Dr Sam Burr

Sam Burr, BA, MSc, PhD

Research Fellow, Cardiff Metropolitan University

I am a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with almost 10 years clinical experience. Funded by a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship, I completed my PhD in 2022.  Within the BSLTRU team I have worked in a variety of roles including as Senior Research Associate coordinating the NIHR RfPB funded MISLToeSSD (Phase 1) study and facilitating the SSLiC study (University of Bristol). I currently lead Phase 2 of the MISLToe_SSD study in England (NIHR RfPB Tier 2) and Wales (HCRW IFS). I am also leading the PROSPER study, which is funded by a Health and Care Research Wales Advanced Fellowship and aims to improve speech outcomes for preterm-born children in Wales. 

I am a passionate advocate of clinical academic roles through my work as a Research Champion for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and former role as Clinical Academic Lead for Solent NHS Trust. I am a Clinical Academic mentor through the RCSLT offering support to clinical colleagues looking to explore the clinical academic career pathway.

Current research

Current and recent research projects include:

  • MISLToe_SSD Phase 2 England study (Chief Investigator)
  • MISLToe_SSD Phase 2 Wales study (Chief Investigator)
  • PROSPER (Chief Investigator)

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