Members of the Kid's Talk Lab
Left to right:
Ms Janine McGloin, Dr Joanne Arciuli, Dr Kimberley Docking, Dr Elise Baker, Dr Natalie Munro
Dr Elise Baker
Elise is interested in how children learn to speak. She is particularly interested in the "fis" phenomenon – how children can say words in their own way and think they are saying them in the adult way (e.g., "No, not fis, I said fis!"). While most children's speech can be understood by the time they are 4 years-old, some children struggle to develop adult-like speech – a problem a speech pathologist might diagnose as a Speech Sound Disorder. Elise's research interests focus on the assessment and treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children. She is also interested in the overlap between the developing lexicon and the phonological system, and, the conduct of Evidence-Based Practice. Elise is a member of the NSW EBP Steering Committee and co-leads the NSW EBP paediatric speech clinical group
Elise’s favourites…
- word: scrumptious
- colour: sky blue
- shape: circle
- food: chocolate
- noise: gentle rain on a roof and babies cooing sounds
- smell: fresh air after a storm, rosewood oil, and chocolate
Dr Natalie Munro
Natalie’s research interests include word learning in typically developing children and in children with specific language impairment. Dr Natalie Munro is also a committee member of speechBITE (Speech Pathology for Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy) which documents treatment evidence for the Speech Pathology profession and is also freely available at www.speechbite.com
Natalie’s favourites…
- word: Gregarious
- food: lasagne
- colour: magenta
- shape: the figure 8
- noise: the ocean
- smell: a good cabernet or shiraz
Dr Kimberley Docking
Kimberley’s clinical background and research interests are in the area of children and language. She also has specialist experience relating to the recovery of children who have had a brain injury. This includes children who have had a traumatic brain injury such as from an accident or a fall, children who have received treatment for brain tumour or leukaemia, children who have had stroke, as well as children who have a seizure disorder or a metabolic condition. Kimberley is a lecturer in Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney.
Kimberley’s favourites...
- word: truly
- colour: pink
- shape: gingerbread man shape
- noise: water lapping on the sand at the beach
- smell: the smell in the air when summer is coming
Dr Joanne Arciuli
Joanne’s research interests span language, literacy and learning (and everything in between!). She is coordinator of the Psycholinguistics Research Laboratory and the Developmental Disabilities and Literacy Project (DDLP). For more information about Joanne’s labs click here
Joanne's favourites...
- word: I like words that end with "ic"
- colour: purple
- noise: water lapping on the sand at the beach
- food: figs
- smell: summer
Janine McGloin
Janine works as a qualified speech-language pathologist and research assistant. Janine is interested in all areas of speech and language difficulties and enjoys working with families. Janine is involved in many of the projects in the Kid’s Talk Lab and does much of the important face-to-face work with the children.
Janine's favourites...
- word: champagne
- food: smoked salmon
- colour: blues and greens merging together like the sea
- shape: “splat” shape
- noise: wind in the trees
- smell: apples cooking