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Dr Ben Bailey is a Lecturer at the University of Newcastle's School of Health Sciences, specializing in Speech Pathology and Developmental Disability research. His work focuses on leveraging Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to enhance communication development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Key Affiliations: University of Newcastle (2020–Present), Flinders University (2020–2023), University of Technology Sydney (2019–2020)
- Education: Doctor of Philosophy (University of Sydney), Bachelor of Speech Pathology (University of Newcastle)
His research explores interdisciplinary practice to co-design literacy instruction and digital interventions (VR/AR) for children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and ASD. Notable projects include the DISCOVR VR prototype and InterPlay AR application. He has supervised PhD and Honours students on topics like Vocabulary Development in ASD and Communication Skills in Kindergarten. Publications span telepractice literacy, eye-tracking, and cross-cultural autism studies in Indigenous Australian communities.
Current Teaching: Course coordinator for Language, Literacy and Hearing and Research Review at the University of Newcastle (2024).
