Elisabeth Harrison

Elisabeth Harrison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University and Deputy Course Director of the Master of Speech and Language Pathology program. Her research focuses on communication disorders impairing speech fluency, particularly stuttering and speech sound disorders in children, alongside developing evidence-based interventions. She actively supervises students in areas such as stuttering, pediatric speech disorders, and clinical practice.

Teaching responsibilities include courses like SPTH8831 (Clinical Practice 1), SPTH8835 (Voice and Fluency Disorders), and SPTH8840 (Advanced Professional Practice). She has contributed to 15 research projects, including leadership in the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering intervention and collaborations on neuroimaging studies of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).

• Key Research Projects:
  • "The Lidcombe Program of early intervention for stuttering" (ongoing since 2017)
  • "Visualising complex speech sounds using ultrasound" (2022–2023)
  • "Neural origins of Childhood Apraxia of Speech" (2022–2023)
• Awards: None explicitly listed.
• Grants/Equipment: Involved in projects like the Australian Hearing Hub audio-visual equipment initiative (2017) and digital health education programs (2016–2017).

Her work spans 52 research outputs, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to speech pathology. She served as a Speech Pathology Program Accreditor for the Speech Pathology Association of Australia (2018–2021).