Katie Dooley Cawley
@katiedooslt.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist, specialising in working with Adults with Learning Disability. NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship holder 2025-26, Excited to learn about all thing’s Research, PPIE, Building connections and Disseminating findings this year.
What a great way to end my NIHR Research Fellowship, working with the @lawnmowerstheatre to shape inclusive research together
Presenting our work as a poster .@rcslt conference today. Come and say hi 👋
If you’re based in the borth east and are interested to dip your toe in the research world check out this opportunity! youtu.be/rEdYcq0PvU4
NIHR North East and North Cumbria Health and Care Internship Programme Applicant Webinar 24/11/25
YouTube video by Newcastle Health Research Partnership
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Our quick evidence-based look at Makaton signing for adults with LD: senmagazine.co.uk/sen-online/s...
SEN138 Sept/Oct 2025
Seizure alert dogs, Anendophasia, Asperger’s, Sex education, ADHD in girls, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Autism, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Nutrition, Adoption, Relaxed performances, Choosing a school, PSHE, ...
senmagazine.co.uk
New paper out! We used COM-B & TDF to explore barriers/enablers of research culture in #SLT 🚀 Read here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy St...
Background Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) is important for research engagement. Little is known of what speech and language therapy staff perceives to be the barriers or enablers to this at ind.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Interested in research but unsure how to take the next step? The Regional Pre-doctoral Community is here to guide, connect, and support you. Find out more in our latest blog 👇 newcastlehealthresearchpartnership.org/news/navigat...
Navigating the Pre-doctoral Journey: You’re Not Alone - Newcastle Health Research Partnership
By Katie Dooley, Speech and Language Therapist and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow (2025–2026)
newcastlehealthresearchpartnership.org
Such a great day today at @nesltresearch.bsky.social. Sitting tonight reflecting and taking pride in the small wins. 😊
Learning a lot from @learningdiseng.bsky.social on ‘No research about us, without us’ www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/no-research-....
I always learn so much from our session led by experts by experience about working with someone with a learning disability. Today was no different 😁. Message from today, thinking about the labels you use!
I’m wanting to mark moments in my research journey. Today was one of those, presenting to the largest group or people yet about my internship project. Feeling proud and satisfied to be learning and growing 🎓
Using the tips given by @marinemumbles.bsky.social to start to communicate about my work. Looking forward to completing this study.
Great session today @marinemumbles.bsky.social. I came away with excitement and motivation to use more graphics to communicate my work. Now to give it a try!
Sharing my path to research yesterday at an integrated research showcase event. It feels like there is so much potential amongst AHPs, considering how to utilise it 🤔
A bright and rewarding first lecture for Slt students on Assessment as an Speech and Language Therapist working with people with a Learning Disability.
On Route to the Learning Disability England Conference with the topic of ‘Good Lives: Stronger, Louder, Together’ really valuing having time and opportunity to connect and engage with current issues for people with Learning Disabilities.
Please share with colleagues and professional networks. This is set to be a great event.
Sharing this with dysphagia clinicians in my workplace. Not too long, so manageable on a busy work day. A MUST READ for dysphagia clinicians www.frontiersin.org/journals/reh...
Frontiers | Editorial: Aspiration management and rehabilitation
In teaching future dysphagia clinicians, we observed a disconnect between the evidence taught in the classroom and real-world practice. Intervention decision...
frontiersin.org
Doing a service improvement project in your team? Are you an SLT working in the North East or collaborating with SLTs in the North East? We want to hear from you!
We loved doing our lecture, ‘An Introduction to working with People with Learning Disabilities’ with First Year Speech and Language Therapists. We didn’t let the weather dampen our spirits.
Reflecting on My Path to Research as I prepare to share this with 4P’s attendees next week. It feels like a short path so far, but it’s growing 😁
Mencap's Campaigns Assistant Vijay shares the differences between a learning disability and learning difficulty Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wQxDv
Obligatory purchase of new stationary to kick off my NIHR Pre-Doctoral fellowship. So excited to discover, learn, reflect and publish! This year 😄
Excited to learn about how to make research more inclusive and accessible for people with learning difficulties from the Lawnmowers.
