Staff profile

Ms Justine Slattery

Graduate Entry Masters of Speech Pathology Course Coordinator, Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Human Communication Sciences

HS1-310, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

B App Sc (Sp Path), La Trobe, Grad Dip Bus Leadership, RMIT

Membership of professional associations

Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia

Area of study

Speech Pathology

Brief profile

Justine joined the Department of Human Communication Sciences after working for a significant number of years as a speech pathology manager and senior clinician in acute hospital settings both in Australia and the United Kingdom. Clinically, her interests centre around communication and swallowing disorders of neurological origin in both adult & paediatric populations, and she has worked in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Paediatric & Adult Neurology units. Her particular academic interest lies in working with neonates and infants with feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties and she continues to practice clinically in this area.

Teaching units

HCS5 ASP Advanced Seminars 

HCS5 TIM Therapeutic Intervention & Management 

HCS4 ACS Assessment of Communication and Swallowing

HCS5 AIA Assessment and Intervention Part A

Foundation in Communication Sciences - Bridging course

Recent publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Slattery, J., Morgan, A., & Douglas, J. (2012) Early sucking and swallowing problems as predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome in children with neonatal brain injury: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 54(9) 796-806 DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04318x

Pilling, S. & Slattery, J. (2004) Management Competencies: intrinsic or acquired? What competencies are required to move into speech pathology management and beyond? Australian Health Review, 27: 84-93.

Hawdon, J.M., Beauregard, N., Slattery, J. & Kennedy, G. (2000) Identification of neonates at risk of developing feeding problems in infancy, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 42 : 235-239.

Conference Papers

McLaughlin, E.,' Serry, T., & Slattery, J. (2012) Learning from Problems. Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Colloquium. La Trobe University. Melbourne.

Slattery J. & Douglas, J. (2011) Exploring novice and experienced PBL facilitators' perceptions of their roles and skills. Does experience matter? Third International Conference on Problem Based Learning in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. Hong Kong University

Slattery, J., Morgan, A., & Douglas, J. (2010) Measurement of speech and swallowing outcomes following neonatal brain injury: Guiding principles. Speech Pathology Australia, National Conference, Melbourne.  

Harker, K., Slattery, J., McNeill Brown, D., & Joffe, B. (2010) Clinical Communication Assistance Scheme – An Opportunity to Enhance Speech Pathology Student Participation. Speech Pathology Australia, National Conference, Melbourne.  

Bracy, C. & Slattery, J. (2006) Who owns the group process? Problem Based Learning In Speech Language Pathology Programmes Conference, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.  

Pilling, S & Slattery, J. (2002) Management competencies: intrinsic or acquired? Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Alice Springs.  

Stojkovsky, M & Slattery, J. (2001) Frankston Hospital dysphagia screen: Evidence based practice, but where is the evidence? Speech Pathology Australia, National Conference, Melbourne.  

Slattery J., Beauregard, N., Hawden, J & Kennedy, G. (1998) Review of feeding outcomes for infants admitted to the Neonatal Unit at University College Hospitals London. 2nd Australasian Dysphagia Symposium, Melbourne.