June 24, 2026

Speech Pathology Australia National Conference

This week I am co-presenting the following papers at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference on the Gold Coast https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/CPD-events/SPA-conference/2026/Home.aspx
  1. Marie Ireland and Sharynne McLeod: School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA 
  2. Kate Margetson and Sharynne McLeod: Assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages: Acceptability of the Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL) 
  3. Sharynne McLeod and Helen L. Blake: Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech 
  4. Sarah Bartlett, Sharynne McLeod: Implications of caregiver-implemented intervention for three underserved communities
CSU speech pathologists at SPA2026: Sarah Bartlett, A/Prof Suzanne Hopf, Prof Sarah Verdon, D/Prof Sharynne  McLeod, Dr Marie Ireland
Keynote speaker Dr Anita Heiss with CSU delegates at the SPA2026 conference
Sarah B and Sharynne  having a PhD meeting at SPA2026

Marie Ireland presenting her research