Thank you to the Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit (BSLTRU) https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/bristol-speech-language-therapy-research-unit/bsltru-research who have welcomed me, inspired me, and provided me with good coffees during my 5 week visit to Bristol. Today I was able to join the team meeting. The BSLTRU team include the following people:
- Prof Yvonne Wren (Director)
- Dr Samantha Harding
- Dr Sam Burr
- Dr Katherine Broomfield
- Caitlin Holme
- Dr Lucy Southby
- Charlotte McCarthy
- Dr Rhonwen Lewis
- Shani Ackford
- Dominika Kruszynska
BSLTRU has been directed by Prof Pam Enderby, Prof Sue Roulstone, and Prof Karen Sage and I have been honoured to visit BSLTRU in 2010, 2013 and undertake projects with the team over many years.
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| Sam Burr, Kath Broomfield, Yvonne Wren, Dominika Kruszynska (online Sam Harding, Caitlin Holme) |
Here are some of the projects that they are working on at the moment:
- Cleft Collective - Cleft Speech & Language Study | North Bristol NHS Trust (nbt.nhs.uk); Bristol Dental School | University of Bristol
- MISLToe - MISLToe SSD | North Bristol NHS Trust
- Prosiect Pengwin - Prosiect Pengwin - Early Years Co-design Panel | Early Years Wales
- Understanding the causal pathways for persistent speech sound disorder | North Bristol NHS Trus
- Investigating the impact of COVID 19 on language development in children born with cleft palate
- The CHATTER study | North Bristol NHS Trust
- Exploring access to SLT for stroke survivors who speak Welsh Exploring access to Speech and Language Therapy for Welsh speaking survivors of stroke | North Bristol NHS Trust
- Unspoken Voices project Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) | North Bristol NHS Trust
- Working closely with ALSPAC and have been involved in developing and using the speech and language data with international collaborators - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/
On my final day, they gave me a lovely gift listing women who changed the world.
