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Research areas in UTS Graduate School of Health Speech Pathology.

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Speech Pathology at the Graduate School of Health covers research in the broad areas of communication, digital health, mealtimes, and communication technology. We value our interprofessional approach, collaborating with the GSH’s six other health disciplines, researchers across UTS, and academics and industry professionals throughout Australia, and internationally. We are home to researchers and academics across all stages of their academic, research and teaching careers.

The Australian Stuttering Research Centre

UTS Speech Pathology is home to The Australian Stuttering Research Centre, which was established in 1996 by Professor Mark Onslow at The University of Sydney. The Centre’s mission is to conduct research into the nature of stuttering, develop and trial new stuttering treatments for adults and children, train future researchers in the field and help support those who stutter and their families. 

Research Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (C02063)

Master of Speech and Language Sciences (Research) (C03062)

Supervisors

Bronwyn Hemsley - Social media, disability, dysphagia, augmentative and alternative communication

Emma Power - Acquired communication disability (Stroke, Brain Injury, dementia), implementation of evidence-based practice

Amy Freeman-Sanderson - Acute care, Critical care, tracheostomy, dysphagia (assessment and rehabilitation)sepsis, speech pathology workforce in hospitals

Lucy Bryant - Virtual and augmented reality, technology in speech pathology, telehealth, discourse and language sample analysis, acquired language disability, Developmental Language Disorder.

Cath Gregory - Functional voice disorders, telehealth, gender-affirming voice therapy

Helen Blake - Intelligibility enhancement, English proficiency and intelligibility in multilingual speakers, clinical education in speech pathology

Scholarships

The Graduate School of Health offers a range of competitive scholarships to support outstanding research students who are seeking to undertake a PhD.

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Call to Action

We welcome expressions of interest from enthusiastic researchers at all career stages. Email gsh.future@uts.edu.au to make a confidential enquiry.

Meet Some of Our Researchers

  • Taking Speech Pathology Out of this World

    Lucy Bryant is creating communication possibilities by turning the real world virtual, and augmenting reality.

    Lucy Bryant
  • Social media and speech pathology in rehabilitation

    UTS’s inaugural Speech Pathology PhD graduate, Dr Melissa Brunner, harnesses the power of social media.

    Melissa Brunner, Speech Pathology PhD candidate
  • And for dinner? A little of what you might fancy

    Professor Bronwyn Hemsley asks: can 3D food printers help people with swallowing difficulties?

    Bronwyn Hemsley
  • Communication and Science - a Perfect Match

    Associate Professor Emma Power speaks about her experience as a speech pathologist.

    Emma Power

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