Women in academia

“The job satisfaction I get from being a clinical academic is huge.”

Dr Lianne Wood

Clinical Academic Advanced Practice Spinal Physiotherapist and Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Trust.

“I want drama therapists to recognise that research is part of our profession too.”

Dr Eleanor Keiller

Lecturer, Researcher and Dramatherapist at Edge Hill University.

“I was late to my research pathway and only finished my PhD in my early 50s but I don't have any regrets about the choice I've made.”

Dr Stephanie van Eeden

Lecturer in Speech and Language Sciences and Speech and Language Therapist at Newcastle University.

“I'm dyslexic and I'm the first person in my family to attend university.”

Dr Stephanie Mansell

Consultant Physiotherapist at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

“The opportunities didn't exist, so I had to find a different way forward.”

Dr Rhian Milton-Cole

Barts Biomedical Centre Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Centre for Bone & Joint Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Physiotherapist at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.

“As allied health professionals, we bring a uniquely holistic perspective to health research.”

Dr Orii McDermott

Senior Research Fellow at the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham and a Music Therapist in Central and North West London NHS Trust.

“Being part of research that changes practice is something I'm really proud of.”

Dr Natasha Schoeler

Senior Research Fellow and Specialist Paediatric Dietician at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

“What began as a small project became nationally recognised research.”

Professor Miranda Lomer

Senior Consultant Dietician in Gastroenterology & Professor of Dietetics in Gastroenterology at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London.

“I started with small projects, learned through experience and gradually built the confidence to pursue a PhD.”

Dr Louise Johnson

Consultant Physiotherapist in Stroke and Principal Researcher at the University of Southampton.

“I didn't think I was particularly academic, but I was curious, and that grew into a research programme focused on improving care for people living with long-term conditions.”

Dr Lindsey Cherry

Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Podiatrist at the University of Southampton & Sea City Partnership.

“Value the encouragement people give you, don't wait for the perfect project.”

Laura Miller

Haematology Research Dietician and NIHR funded Doctoral Fellow at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

“I wanted to make sure that in the next 20 years, we weren't still approaching these challenges in exactly the same way.”

Dr Jodi Allen

Clinical Academic Speech and Language Therapist at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London NHS Foundation Trust.

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