Catherine Doody is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science. She qualified in Physiotherapy in UCD, completed an MSc in Physiotherapy in the University of East London, and MSc in Mindfulness Based Interventions in UCD and a PhD in UCD. She has held positions as Head of Subject and Associate Dean for Physiotherapy and Director of the MSc in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy in UCD and is a founder co-director of the Centre for Translational Pain Research.  She currently teaches on the BSc Physiotherapy and Masters of Physiotherapy programmes in UCD and teaches an elective Mindfulness module for undergraduate Health Professional and Veterinary Medicine students. She is a member of the EFIC Steering Committee that developed the Curriculum for the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) and is an examiner for the EDPP.  Her research interests are in the area of chronic musculoskeletal pain in relation to the identification of Musculoskeletal related pain states according to underlying neurophysiological pain mechanisms and the evaluation of multidisciplinary approaches for the treatment of chronic pain. Recent research has included the evaluation of third wave mindfulness based interventions combined with exercise for people living with chronic pain, via both in person and online pain management programmes.