August 22, 2022

In the news: First of its kind research aids multilingual Fijian children’s speech sound acquisition

Last week CSU media  published a story about our resreach understaken in Fiji. The story is based on Holly's honours research. We are excited that Holly is now undertaking her PhD with us.

The CSU media release is here: https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/first-of-its-kind-research-aids-multilingual-fijian-childrens-speech-sound-acquisition

Here are the journal articles Holly has published from her Honours research that were quoted in the news release:

McAlister, H., Hopf, S. C., & McLeod, S. (2022). Effect of dialect on identification and severity of speech sound disorder in Fijian children. Speech, Language and Hearing, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2052506 

McAlister, H., McLeod, S., & Hopf, S. C. (2022). Fijian school students’ Fiji English speech sound acquisition. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2044905