Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor Sharynne McLeod, Charles Sturt University, Australia
G.42 Bristol Dental School BS2 0PT or Online
Most speech, language and communication is produced using the mouth. Dentists are frequently asked about the association between oral structures and communication. This presentation will describe how speech is produced using ultrasound and electropalatography images and will demonstrate the impact of oral structural alterations (e.g., tongue tie and cleft palate) on speech. Recent evidence-based techniques will be described to enable dentists to be better equipped to work with individuals with speech, language and communication needs.
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Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor Sharynne McLeod
Sharynne McLeod, PhD is a Distinguished Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She is a speech and language therapist and her research focuses on children’s speech, multilingualism, and enhancing participation. She has advocated for communication rights at the United Nations and the World Health Organization. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales, and was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. She served as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and has received Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Life Membership of Speech Pathology Australia. The Australian Newspaper named her Australia’s Research Field Leader and Best in the World in Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology based on the “quality, volume and impact” of her research.
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