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Overview

Sharynne McLeod is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Linguistics and Language.

The major topics covered in McLeod's research include Language Development and Disorders, Family and Disability Support Research, Phonetics and Phonology Research, Stuttering Research and Treatment, Multilingual Education and Policy, Early Childhood Education and Development, and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility.

Selected recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their work:

  • "Children's English Consonant Acquisition in the United States: A Review," 2020, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • "Intelligibility in Context Scale: cross-linguistic use, validity, and reliability," 2020, Speech Language and Hearing
  • "Many wasted months": Stakeholders' perspectives about waiting for speech-language pathology services," 2020, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • "Advancing Workplace Diversity Through the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework," 2021, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • "Waiting lists and prioritization of children for services: Speech-language pathologists' perspectives," 2021, Journal of Communication Disorders

McLeod frequently publishes in several key journals such as Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Speech Language and Hearing, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics.

Coauthorships form an important aspect of their research collaborations. Frequent collaborators include Sarah Verdon, Cen Wang, Van H. Tran, Kathryn Crowe, and Nicole McGill.

In addition to journal articles, McLeod has contributed to book literature, with a publication through Cambridge University Press titled Language Development (2022).

Best Publications

  • The Intelligibility in Context Scale: Validity and Reliability of a Subjective Rating Measure

    Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison;Jane McCormack

  • Children's Consonant Acquisition in 27 Languages: A Cross-Linguistic Review

    Sharynne McLeod;Kathryn Crowe

  • Epidemiology of speech and language impairment in a nationally representative Sample of 4- to 5-year-old Children

    Sharynne McLeod;Linda J. Harrison

  • A systematic review of the association between childhood speech impairment and participation across the lifespan

    Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister;Linda J. Harrison

  • The Prevalence of Stuttering, Voice, and Speech-Sound Disorders in Primary School Students in Australia

    David H. McKinnon;Sharynne McLeod;Sheena Reilly;Sheena Reilly

  • Normal Acquisition of Consonant Clusters

    Sharynne McLeod;Jan van Doorn;Vicki A. Reed

  • Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Speech and Language Impairment in a Nationally Representative Sample of 4- to 5-Year-Old Children

    Linda J. Harrison;Sharynne McLeod

  • Evidence-Based Practice for Children With Speech Sound Disorders: Part 1 Narrative Review

    Elise Baker;Sharynne McLeod

  • Prevalence of communication disorders compared with other learning needs in 14 500 primary and secondary school students

    Sharynne McLeod;David H. McKinnon

  • Speech-language pathologists’ assessment and intervention practices with multilingual children

    Corinne J. Williams;Sharynne McLeod

  • The influence of bilingualism on speech production: A systematic review

    Helen Hambly;Yvonne Wren;Sharynne McLeod;Susan Roulstone

  • The International Guide to Speech Acquisition

    Sharynne McLeod

  • Speech-language pathologists' practices regarding assessment, analysis, target selection, intervention, and service delivery for children with speech sound disorders.

    Sharynne Mcleod;Elise Baker

  • A Nationally Representative Study of the Association Between Communication Impairment at 4–5 Years and Children’s Life Activities at 7–9 Years

    Jane McCormack;Linda J. Harrison;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister

  • Interventions for Speech Sound Disorders in Children

    A. Lynn Williams;Sharynne McLeod;Rebecca J. McCauley

  • Children's Speech: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Intervention

    Sharynne McLeod;Elise Baker

  • Parental Involvement in Speech Intervention: A National Survey.

    Nicole Watts Pappas;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister;David H. McKinnon

  • Literacy, numeracy, and learning in school-aged children identified as having speech and language impairment in early childhood

    Lyndall Harrison;Sharynne McLeod;Donna Berthelsen;Susan Walker

  • My speech problem, your listening problem, and my frustration: the experience of living with childhood speech impairment.

    Jane McCormack;Sharynne McLeod;Lindy McAllister;Linda J. Harrison

  • Communication rights: Fundamental human rights for all.

    Sharynne McLeod

  • The ICF-CY and children with communication disabilities

    Sharynne McLeod;Travis T. Threats

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Marschark
Marc Marschark Rochester Institute of Technology
Sheena Reilly
Sheena Reilly Griffith University
Ann Packman
Ann Packman University of Technology Sydney
Joseph R. Duffy
Joseph R. Duffy Mayo Clinic
Adam Winsler
Adam Winsler George Mason University
Luigi Girolametto
Luigi Girolametto University of Toronto
Kirrie J. Ballard
Kirrie J. Ballard University of Sydney
Barbara Dodd
Barbara Dodd University of Queensland
Rhea Paul
Rhea Paul Sacred Heart University
Mark Onslow
Mark Onslow University of Technology Sydney

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