The Speech Pathology Australia National Conference was a great time of connecting in person with my team (since we all live in different cities), as well as with friends and colleagues (old and new). I particularly enjoyed meeting current and past students and hearing about how they have been using our research and books in their work. I had many rich conversations and learned a lot.
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Some of the attendees at the IALP session
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The SLM team at the end of the conference: Sharynne McLeod, Emily-Jane Woodhead, Sarah Bartlett, Kate Margetson, Sarah Faulks
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Kate Margetson, Emily-Jane Woodhead, Beth Armstrong, Mitchell Walley, Sarah Bartlett, Megan McAllister, Sharynne McLeod
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Sharynne and Louise Brown with Hana Richmond an enthusiastic student volunteer
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Prof Natalie Munro sharing wisdom with Sharynne and Sarah Bartlett
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Sharynne and Alice Lans from Noah's Inclusion Services
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Sharynne and Caroline Tiong |
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Sharynne with Dr Mary Claessen
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Sharynne with our CSU student
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Prof Bronwyn Hemsley and Sharynne with Laura and Hana - student volunteers from WA
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Sharynne with Dr Sarah Masso |
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Sharynne with A/Prof Elise Baker
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Sharynne with helpful student volunteer Emily Candy
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Prof Anne Whitworth, Prof Andrew Whitehouse, Prof Sharynne McLeod
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