Alex Mallinson

Senior Lecturer

School of Sport, Health and Wellbeing

01752 636700 Ext:4361

amallinson@marjon.ac.uk

Role Summary

I am a qualified speech and language therapist and academic and have been working as a part-time lecturer at Plymouth Marjon University since 2009. My clinical specialisms are communication and swallowing disorders associated with learning disabilities, mental health and stammering. My current teaching role broadly includes professional knowledge and skills (year 2), lifelong disabilities, mental illness, disorders of fluency & developmental eating and drinking disorders. I am professional tutor for Year 2 of the SLT programme supporting students on placement. Additionally, I support placement access for students with disabilities across all year groups.

Qualifications

MSc Speech & Language Pathology & Therapy (Distinction), University College London.
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, University of Sheffield.

Teaching

Module leadership

Professional Knowledge and Skills 2 (Year 2)
Cognitive Communication Disorders (Year 3)

Year 1

Topics in Psychology
Lifelong Disability Studies

Year 2

Paediatric Speech, Language and Communication Disorders
Voice and Fluency (lead for fluency)
Speech & Language therapy: Process & Practice

Year 3

Advanced dysphagia (lead for developmental dysphagia)
Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Advanced Evidence Based Practice (dissertation)
Evidenced Based Professional Practice 2

Modules on other programmes

Discourse in Practice

Alex was nominated for the aCAREdemic Award at the University Student-Led Teaching Awards, 2018.

Research

Areas of research interest include:

Pedagogical research, with a focus on assessment and feedback
Clinical education of health professions
Epilepsy and its effects on communication, eating and drinking
Communication disorder in mental illness
Interprofessional working

Publications

Mallinson, A and Parrott, L., (2019) Professional literacy development: A pilot project with undergraduate speech & language therapy students. International Assessment in Higher Education conference proceedings.

Hall, F., Mallinson, A., and Parrott, L., (2010) Using the interprofessional dysphagia framework in undergraduate teaching. Poster presented at UK Dysphagia Research conference, Feb 2010 and UCP Marjon Learning, Teaching and Research conference, March 2010.

Mallinson, A., (1999) Challenging the Classification of Rolandic Epilepsy as a Benign Disorder: Evidence from a Speech and Language Investigation. European Academy of Childhood Disability conference proceedings.

Expert Membership of professional bodies

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
Certified member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Roles on external bodies

Co-founder of the Southwest Clinical Excellence Network for Adults who have Learning Disabilities
Member of the National Practice Education Lead group in SLT
Supporting author & reviewer for Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists' national professional guidance on delegating and safeguarding
HEI representative on regional SLT ALD managers group
South West Area Partnership for Placements member

Other Interests

My clinical work as a highly specialist speech & language therapist has been predominately in the field of learning disabilities with a focus on adults.