Rate My Professor Kim Stuart

Dr. Stuart's contributions to advancing practice and promoting equity in allied health professions are notable. She served as Project Lead and primary author of the report 'Re-imagining advancing practice: speech and language therapy,' guiding a project team through a sprint design methodology across collaborate, innovate, and accelerate phases. This work formulated principles for advancing practice inclusive of all sectors and nations, aligned with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Career Development Framework, and embedded lenses of social justice, social capital, and health equity to tackle determinants of health. Key domains include communication, dysphagia, and advocacy. She was a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the Royal College of Occupational Therapists' 'Early career principles and standards for occupational therapists.' Her research outputs include co-authoring the conference poster 'Being there in a crisis: increasing access to the paramedic profession for BME communities' (2022), which promotes ethnic diversity based on an asset-based community development model to reduce health inequalities, and 'Filling the paramedic gap' (2023). Additionally, she co-authored a study exploring the leadership journeys of Coventry University occupational therapy graduates, benchmarking career progression and identifying disparities for Black and Minority Ethnic graduates, informing plans for a Midlands leadership network founded on allyship principles.