Dr Kenneth J Young

Ken began working at UCLan as a senior lecturer in December 2019. He moved to a full-time research post with the Allied Health Research Unit in mid-2021. He brings academic experience from three continents as well as twenty years of running a diagnostic imaging interpretation service. His focus is maintained on patient benefit. He aims to improve the evidence base for manual therapies and increase collaboration among chiropractic, osteopathy, and physiotherapy. This is to enable more efficient and appropriate delivery of care in multidisciplinary health care systems. Ken currently leads research projects on the analysis of a data set of patient-reported outcome measures, systematic reviews on the mechanisms of spinal manipulation, and improving continuing professional development for manual therapists.

Ken brings academic experience at a university level to UCLan. He has previously served as Chair of Murdoch University's Educational Policy Review Committee on their academic governing body Academic Council, the Academic Curriculum and Admissions Committee, and others.

At the school level, Ken has served at Murdoch as Assistant Dean Learning and Teaching, Chair of the Chiropractic Accreditation Committee, as a member of the School Executive and School Board, and others. Ken has a record of linking courses with industry. He develops learning opportunities for chiropractic students with medical radiologists and an orthopaedic surgeon. He currently serves on the General Chiropractic Council Professional Conduct Committee. He also chairs a practice-based research network called the Chiropractic International Research Collaborative (CIRCuit), which is registered as a charity in the UK.