Blanca de Dios Perez

Dr Blanca De Dios Pérez is a Senior Research Fellow in Rehabilitation Research at the University of Nottingham. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, specialising in Neuropsychology, from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Following her move to the UK, she pursued an academic career at the University of Manchester, contributing to research investigating cognitive and language difficulties in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and stroke survivors. Dr De Dios Pérez has expertise in vocational rehabilitation, intervention development, complex interventions, and implementation research. In 2024, she was awarded the UK MS Society’s Early Career Fellowship to advance research into vocational rehabilitation and job retention for people with MS. Her work focuses on understanding the support needs of employees with MS and their employers, developing interventions that address these needs, and improving access to employment support to promote sustainable employment and prevent premature workforce exit.