Tammy Davidson BSc, BA. has been appointed to the Dominic Barker Research Studentship for research into stammering at the School of Allied Health Professions, UEA.  Tammy grew up in
South Africa.  Her first degree was in Physiology and her second in Speech and Hearing Therapy.  She had several years clinical experience in different parts of South Africa
 

Isobel Crichton Smith MSc, MRCSLT was appointed Research Fellow for the Trust in 1998.  Previously Isobel had worked as a Speech Therapist with adults and children in Colchester and then for four years as a therapist in Ipswich.  Her work was in various settings including a language unit attached to a primary school, a multidisciplinary assessment centre and two community clinics where she had the opportunity to work with children with complex special needs and communication disorders including specialist working with both children and adolescents who stammered.
She recalls "with my practical background I have been able to offer a hands-on approach, extensive local knowledge and experience in working with adults and children who stammer."
As well as setting up the research projects, Isobel completed her MSc in Human Communication at UCL in 2001, and gained a distinction.  In 2002 Isobel became the membership secretary and web administrator of the national Special Internet Group in Dysfluency - a group run for SLTs who specialise in working with people who stammer.

 

Fiona Stewart MRCSLT was appointed as a part-time researcher.  Her experience as a paediatric Speech & Language Therapist for Central Suffolk PCT, specialising in work with children who stammer meant that she was able to assess candidates to take part in the research and complete video sessions with families.  In addition, Fiona has been able to provide advice and support to parents on helping their child's fluency.