Research informs so much of our lives, the food we eat, the car we drive, and the way we manage our health. But what is it like to be a researcher? Why do they do what they do? What are lessons they have learned along the way?
This podcast aims to reveal the answers to all of those questions and more.
Hosted by Dr Rosalynn Austin (a nurse researcher) episodes will be split into three categories:
1) Dr Rosalyn Austin in conversation with other researchers to explore their thoughts and experiences as researchers in their own fields
2) Research Methods Masterclass
3) Dr Rosalynn Austin sharing her own personal research journey and selected presenations she has given
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Researcher Revealed Podcast Health Technology Spotlight
A departure from my usual guests Elliot Justin is the first medical doctor I have hosted. He reveals the inspiration for FirmTech in this technology spotlight. As such our conversation centres on issues related to male sexual health, including erectile dysfunction. We discuss how he built a team of researchers around the device and how clinical research has demonstrated the device's ability to improve male sexual performance. We also explore how objective data on male sexual health has revealed implications for other aspects of male health.
Bio: Dr. Elliot Justin, MD, FACEP, is a serial healthcare entrepreneur, board-certified Emergency Medicine specialist, and the founder and CEO of FirmTech—a pioneering company at the forefront of data-driven sexual medicine research. FirmTech’s flagship products — the Tech Ring and Performance Ring — combine sexual wellness and smart technology to help men monitor their erectile and cardiovascular health. The Tech Ring’s embedded sensors measure nighttime and sexual performance data, empowering men to track how lifestyle factors, medications, and fitness levels correlate with their erectile function and cardiovascular health. The ultimate goal: to prevent, manage, and even reverse erectile dysfunction and heart decline using personal, actionable health data. Under Dr. Justin’s leadership, it's become a groundbreaking research tool used in studies with several leading sexual medical institutions. One study, which was presented at the International Society for Sexual Medicine and European Society of Sexual Medicine, revealed that fading erections in aging men are primarily caused by venous leak rather than poor blood inflow—challenging decades of conventional wisdom. Additional studies confirmed the TechRing’s safety in overnight use across 2,700 monitoring sessions and demonstrated that FirmTech’s Maximum Performance Ring often outperformed leading ED medications like tadalafil in sustaining erections.
Find Elliot online:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-justin-md/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-justin-md/)
FirmTech’s Research:
https://myfirmtech.com/blogs/news/research-using-the-firmtech-techring-and-maxpr (https://myfirmtech.com/blogs/news/research-using-the-firmtech-techring-and-maxpr)
https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/22/Supplement_2/qdaf077.067/8127400 (https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/22/Supplement_2/qdaf077.067/8127400)
https://journals.lww.com/tau/fulltext/2025/01000/wearable_penile_devices__the_techring.16.aspx (https://journals.lww.com/tau/fulltext/2025/01000/wearable_penile_devices__the_techring.16.aspx)
https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/22/1/43/7900250 (https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/22/1/43/7900250)
Resources:
FirmTech https://myfirmtech.com/ (https://myfirmtech.com/)
Find Dr Rosalynn Austin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin
Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @tea-riffictravels
The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Dr Elliot Justin, MD, FACEP) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.
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12 Feb 2026
Researcher Revealed Podcast Episode 43
Following on the theme of highlight how undergraduate research experiences can build opportunities in a career; today’s guest is Abigal Miller. From an interest around research on topics related to sexual health, Abigal has built a consultancy which uses her understanding of research to help build a marketing consultancy which using data and research to help research back devices have greater impact.
Top 3 Takeaways
1) There are more career options in research
2) Research is everywhere
3) Is marketing the key to wider dissemination?
Bio: Abigail Miller is the Founder and director of Wellness Marketing Reports: a boutique marketing growth consultancy that uses data and industry research to drive growth and revenue for sexual wellness brands. She holds a background in Psychology, Interdisciplinary Research, and Human Sexual Behaviour from Emory University, where she conducted America's largest study on parental decision-making in infant male circumcision. Abigail has given a TEDx Talk on cognitive dissonance in Western cultures regarding sexual and romantic desire and conducted a 63-interview study on marketing growth strategies in the women's health and intimate wellness sectors. Through her research and business, she proudly advocates for overcoming stigma and educating the public regarding sexual wellness—with humour, data, and relatability.
Find Abigail online:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-miller-marketing/
https://wellnessmarketingreports.com/
Abigail’s Research:
Turning Stigma into Strategy: Marketing Lessons from 63 Entrepreneurs in Sexual Wellness and Women’s Health (download through the form on HYPERLINK "https://wellnessmarketingreports.com/"https://wellnessmarketingreports.com/)
The mystery of the missing foreskin: Investigation and interventions regarding infant male circumcision in the United States. HYPERLINK "https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/etds/7p88ch910"https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/etds/7p88ch910
Abigail is reading:
Hot smart Rich by Maggie Sellers Reum https://open.spotify.com/episode/58jmzFQp38hkOFgqf0303X?si=uf-nV21pR-GT7jUwHQA1Jw&nd=1&dlsi=76732f8bd4ca4ba7 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/58jmzFQp38hkOFgqf0303X?si=uf-nV21pR-GT7jUwHQA1Jw&nd=1&dlsi=76732f8bd4ca4ba7)
Resources:
Sex and Psychology Podcast with Dr. Justin Lehmiller https://open.spotify.com/show/6DCIGjOUaenoKdY71N7NqI?si=ArxRJQ60TyG3D_ivaWXjpQ&nd=1&dlsi=74220e3c1bcc4d3e (https://open.spotify.com/show/6DCIGjOUaenoKdY71N7NqI?si=ArxRJQ60TyG3D_ivaWXjpQ&nd=1&dlsi=74220e3c1bcc4d3e)
White paper: The impact of digital suppression and censorship of women’s Health https://www.censhership.co.uk/white-paper (https://www.censhership.co.uk/white-paper)
Robert Hull (another research consultancy career): https://youtu.be/BK8nrAtAIqc?si=izDmzNr112tMM_16 (https://youtu.be/BK8nrAtAIqc?si=izDmzNr112tMM_16)
FirmTech https://myfirmtech.com/ (https://myfirmtech.com/)
Find Dr Rosalynn Austin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin
Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @tea-riffictravels
The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Amelia Sulch) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.
Chapters
00:00:00 Titles
00:00:10 Episode Introduction
00:01:10 Introducing Abigail Miller
00:02:34 Researcher Revealed Rapid 11
00:10:45 Abigails journey into research
00:14:50 Interdisciplinary research department
00:17:20 Abigail’s undergraduate research – America’s largest study in this area
00:24:35 Bringing research skills into founding a marketing agency
00:48:23 Why everyone needs research skills
00:58:46 Top 3 take aways
01:07:38 In video links
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29 Jan 2026
Researcher Revealed Podcast Episode 42
Amelia hasn’t even finished her undergraduate physiotherapy degree yet and she is already presenting her research! Inspired by a lecture from a clinical researcher Amelia took direct action and successfully landed a research internship with Dr James Gavin. Listen to find out how that experience led to her wanting to do more than embed research into her career, she aims to become a physio research leader!
Top 3 Takeaways
1) Enthusiasm and passion will take you far!
2) Inspiring clinicians to be researchers is about more than just putting it in education
3) Research is more detailed that you might think.
Bio: Amelia Sulch is an Undergraduate Physiotherapy Student in her final year at the University of Southampton. She has a long-standing interest in rehabilitation and particularly management of Long-Term Conditions (LTCs). I have developed a strong interest in research which was enhanced by a 10 week-internship (with a research study) exploring how community-based interventions can encourage people with LTCs to stay active long-term. This mixed methods research gave her experience in conducting a scoping review and she will be conducting the semi-structured interviews as my final year dissertation project.
She particularly valued the opportunity to attend showcases and conferences to learn about the research! She is currently interested in health inequities, healthcare interventions and service improvement, particularly in the community, and qualitative research as a vehicle to identify and address the diverse needs of marginalised populations within healthcare.
Her ambition is to study a master’s in public health and then complete a PhD with the aim of being a researcher and a lecturer in the future. I am looking for opportunities to get involved with research, collaborate with others. I also enjoy hearing hear about research work being conducted, please contact me if you have any opportunities available for early researcher involvement.
Find Amelia online:
www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-sulch-475480242 (http://www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-sulch-475480242)
Amelia’s Research:
Coming soon…
See the LinkedIn post about her poster presentation: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amelia-sulch-475480242_this-summer-i-had-the-fantastic-opportunity-activity-7376939681588084736-236j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABFA9IcBEyY2FSUNQHrFfA-w4L5YcSeb-24 (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amelia-sulch-475480242_this-summer-i-had-the-fantastic-opportunity-activity-7376939681588084736-236j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABFA9IcBEyY2FSUNQHrFfA-w4L5YcSeb-24)
Amelia is reading:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Resources:
Dr James Gavin’s research https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5xsmdg/doctor-james-gavin#research (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5xsmdg/doctor-james-gavin#research)
The “MoTH” study (related to her project) https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/research-project-maintenance-of-physical-activity-behaviour-moth-programme (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/research-project-maintenance-of-physical-activity-behaviour-moth-programme)
Long Term Conditions Research Group
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/long-term-conditions (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/long-term-conditions)
Creative methods book: Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara (@HelenKaraWriter on YouTube)
Find Dr Rosalynn Austin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/ (https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin (https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin)
Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @tea-riffictravels
The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Amelia Sulch) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.
Chapters
00:00:00 Titles
00:00:10 Episode Introduction
00:01:02 Introducing Amelia Sulch
00:02:10 Researcher Revealed Rapid 11
00:11:11 What drew Amelia into research
00:21:07 Research internship project description
00:31:30 Balancing university work with internship work
00:40:15 Supportive research groups
00:45:09 Amelia’s future hopes and dreams
00:50:55 How Amelia thinks her research skills will impact on her future clinical career
01:08:54 Top 3 take aways
01:13:43 In video links
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Mairead Lehane
Angela Massouh
Andreas Dirksen
Robyn Gallagher
Professor Ada Tang
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YouTube views
41,797
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Spotify
5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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