Dr Charlie Wiltshire
Lecturer in Psychology
Research
Dr. Wiltshire's research aims to understand the neural control of speech production, with a specific interest in developmental stuttering.
During her postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximillains-University (LMU), Munich she combined brain stimulation techniques (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and articulography (Electromagneticarticulography, vocal tract MRI) to investigate the neural processes underlying the initiation and inhibition of speech movements in people who stutter and people who are typically fluent.
Dr. Wiltshire completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2020, with Kate Watkins. During her DPhil, she contributed to a large randomised control trial looking at whether tDCS can enhance fluency in people who stutter (INSTEP trial). Within this, she used a range of techniques, including tDCS, TMS and brain and vocal tract MRI, to investigate the neural control of speech in people who stutter and people who are typically fluent.
Education / academic qualifications
- 2020 - DPhil , Investigating Speech Motor Control Using Vocal Tract Imaging, fMRI, and Brain Stimulation (2001)
Research outputs (5)
- Published
Speaking to a metronome reduces kinematic variability in typical speakers and people who stutter.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characteristics of articulatory gestures in stuttered speech: A case study using real-time magnetic resonance imaging
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Elevated iron concentration in putamen and cortical speech motor network in developmental stuttering
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (3)
Neuroscience Spotlight at the Senedd
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
North Wales Speech and Language Exchange (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
The North Wales Speech and Language Exchange
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
Accolades (2)
The Travers Reid Award 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Editor's Award: JSHLR, Speech Section
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Projects (2)
British Council - Springboard
Project: Research
Movement control in people who stutter: a whole system approach
Project: Research