Marian currently directs a programme of research on stroke rehabilitation in the CSO funded Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, which specialises in the development, conduct and delivery of high quality evidence relating to the effectiveness of stroke rehabilitation interventions. Her research interests include basic care issues (for example oral health care), therapeutic interventions (for example speech and language therapy for people with aphasia) and interventions that address the needs of stroke survivors as they adapt to life after stroke (for example psychosocial issues). Methodologically she has expertise in the inclusion of under-researched groups in the research process, design, development and evaluation of complex multidisciplinary interventions, survey, mixed methods, systematic review, meta-analyses and the use of individual participant data and trial archives such as RELEASE and VISTA-Rehab. Her research strives to impact upon stroke care and so she works closely with stroke survivors, their carers, multidisciplinary stroke care teams and NHS and academic partners across the UK and internationally.