Gillian Dorothy Kennedy is a Consultant

speech and language therapist Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are th ...

specialising in neonates and paediatrics at

University College Hospital University College Hospital (UCH) is a teaching hospital in the Fitzrovia area of the London Borough of Camden, England. The hospital, which was founded as the North London Hospital in 1834, is closely associated with University College London ...

Career

Kennedy undertook undergraduate study at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

and a MSc at City, University of London. She is a Consultant

at University College Hospital, and one of two national trainers in NIDCAP (Newborn Individualised Developmental Care and Assessment Program). She teaches families and healthcare staff to recognise the importance of non-verbal communication in infants and is a national and international adviser and educator in the field. She was elected a Fellow of the

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (abbreviated as RCSLT) is the professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK and a registered charity. It was established on 6 January 1945 to promote the study of speech therapy ...

in 2015 and was appointed an OBE in the

2015 Birthday Honours The 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as p ...

for services to speech therapy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Gillian Dorothy British women academics Speech and language pathologists Members of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists