The Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit is
delighted to welcome Karen Sage as the new Director of the Unit. Karen will
take over as the Underwood Trust Professor of Language and Communication
Impairment at the University of the West of England, Bristol, leading the
programme of research. Karen will join the thriving research team in Bristol
and will lead a programme of research on acquired language disorders. One of
her first tasks in February will be to seek out a senior research fellow to
help shape the programme.
Karen Sage (Left) & Sue Roulstone (right) outside the Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit |
Sue Roulstone, who currently leads the children’s research
programme will become the emeritus professor of speech and language therapy
associated with the Unit and will continue her work alongside Senior Research
Fellow Dr Yvonne Wren, currently working on longitudinal studies of children’s
speech development.
What a good start to the UK’s commitment to the
International Communication Project 2014!