Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech

Tracks
10-minute presentations
Saturday, June 27, 2026
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Knowledge Hub | Central Room B, Ground Floor

Overview

Professor Sharynne McLeod


Details

⏫ Rapid oral presentation
⏲️ 11:30–11:40 am
⌛ 10-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Intermediate (Some previous learning/working knowledge of topic e.g. treated a few cases)


Presenter

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Professor Sharynne McLeod
Charles Sturt University

Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

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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

Charmaine Tu
Public Practice


Student volunteer(s)

Eden Cook

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Grace Smith
UQ Student

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