What would I do without Helen Blake working with me. She is magnificent. Here are a few of the thinks she has accomplished this year. Wow!
1. Conduct ethical, high-quality research through scholarship, publication and presentation:
- Co-author of Persian chapter and Australian English chapter of The Oxford Handbook of Speech Development in Languages of the World
- Co-editor of Multilingual Matters book, initial communication with authors
- Co-author of journal articles/book chapters
- Co-author of Vietnamese English chapter in Linguistic Varieties in North America: A Primer for Speech and Language Practitioners
- Co-editor of Early Childhood Voices Conference Proceedings (ECV2024)
2. Work closely with the Professorial Fellow to organise and take part in research initiatives, events, mentorship:
- Assisted with The Oxford Handbook of Speech Development in Languages of the World as required – chapters (Slovenian, Hungarian), co-editing, QA of author submitted PowerPoints and video and audio recordings, and associated presentations
- Assisted with update of Multilingual Children’s Speech website https://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/home
- Managing requests to translate the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) and Speech Participation and Activity Assessment of Children (SPAA-C) into other languages
3. Identify and create opportunities for collaborative research projects:
- Participate in Rural Health Research Institute: Project 8
4. Establish and maintain strategic relationships and networks:
- Preparation/presentation of conference presentations: ECV24, ASHA, IALP symposium, ICPLA, ISB15, ISMBS
- Member of scientific review committee for ECV24 and ICPLA25
5. Provide leadership and manage small research teams:
- ECV2024 Multilingual Speech and Publications committee co-chairs, attend meetings
- PhD co-supervision – Sara Kablaoui
