School of Teacher Education
Sharynne McLeod
Professor of Speech and Language Acquisition
BAppSc(Sp Path), MAppSc(Sp Path), PhD, GradCertUnit Teach Learn, FSPAA, CPSP, ASHA Fellow
Sharynne McLeod
Bio
Sharynne McLeod is professor of speech and language acquisition in the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia. She is an elected Fellow of both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Speech Pathology Australia and is the Vice President of the International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association. Professor McLeod is currently the editor of International Journal of Speech–Language Pathology and on the editorial board of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics and Child Language Teaching and Therapy.
Professor McLeod’s research focuses on children’s speech acquisition. Her research foregrounds the right of everyone (particularly children) to participate fully in society. She applies the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF-CY, World Health Organization, 2007) to children with speech impairment, in the following ways:
- Body Structure (e.g., mapping tongue/palate contact for speech using electropalatography and ultrasound)
- Body Function (e.g., International acquisition of speech, including consonant clusters)
- Activities and Participation (e.g., Speech Participation and Activity for Children – SPAA-C, enabling children to communicate through drawings)
- Environmental Factors (including siblings and parents), and
- Personal Factors.
The interrelationship of each of these areas of inquiry are essential for envisioning full participation of children. Professor McLeod is an expert member of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Advisory Committee on Australian and International Disability Data (ACCAID).
Professor McLeod also researches the prevalence and impact of childhood speech impairment and links this to policy and service delivery issues.
For many years Professor McLeod has been an invited speaker at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention as well as at conferences and universities across USA, UK and Australia. Professor McLeod was the Speech Pathology Australia National Tour speaker for 2008, presenting two-day workshops in every state in Australia. Additionally, Professor McLeod has been co–chair of the Phonological and articulatory processes in children stream at the American Speech and Hearing Association convention, and a master class speaker at the Speech Pathology Australia national conference.
Research
Research Interests
- Children with speech impairment
- Children’s speech acquisition around the world
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (World Health Organization)
- Speech-language pathology professional practice
- Teaching and learning in higher education
Research Awards
- 2009 Fellowship with RIPPLE
- 2008 Fellowship with RIPPLE
- 2006 British Academy Visiting Fellowship
- 2004 Charles Sturt University Key Researcher
- 2003 Charles Sturt University Key Researcher
- 2000 ICPLA poster prize (co–author). This paper, presented at the VIIIth meeting of the International Clinical Phonetics & Linguistics Association, Edinburgh in August 2000, won the poster prize for the paediatric poster session.
- 2000 Charles Sturt University PhD Write up award
Publications
Books
- McLeod, S., Wood, S. & Hardcastle, W. J. (forthcoming). Electropalatography. New York: Psychology Press.
- Williams, A. L., McLeod, S. & McCauley, R. J. (Eds.) (forthcoming). Interventions for speech sound disorders in children. Baltimore, MA: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
- Watts Pappas, N. & McLeod, S. (Eds.) (2009). Working with families in speech-language pathology. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
- McLeod, S. & Singh, S. (2009). Speech sounds: A pictorial guide to typical and atypical speech. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
- McLeod, S. & Singh, S. (2009). Seeing speech: A quick guide to speech sounds. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
- McLeod, S. (Ed). (2007). The international guide to speech acquisition. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.
- McLeod, S. & Baker, E. (2003). Speech impairment in children. Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.
- McAllister, L., Lincoln, M. A., McLeod, S., Maloney, D. (Eds). (1997, reprinted 2001). Facilitating learning in clinical settings. Cheltenham, UK: Nelson Thornes.
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Selected Research Grants
- McLeod, S., Harrison, L. J., McAllister, L. L. (2007-2009). Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (2007-2009): Children with speech impairment: A population study of prevalence, severity, impact and service provision http://www.csu.edu.au/research/speech-impairment/
- Sumsion, J., Harrison, L. J., Press, F., McLeod, S., Bradley, B. (2008-2011). What is life like for babies and toddlers in childcare? Understanding the ‘lived experience’ of infants through innovative mosaic methodology. Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant (LP0883913)
Recent Invited and Featured Speeches
- 2009 Invited co-presenter, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference, New Orleans, November
- 2008 Invited co-presenter (1 hour seminar), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference, Chicago, November
- 2008 National Tour Speaker Speech Pathology Australia, (2 day seminar at each site), Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Launceston, Darwin
- 2006 Invited speaker, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
- 2006 Invited speaker University of Sheffield, England
- 2006 Invited speaker University College, London
- 2004 Invited co–presenter (1 hour seminar), American Speech–Language–Hearing Association conference, Philadelphia, November
- 2003 Invited presenter Hearst Foundation Lecture Series (2 days), University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Rapids, November.
- 2003 Invited co–presenter (2 hour seminar), American Speech–Language–Hearing Association conference, Chicago, November
- 2003 Invited master class presenter (6 hours), Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Hobart May
- 2003 Invited presenter, 2 day workshop – Western Australian Branch of Speech Pathology Australia
- 2002 Invited presenter, 2 day workshop – Queensland Branch of Speech Pathology Australia
Teaching
In 2007 Professor McLeod was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for her “sustained dedication, innovation and enthusiasm in university teaching that has had local, national and international impact”. Professor McLeod has been teaching in the School of Teacher Education at CSU since 2003. From 1999–2002 Professor McLeod was involved in the development of the speech pathology program at CSU focusing on a social wellness model of health and preparing students for rural and remote workplaces. The speech pathology team was recognised for their achievements by receiving the CSU Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2002. Prior to this Professor McLeod taught in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Sydney for 10 years. In 1999 she received an individual award for Excellence in Teaching from The University of Sydney.
Current teaching in the School of Teacher Education, CSU
- Course coordination
- Higher degree supervision: PhD, Masters and Honours
- Post graduate teaching
- Undergraduate teaching
- Guest lectures
Teaching Awards
- 2007 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning “For sustained dedication, innovation and enthusiasm in university teaching that has had local, national and international impact”
- 2002 CSU Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award (team award)
- 1999 The University of Sydney, Excellence in Teaching Award (individual award)
- 1995/7 Exemplary teaching practice, National Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching. Listed in the Exemplary Teaching Database.
Professional Engagement
Professional Membership
- Elected Fellow of American Association of Speech-Language- Hearing (ASHA)
- Elected Fellow of Speech Pathology Association of Australia
- International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA)
- Asia Pacific Society of Speech, Language and Hearing
- Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
- ARC Human Communication Sciences Network (HCSNet)
Editorial Positions
- 2008 – present, Editor, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- 2007 – present, Vice President, International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association
- 2005 – 2007, Editor, Advances in Speech–Language Pathology
- 2004, Editor, Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference (ATEA)
- 2003 – 2004, Executive board, Advances in Speech–Language Pathology
- 2002–2003, Editor, Proceedings of the International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Conference held in Hong Kong, May 2002 published in as a special issue of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
- 2000–2002, Editor, ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing
- 1999, Co–editor, Speech Pathology Australia National Conference Proceedings
Peer Reviewer
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing
- Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference (ATEA)
- Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
- Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Early Childhood Services Journal
- International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
- Journal of Communication Disorders
- Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Di1sability
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
- Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology
- New Zealand Journal of Speech and Language Therapy
Conference Organization
- American Speech and Hearing Association Convention Committee Member: Speech sound disorders in children, Philadelphia (2010)
- American Speech and Hearing Association Convention Committee Member: Speech sound disorders in children, New Orleans (2009)
- Editorial Advisory Board, International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association Convention, Istanbul, Turkey (2007-8)
- Invited reviewer 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Brisbane (2007)
- Member, Speech Pathology Australia Conference Scientific Program Committee, Sydney (2007)
- Invited Committee Member, International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association Convention, Dubrovnik, Croatia (2006)
- Co–chair Program committee, CSU Learning and Teaching Conference, Bathurst, September (2005)
- American Speech and Hearing Association Conference Committee Member Motor Speech Disorders stream, Philadelphia (2004)
- International Association of Logopaedics and Phoniatrics, Program committee, Brisbane (2004)
- American Speech and Hearing Association Conference Invited Co–chair Phonology stream, Chicago (2003)
- Speech Pathology Australia National Conferences, Module coordinator, (1996– 2005)
Resources
Downloadable resources for teachers
Books and movies for children and adults about people with communication difficulties
An 18 page bibliography of widely available books and movies
Downloadable resources for speech pathologists
- McLeod, S. (2005). The international perspective on speech acquisition. American Speech–Language–Hearing Association Convention, San Diego, November.
- McLeod,S., Daniel, G. & Barr, J. (2006, May). Using children’s drawings to listen to how children feel about their speech. Poster presented at 2006 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Perth.
- McLeod, S. & Daniel, G. (2005). Application of the Mosaic approach for developing respectful relationships with children with communication impairments. Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood (CEIEC) Honouring the child honouring equity 5: Reconsidering rights and relationships. Melbourne,17–20th November, 2005.
- Typical speech development summary (McLeod & Bleile, 2004)
A 12 page resource summarizing research on typical speech development. Organised according to age ranges. - Speech Participation and Activity Assessment – Children (SPAA–C) version 2 (2004)
An assessment tool created by Australian speech pathologists to consider children's activity and participation in society (cf. ICF, World Health Organization, 2001). More details can be found in: McLeod, S. (2004).Speech pathologists’ application of the ICF to children with speech impairment Advances in Speech–Language Pathology, 6 (1), 75–81. - Consonant cluster test (McLeod & Hand, 1991)