Barbara Dodd

Barbara Dodd is an Honorary Professor at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland. Her work focuses on phonological disorders, speech-language pathology, and bilingual language acquisition. She has contributed extensively to clinical assessment tools such as the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) and the Bilingual Maltese-English Speech Assessment (MESA). Her research addresses differential diagnosis of speech disorders in monolingual and bilingual children, phonological intervention strategies, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on language development.

Key areas of research include phonological disorders in children, intervention efficacy, and the interplay between phonological awareness and literacy. She has published widely on topics such as core vocabulary intervention, early language development, and the effects of bilingualism on speech and language skills. Her work bridges clinical practice and theory, emphasizing evidence-based approaches.

Notable contributions include studies on the McGurk effect in speech perception, phonological consistency in children, and the long-term outcomes of phonological awareness interventions. Her research also explores auditory-visual speech processing and its implications for speech therapy.