Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents

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20-minute presentations
Friday, June 26, 2026
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
Room 7 & 8, First Floor

Overview

Dr Rebecca Armstrong and Stella Martin


Details

⏫ Oral presentation
⏲️ 10:55–11:15 am
⌛ 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 Rebecca Armstrong
University Of Queensland

Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

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Rebecca Armstrong is a Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland. Rebecca has clinical and research expertise in the areas of language and literacy for school-aged populations. She has particular research interests in the areas of interprofessional collaboration, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Developmental Language Disorder.
Mrs Stella Martin
Dept Of Youth Justice & Victim Support

Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

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Session chair

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Natalie Munro
SCU


Student volunteer(s)

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Tyler Barrington-Rowe
Griffith University - Gold Coast (student)

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Tiffany Kirchner

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