Biography
Professor Dave Newell graduated from Plymouth University with an honour’s degree in Biological Sciences and subsequently a PhD in molecular biology in 1986. His academic career has been spent teaching and researching in higher education both in the UK and internationally, holding the post of Research Director in multiple chiropractic and health-related programs. He has considerable expertise and experience in teaching the natural sciences, research methodology and critical thinking and been involved or lead in multiple curriculum design, validation and accreditation of healthcare-related programs. He teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate master’s and Doctorate level and has published extensively in areas related to musculoskeletal health in general and allied or complementary health professions in particular.
Current Activity
Dave Newell is currently Professor of Integrated Musculoskeletal Care and Head of the Centre of Pain and Active Inference Research at Health Sciences University. He is also a visiting Research Fellow in the School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton.
He is responsible for leading research in the centre and is involved in the supervision and management of multiple postgraduate and PhD students in collaboration with a wide range of national and international academic and clinical groups.
Research Identifiers
- ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-3586)
- Research Gate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dave-Newell-2/research)
Areas of Research Interest
- Human perception and the role of contextual factors in the therapeutic encounter
- Patient reported outcomes measures (PROMS) and outcomes psychometrics
- Tele and digital health.
Qualifications 
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
- PGCert Computational Biology
- PhD Molecular Biology
Membership
Membership
- Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors (Hon)
- Fellow of the European Academy of Chiropractic
- Fellow of the British Chiropractic Association (Hon)
Recent Research Publications
Recent Research Publications
MICHELLE M HOLMES, AMY MILLER, DAVE NEWELL (2026) Crafting the future of chiropractic research in the UK: designing sustainable practice-based research networks through qualitative exploration and logic models. Chiropr Man Therap. Feb 19;34(1):7. Link here.
DAVE NEWELL, AMIN NOUROOZI, MARC SANDERS, JONATHAN FIELD, KENNETH YOUNG. MICHELLE HOLMES (2026) Attitudes and perceptions of health care professionals concerning chiropractors and chiropractic practice: a systematic review. BMC Complement Med Ther Link here.
ESTEVES J, NUNES A, NEWELL D, THACKER, M (2026) Are we harnessing the full potential of osteopathy in the healthcare system? A Critical Narrative Review. RevSALUS – International Scientific Journal of the Academic Network of Health Sciences of Lusophone, 8(1). Link here.
DAVE NEWELL, SOLOMON SEGAL, GIACOMO ROSSETTINI, SØREN O’NEILL, TIM LOTHE-RAVEN, LISA LOTHE, STEVEN WEINIGER, ALISTER DUROSE, BRAD BEIRA, KEITH WALKER, JORGE E ESTEVES, MICK THACKER (2026) Prediction, Pain, and the Power of Context: Toward a Contemporary Identity for the Chiropractic Profession. Chiropr Man Therap. Link here.
PINTO J, BRADBURY K NEWELL D, BISHOP FL (2026) Exploring the process of making health behaviour changes: A longitudinal qualitative analysis of experiences of patients and their acupuncturists. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, 14(1). Link here.
KAMIL ZAWORSKI, JOANNA BAJ-KORPAK1, ANNA KRĘGIEL-ROSIAK1, ANDŻELIKA NAZAREWICZ, EWA PLAŻUK, LUANA COLLOCA, DAVE NEWELL, CHAD COOK, GIACOMO ROSSETTINI (2026) Effects of positive and negative peer modelling versus neutral social interaction before spinal manipulative therapy in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Pain Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2026.2731962
FOONG YEH LWEE, ALISTER DU ROSE, DAVE NEWELL (2026) Chiropractic Interns’ Perceptions of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a University Teaching Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Chiro Education (Accepted)
HELENE LEDANG, DAVE NEWELL (2026) The Positioning of Chiropractic Care Along the Mind–Body Spectrum: A Cross-Sectional Study of Chiropractors’ Beliefs. J Contemp Chiropractic (Accepted)
JENNIFER A. BENT, CHAD E. COOK, ANTOINE BAILLIARD, JOEL E. BIALOSKY, FELICITY L BISHOP, ELISA CARLINO, LUANA COLLOCA, JORGE E ESTEVES, ALESSANDRA GARCIA, AMY W. MCDEVITT, VITALY NAPADOW, DAVID NEWELL, ALVISA PALESE, WILLIAM R. REED, GIACOMO ROSSETTINI (2026) Measurement of Contextual Factors in Clinical Practice and Research: Development of an Expert-Informed Toolkit Scientific Reports (Accepted)
Contact details
Contact details
- Email: DNewell@aecc.ac.uk
- Phone: 01202 436207
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