Carol Anne Murphy

Carol Anne Murphy is an Associate Professor in Speech and Language Therapy at the School of Allied Health, University of Limerick. She leads the Core Outcome Set for Interventions for Children with DLD project under the TICLD group, focusing on developmental language disorders (DLD) and speech-language pathologies across education-health interfaces.

• Member of Centre for Implementation Research UL (CIRC_UL)
• Co-chair of COST Action IS1406 Working Group 1
• Co-editor of Managing Children with Developmental Language Disorders (Routledge)

Research Highlights:
• Mechanisms of intervention for developmental language and communication difficulties
• Ecological validity in health-education service delivery models
• Cross-sector collaboration frameworks
• Developmental assessment tool innovation

Scientific Contributions:

• Systematic reviews of child language intervention evidence
• International DLD terminology consensus (Catalise consortium)
• NCSE-funded school capacity building initiatives

Her 2024-2025 publications focus on peer-mediated interventions for autistic children through qualitative methodologies, emphasizing reflexive thematic analysis and stakeholder engagement. Key collaborations include HIST_HRI cluster and TICLD group.