School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA

Tracks
20-minute presentations
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Room 7 & 8, First Floor

Overview

Dr Marie Ireland and Professor Sharynne McLeod

Details

⏫ Oral presentation
⏲️ 2:20–2:40 pm
⌛ 20-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)

Presenter

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Dr Marie Ireland
Adjunct Research Associate

School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

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Marie Ireland is an adjunct research associate at Charles Sturt University and a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language (BCS-CL) who has served as the Virginia Department of Education’s specialist for speech language pathology, evaluation and eligibility and related services for 16 years. She has served as ASHA’s Vice President of SLP Practice (2018-2020) and on the executive board of the State Education Agencies Communication Disabilities Council. Her areas of interest include child language, evidence-based assessment, dynamic assessment. She has received editor’s award in 2013 and 2021 for articles on evidence-based practice in the schools and has published works on SLP practice in the schools.
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Professor Sharynne McLeod
Charles Sturt University

School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

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Sharynne McLeod is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Children's Voices Centre at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has received Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is an Honored Member of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP), and Life Member of Speech Pathology Australia. She has has advocated for communication rights at the World Health Organization and the United Nations.

Session chair

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Shaun Ziegenfusz
Griffith University | The DLD Project

Student volunteer(s)

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Alice Emmerton

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Lauren Hawkins

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