Simms-Williams, N, Bashir, NZ, Camaradou, J, Heining, D, Turner, G, Cruz Rivera, S, Hotham, R, Minhas, S, Nirantharakumar, K, Sivan, M, Khunti, K, Raindi, D, Marwaha, S, Hughes, S, McMullan, C, Marshall, T, Calvert, M, Haroon, S & Aiyegbusi, OL 2023, '', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 4, 3477.