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Association news
Speech Pathology Australia
has arranged a new system for
authors to submit their manuscripts
for the Journal of Clinical Practice in
Speech-Language Pathology.
The new system is “up and running”
and will significantly streamline the
current JCPSLP manuscript and
article submission process.
Authors can simply upload their
manuscripts via Scholastica HQ, a
fully automated system that will link,
the editor, reviewers and authors to
ensure a smooth transition between
each role.
Once an author has created a
basic account they can upload the
article and extra files, and track the
feedback and acceptance process.
Visit for
more information about the new
system.
New way to submit
articles to JCPSLP
Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD student
Sarah Masso was awarded a Federal Government
Endeavour Research Fellowship recently to work with
leading international researchers in Newfoundland,
Canada.
The Endeavour Research Fellowship for Sarah, a PhD
candidate in the CSU School of Teacher Education who
works with children who have difficulty communicating, will
enable her to work in Newfoundland for four months.
"By using current technology, and adapting resources
such as 'Phon' to be specifically useful for speech
pathologists, I hope to support speech pathologists to
use technology to improve the productivity, efficiency, and
accuracy of their assessments,” said Sarah.
Ms Masso will join Associate Professor Yvan Rose and Dr
Greg Hedlund at Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Canada, to help them build a user-friendly interface for
Phon, an innovative and comprehensive open-source
analysis software that has been developed for free use by
linguists.
"This fellowship is an amazing opportunity for me to work
closely with Associate Professor Rose and Dr Hedlund,
some of the world's leading developers of speech analysis
software, who I met at the International Clinical Phonetics
and Linguistics conference in Canada a few months ago,"
Sarah added.
"This opportunity will allow me to be a voice for speech
pathologists who need efficient ways to analyse the
speech of children and adults who have communication
difficulties. I am very excited to be a part of an innovative
team and to develop software for speech pathology
practice in Australia and around the world."
July and September
Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane and Perth
Additional courses organised by demand
Multisensory Instruction in
Language Arts 1
Teacher Training Course
Gain the skills to teach writing, spelling and
reading to primary school students.
Contact
Robyn Grace
03 9889 4768
Research
fellowship awarded