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School of Psychology and Speech Pathology ReCAP ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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SUZE LEITAO
Senior Lecturer
PhD, CPSP, FSPAA
Highman, C., Leitão, S., Hennessey, N. W., & Piek, J. (in
press). Prelinguistic communication development in
children with childhood apraxia of speech: A retrospective
analysis. International Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology.
Brief Summary
Dr Leitao is a speech pathologist, teacher and researcher
working as a senior lecturer 3 days per week in the School
of Psychology and Speech Pathology at Curtin.
Dr Leitao always focused on the links between clinical
practice and research and how the two should inform
each other. Her main area of speech pathology practice
is school age language and literacy with an emphasis on
phonological awareness and representations. This is also
reflected in her key areas of research.
Overview
After working for many years as a clinician and completing
her PhD, Dr Leitao moved into part-time teaching and
supervision at Curtin in 2003. She is delighted to supervise
a range of excellent Honours and PhD students and they
continue to have a thriving research group which covers
many areas such as: language and literacy, discourse
processing, working memory, phonological awareness and
phonological representations, and children from cultural
and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She is also an
active member of Speech Pathology Australia and currently
Chair of the SPA Ethics Board.
AMANDA LLOYD
Lecturer, Clinical Coordinator
BA (Hons), MSc
Brief Summary
Amanda is a Clinical Coordinator and Lecturer in the
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology.
Overview
Amanda’s areas of interest include Early Intervention,
Hearing Impairment, and Clinical Education.
Teaching
Speech Pathology Practice; Clinical Science.
JAN PIEK
Professor
BSc (Hons), PhD (UWA)
Memberships, Awards and Training
Fellow, Speech Pathology Association of Australia;
Member, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
(UK); Certified Practising Speech Pathologist.
Teaching
She teaches mainly in the area of clinical science, research
and evidence based practice and professional issues across
the age span. She also supervises a range of Honours
research students.
Research Interests
Specific language impairment; Phonological processing
(phonological awareness, phonological representations);
Literacy - reading and spelling; Dyslexia; Discourse
processing; Text production - oral and written; Ethics and
professional practice; Language development and cultural/
linguistic diversity.
Publications
Golding, S. Leitão, S. & Williams, C. (2011) Speech and
language development: Knowledge and experiences of
foster carers. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language
& Hearing.
Brief Summary
Professor Jan Piek is Professor of Developmental
Psychology and Director of Research and Development in
the School of Psychology and Speech Pathology. She has
been on staff at Curtin University since 1990. During this
period she has established several research programs in
the fields of motor development, developmental disability
and Indigenous mental health.
Memberships, Awards and Training
Member, Advisory Subgroup (Developmental Coordination
Disorder) for the American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Work Group; Section Editor,
Human Movement Science; Scientific Committee, 9th
International Conference on Developmental Coordination
Disorder, Lucerne, Switzerland, June, 2011; Scientific
Committee, Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
(ASPR) Conference (to be held in Perth, WA, December
2012); Member, Australian Psychological Society
Member, Australasian Human Development Association
Convenor, 10th Motor Control and Human Skill Workshop,