Congratulations to Dr Claire Thomas on Graduating with Her Professional Doctorate! 🎓
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Voice Study Centre
Congratulations to Dr Claire Thomas! 🎓
Last week, our Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager, Claire Thomas, celebrated a very special milestone as she graduated with her Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance.
Having successfully completed her doctoral studies, Claire officially received her doctorate at the graduation ceremony, recognising years of academic research and hard work.
Claire's research explored muscle tension dysphonia in the musical theatre voice, adding to the growing body of knowledge surrounding vocal health and musical theatre performance.
Everyone at Voice Study Centre would like to congratulate Dr Claire Thomas on this wonderful achievement. We're proud to have Claire as part of our team and look forward to seeing the continued impact of her work in voice research and education.
Dr Claire Thomas
Claire is a singer, singing teacher and voice researcher. She currently lectures in singing on the Musical Theatre programmes at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and runs a private singing studio just outside Edinburgh.
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