Karen Bryan

Karen Bryan OBE FRCSLT, is a speech therapist, and Vice Chancellor of York St John University since April 2020. Prior to this, Bryan was Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Greenwich.[1]

Karen Bryan

FRCSLT, OBE
Occupation
  • Speech therapist
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle
Academic work
Institutions
  • University of Surrey
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • University of Greenwich
  • York St John University

Career

Bryan qualified as a speech and language therapist from the University of Newcastle and also gained her PhD there. Her research interests are in workforce development and the effectiveness of interventions for communication disorders associated with stroke, dementia and other neurological conditions.

Bryan was Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Surrey before moving, in 2013, to the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor for its Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University.[2] She was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Greenwich and Chair of the University Schools Trust.[3] In April 2020, Bryan became the new Vice Chancellor of York St John University. She is also a visiting professor in the Department of Neuropsychology at the University of Warsaw.[4]

Bryan was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 2011,[5] and awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Higher Education.[6]

References
  1. "Welcome to Professor Karen Bryan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)". University of Greenwich. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Sheffield Hallam appoints new Pro-Vice Chancellor". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "University of Greenwich: Professor Karen Bryan". University Schools Trust. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "Professor Karen Bryan". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "RCSLT Honours Roll Call". Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. "New Year's Honours list 2018" (PDF). UK Government. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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