October 18, 2024

Speech assessment tools: Updating the Multilingual Children's Speech website

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We are systematically updating the Multilingual Children's Speech website. Today we have uploaded the updated Speech Assessment Tools pa...
October 17, 2024

Visiting colleagues at The University of Hong Kong

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I had a wonderful day today re-connecting with my long-term colleague Prof Carol Kit Sum To in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences,...
October 16, 2024

Enhancing children’s speech using international evidence-based resources

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The following invited article has just been published:  McLeod, S., Blake, H. L., & Margetson, K. (2024). Enhancing children’s speech us...

Stanford University-Elsevier’s ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists'

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I have just been informed that I am in the Stanford University-Elsevier’s ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists' list. https://topresearcherslist....
October 15, 2024

Farewell to Dr Graham Daniel

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This morning we had a farewell to Dr Graham Daniel. He was my office next-door-neighbour for 20 years. Over this time I was his PhD supervis...

ECV2024 - presentations and planning

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This week is the due date for ECV2024 conference presentations. We have had a number of meetings today to coordinate the launch and the qual...

Presentation to the FoAE Internal Grant Writing Program 2024

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Today I was invited to speak to participants in the FoAE Internal Grant Writing Program 2024 in the session titled Submitting your grant foc...

First Nations Resources on the Multilingual Children's Speech webpage

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We have a new page on the Multilingual Children's Speech website - First Nations Resources. https://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual...
October 14, 2024

ECV2024 - Multilingual Children's Speech stream

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The Early Childhood Voices Conference (ECV2024) offers a world first opportunity with its Multilingual Children’s Speech Development present...

Panel D Committee of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA)

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I have been invited to be on the Panel D Committee of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) https://socialsciences.org.au/ ...
October 13, 2024

ICPLA 2025 organisation - Patras, Greece

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I am the president of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA). We are currently working on preparing the IC...
October 12, 2024

Invitation - ASHA Speech Sound Disorders in Children Topic Committee

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I have been invited to be part of the 2025 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention Planning Committee as a member of ...
October 10, 2024

Learning so much during data collection

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Today Emily-Jane Woodhead and I had a fun day learning from staff and children involved in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organi...
October 9, 2024

Professors' Forum

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At CSU we have regular Professors' Forum meetings. This afternoon's meeting was focused on discussion with the Vice Chancellor. Addi...
October 8, 2024

Meeting with Nord University

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This evening I had another meeting with Katrin Olsen and members of Nord University to advance conversations about a work plan and the Memor...

ECIR Leadership Team

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The Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research Group has been funded by the Sturt Scheme for the past 3 years (2022, 2023, 2024). The distri...

Inspirational colleagues

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I really enjoy mentoring my colleagues. I am towards the end of my year of mentoring my colleague A/Prof Belinda Cash. We had a fantastic me...
October 7, 2024

Catching up with Evelyn

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Evelyn Sowter was my research assistant in 2021. I had a lovely time catching up with her today since it was a public holiday. She visited T...
October 6, 2024

Spring has sprung

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 It is lovely to be in Bathurst at the moment. Springtime is gorgeous! Cherry blossoms (sakura) at the Bathurst Courthouse
October 4, 2024

Multilingual Children's Speech website - Updates and new pages

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Today the CSU webteam (Alex Moore and Lindsey Ting) launched new pages and updates on the Multilingual Children's Speech website. Dr Hel...