My profile

Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

I graduated from Sheffield University with a BMedSci (Hons) degree and the Colin Stork Prize in Speech Science.  In 2002 I was awarded a PhD by Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.  I have since gained a PGCert in Academic Practice with Distinction and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Other academic service (administration and management)

I am Admissions Tutor for the under-graduate and post-graduate (pre-registration) speech and language therapy programmes at MMU and First Year Tutor for the BSc(Hons) Speech Pathology and Therapy and Psychology and Speech Pathology programmes.

External examiner roles

I am an External Examiner for the BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme at Birmingham City University.

Prizes and awards

I was winner of the poster award at the 2012 Research Institute for Health and Social Change Annual Conference at MMU.

Membership of professional associations

I am a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, and a member of the British Association of Clinical Linguistics.

Impact

I am currently Secretary of the Admissions Tutor Forum for pre-registration speech and language therapy programmes in the UK.

Teaching

Postgraduate teaching

In collaboration with Dr Sue Barry, I deliver CPD courses in phonetics for speech and language therapists.

Research outputs

My research interests include coarticulation, the acoustic analysis of speech, and phonetic transcription.