Dr Sam Harding

Sam Harding, BA, MSc, PhD, CPsych

Senior Research Fellow, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

I am a Health Psychologist with qualifications in research methods, medical education, implementation science and leadership.  Over the last twenty years I have conducted research with, and on behalf of the NHS, charities, and commercial research organisations.  I currently work in Research and Development and at the Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit, where I have my own portfolio of research and support the development and delivery of speech and language therapy focused research.

My research focuses on the impact of disease and treatment on the biological, psychological and social aspects of patients’ outcomes, with particular expertise in research methods.  I have worked across primary and secondary health care settings in diverse fields including breast cancer, chronic respiratory disease, hyperbaric medicine, maxillofacial cancer, speech and language therapy and stroke.  I lead the SNAHPer (Scientist, Nurses and allied health professional early researchers) group. I am a CAHPR Connector, working with multiple universities and hospitals to support AHP developed and lead research, and a member of CARIN (Healthcare Professionals Clinical Academic Roles and Career Pathways Implementation Network).

Current research

My research interests include

  • Parental understanding of speech and language impairment in their preschool children
  • Positive psychological change

Current and recent research projects include:

Linked profiles of academic outputs