Associate Professor Maree Doble
Dr Maree Doble is a Senior Lecturer within the Discipline of Speech Pathology Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health. and is the Program Director for the undergraduate speech pathology program at the University of Sydney.
Dr Doble is a member of the Communication sciences and disorders research team.
- Person- and family-centred practice
- The development of allied health students’ skills in person- and family-centred practice
- Paediatric deafness in infancy and the preschool years.
Maree was awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academic (SFHEA) in 2023, in recognition of her leadership and teaching expertise. She has taught across undergraduate and masters programs in audiology and aural rehabilitation, and professional practice skills.
Maree’s current research interests are person- and family-centred practice, the development of allied health students’ skills in that practice, and paediatric deafness in infancy and the preschool years. Her honours and PhD students research across these areas.
- Conversation and pragmatic development in preschool children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Barriers and facilitators to teaching person- and family-centred practice in allied health
- Teaching of person- and family-centred practice; comparative experiences
- between students and educators in speech pathology
- Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in allied health degrees.
- Professionalism in Health Sciences: Embedding professional skills’ learning from first to final year.
Member Speech Pathology Australia (Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist)
Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professions Education
Faculty of Health Sciences – Outstanding Teaching Award – Team (2019) Clinical Education Leadership Team
Faculty of Health Sciences – Outstanding Teaching Award – Early Career (2017)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service Finalist for NSW Health Awards (2011)
Publications
Journals
- Bongioletti, J., Doble, M., Purcell, A. (2024). Conversation and pragmatics in children who are hard-of-hearing: a scoping review. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. [More Information]
- Broome, K., McCabe, P., Docking, K., Doble, M., Carrigg, B. (2022). Speech Development Across Subgroups of Autistic Children: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. [More Information]
- Alduhaim, A., Purcell, A., Cumming, S., Doble, M. (2021). A new training package (3Cs: Connect, Communicate and Collaborate) for improving family responsive service delivery in early intervention for children with hearing loss: A proof of concept study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 140, 110484. [More Information]
2024
- Bongioletti, J., Doble, M., Purcell, A. (2024). Conversation and pragmatics in children who are hard-of-hearing: a scoping review. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. [More Information]
2022
- Broome, K., McCabe, P., Docking, K., Doble, M., Carrigg, B. (2022). Speech Development Across Subgroups of Autistic Children: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. [More Information]
2021
- Alduhaim, A., Purcell, A., Cumming, S., Doble, M. (2021). A new training package (3Cs: Connect, Communicate and Collaborate) for improving family responsive service delivery in early intervention for children with hearing loss: A proof of concept study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 140, 110484. [More Information]
- Nguyen, D., McCabe, P., Thomas, D., Purcell, A., Doble, M., Novakovic, D., Chacon, A., Madill, C. (2021). Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 5651. [More Information]
- Broome, K., McCabe, P., Docking, K., Doble, M., Carrigg, B. (2021). Speech abilities in a heterogeneous group of children with autism. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(12), 4599-4613. [More Information]
2020
- Alduhaim, A., Purcell, A., Cumming, S., Doble, M. (2020). Parents' views about factors facilitating their involvement in the oral early intervention services provided for their children with hearing loss in Kuwait. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 128, 109717. [More Information]
2019
- Doble, M., Short, K., Murray, E., Bogaardt, H., McCabe, P. (2019). Evidence-based practice self-efficacy of undergraduate speech pathology students following training. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(12), 1484-1490. [More Information]
2017
- Broome, K., McCabe, P., Docking, K., Doble, M. (2017). A systematic review of speech assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder: Recommendations for best practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(3), 1011-1029. [More Information]
2014
- Lew, J., Purcell, A., Doble, M., Lim, L. (2014). Hear here: Children with hearing loss learn words by listening. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(10), 1716-1725. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2024
- Conversation and pragmatic development in preschool children who are deaf or hard of hearing, Bongioletti J, Doble M, Purcell A, Speech Pathology Australia Ltd/New Researcher Grant
2012
- Health Partnerships in Primary Schools (Health PiPS), Bundy A, Arciuli J, Black D, Davis G, Doble M, Honey A, Lincoln M, McCabe P, Munro N, O'Connor H, Orr R, Purcell A, Rose K, Baur L, Kay J, Bova E, Meyers M, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney/Collaborative Research Scheme
Further Grants
2023
- Professionalism in Health Sciences: Embedding professional skills? learning from first to final year. Tiffany Dwyer, Melanie Keep, Marnee McKay, Kerry Peek, Fereshteh Pourkazemi, Tracey Pearce, Justine Dougherty, Warren Reed, Jacqui Raymond, Janelle Gifford, Maree Doble, Elizabeth Bourne, Josephine Gwynn, Sanet du Toit, Jo Lewis, Maree Milross, Kria Coleman, Lynn Monrouxe, Ryan Naylor Strategic Education Innovation Grant 2023, $80,000
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Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in allied health degrees. Amani Bell, Fereshteh Pourkazemi, Warren Reed, Jacqui Raymond, Janelle Gifford, Maree Doble, Elizabeth Bourne, Josephine Gwynn, Sanet du Toit Strategic Education Innovation Grant 2023, $77,000