Finding a Voice in Research: A Speech and Language Therapist’s Journey

10/11/2025 26 min Temporada 2 Episodio 8
Finding a Voice in Research: A Speech and Language Therapist’s Journey

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Send us a textIn this episode of Clinical Research Career Conversations, host Jo Merrifield talks with Izy Utley, a speech and language therapist, research fellow, and clinical doctorate student at the University of Stirling. Izy shares her non-linear journey into research, built through small opportunities that led to a clinical doctorate. She discusses making research more accessible for people with communication differences, the differences between a PhD and a clinical doctorate, and how research can enrich clinical practice. Izy’s story highlights the varied routes into research and the value of building experience piece by piece.

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