Speech and Language Therapy staff
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Dr Wouter Jansen
Senior Lecturer and Joint Programme Lead (MSc Speech and Language Therapy)
Wouter is one of the course leads for the MSc Speech and Language Therapy and lectures on all 3 SLT programmes offered by the university. He teaches (clinical) linguistics, phonetics, and research methods and is currently the module lead for SPR7003 The Science of Speech, Swallowing and Hearing, SPR7004 Understanding Human...
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Victoria Lundie
Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
Victoria has been a part of the SLT teaching team at BCU since 2012. She is joint course lead for BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy and has specific responsibility for student experience as a part of this role. She is part of the placements team working with two colleagues to ensure that students and placement educators...
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Melanie Packer
Lecturer/ Placement Coordinator in Speech and Language Therapy
Melanie Packer has always demonstrated a keen interest in communication. After graduating from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, in 1994, Melanie spent a number of year working for television companies based in Birmingham. In 2000, Melanie’s interest shifted from the media to human communication. By 2006, Melanie had...
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Kiri Pointon-Bell
Lecturer in Dietetics
Kiri joined BCU after working for the British Dietetic Association (BDA) as their Policy Officer for Professional Development. In this role she supported the dietetic profession across the UK in various aspects of professionalism, digitalisation and also led a key project on safe workload and safe staffing levels for NHS...
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Dr Hazel Richards
Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Hazel is a registered Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who worked in NHS for over 20 years as a specialist SLT, with a focus on complex special needs including AAC (alternative and augmentative communication), dysphagia, CAMHS, and multi-disciplinary working. She completed a Level 5 Institute of Leadership and Management...
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Tracey Righton
Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy (Acquired Disorders)
Tracey returned to Birmingham City University as a Senior Lecturer in 2016, having previously lectured at BCU (University of Central England) from 1995 to 2000. She qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1988, since qualification she has worked in the NHS and in independent practice and lectured as a Speech and...
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Gillian Rudd
Senior Lecturer and Joint Programme Lead (MSc Speech and Language Therapy)
Gillian has extensive experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of communication needs and additional expertise in supporting children and adults presenting with fluency disorders. She promotes a person-centred, solution-focused approach in both her teaching and practice. Gillian is actively engaged...
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Emily Sharp
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Emily completed a Speech and Language Therapy degree at Birmingham City University in 2014. She has now gained a place on the University’s Graduate Teaching Assistant scheme which involves undertaking a PhD and teaching undergraduate students. Emily’s PhD is looking at the risk factors associated with voice problems in teachers...
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Aydan Suphi
Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Aydan worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in the NHS for over 20 years, before moving to higher education in 2012. Her clinical experience includes working with children and young people with language disorders, people with complex needs, including down syndrome, and people from diverse cultural and linguistic...
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Nicola Withford-Eaton
Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Prior to qualifying as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), Nicola facilitated self-advocacy groups for adults with learning disabilities and also held an administrative role. She completed a NVQ Level 3 in Business and Administration and gained qualifications in Sign Supported English. Nicola also volunteered at Headway in...