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Personal Statement
I have been at the University of Strathclyde since 2015 where I teach on the undergraduate Speech and Language Pathology Course. I am a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist with a PhD in Communication Disorders.
Research Interests
My research focuses on developmental Speech Sound Disorders. I have a particular interest in Visual Biofeedback, that is, technologies which can be used to image the articulators (principally the tongue) moving when we speak. My research has focused both on electropalatogrpahy (EPG) and ultrasound tongue imaging (UTI) as two of the main techniques which provide both ways of measuring tongue movement and of allowing children with speech sound disorders a method of using real-time visual biofeedback of their own tongue movements to modify incorrect articulations and therefore improve their speech.
Current projects include clinical studies looking the efficacy of visual biofeedback in children with persistent speech sound disorders and cleft lip and palate and assessment of speech disorders using ultrasound. At the theoretical level I am interested in the underlying nature of persistent speech sound disorder, especially with regards to theories which implicate the speech motor control system. I am interested in speech motor control in children with both primary speech sound disorders and those with other diagnoses including Down syndrome, autism and cleft lip and palate.
Expertise & Capabilities
I am a Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in clinical phonetics and articulatory analysis (mostly ultrasound tongue imaging). My area of expertise is visual biofeedback techniques for the assessment and treatment of motor speech disorders. I am interested in research which looks at speech disorders in children, particularly in children with developmental disabilities. I am interested in motor speech disorders in autism spectrum conditions, Down syndrome, cleft lip and palate and persistent speech sound disorders.
I welcome enquires from prospective research students interested in the above topics.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Queen Margaret University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
Bachelor of Science, Queen Margaret University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Keywords
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Visual Feedback
- Ultrasound
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Projects
Research Output
Developing an ultrasound visual-biofeedback service for the treatment of speech sound disorders within a rural clinical setting
Schoepfer, C., Sugden, E., Cleland, J., Roxburgh, Z., Loggie, J., Godfrey, T. & Brander, E., 25 Sep 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Speech
Enabling new articulatory gestures in children with persistent speech sound disorders using ultrasound visual biofeedback
Cleland, J., Scobbie, J. M., Roxburgh, Z., Heyde, C. & Wrench, A., 26 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 62, 2, p. 229-246 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
Engage with Strathclyde 2019
Wendy Cohen (Organiser), Anja Kuschmann (Organiser), Joanne Cleland (Organiser) & Eleanor Sugden (Organiser)
3 May 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Using Ultrasound Tongue Imaging to Teach Children with Speech Disorders New Articulations
Joanne Cleland (Speaker)
9 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk