Dr Kyriaki (Kerry) Ttofari Eecen
Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology
School of Allied Health
Areas of expertise: speech sound disorders; child speech; classification systems; speech-language pathology; scholarship of learning and teaching
Phone: +613 9953 3642
Email: kerry.ttofarieecen@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Melbourne Campus
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7361-0788
Dr Kerry Ttofari Eecen is a senior lecturer in Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University. In her career to date, Kerry has worked as a clinician, clinical educator, researcher, and academic. Kerry's research focuses on children's speech development, classification of speech sound disorders, assessment and diagnosis of communication difficulties, and scholarship of learning and teaching. Kerry is the guest co-editor of the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Conference Proceedings (2022-2023) and was the co-editor of the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2011-2012). Kerry was the recipient of an NHMRC Public Health Scholarship (2006 to 2009) and a Trainee Research Scholarship from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (2005) during her PhD studies. Kerry has supervised a number of Honours students to completion, most of which have resulted in peer reviewed publications. Kerry coordinates the ACU Speech Pathology Speed Sessions program, a free online professional development platform disseminated to community speech pathologists, which was awarded an ACU Vice-Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award in 2022.
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- Nicholls, K., Crosbie, S. & Ttofari Eecen, K. (2022). The exploration of speech-language pathology students' perceptions and attitudes towards written clinical reflection. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Advance online publication https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2100930
- Furlong, L., Serry, T., Ttofari Eecen, K. & Crosbie, S. (2021). Speech pathology student perspectives of telepractice literacy placements during COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 23(3), 116-121.
- Nelson, T.L., Mok, Z., & Ttofari Eecen, K. (2020). Use of transcription when assessing children's speech: Australian Speech-Language Pathologists' practices, challenges and facilitators. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 72(2), 131-142. https://doi.org/10.1159/000503131
- Ttofari Eecen, K., Eadie, P., Morgan, A.T., & Reilly, S. (2018). Validation of Dodd's Model for Differential Diagnosis of childhood speech sound disorders: A longitudinal community cohort study. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13993
- Dodd, B. Reilly, S., Ttofari Eecen, K., & Morgan, A.T. (2018). Articulation of phonology? Evidence from longitudinal error data. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2018.1488994
- Flanagan. K. & Ttofari Eecen, K. (2018). Core vocabulary therapy for the treatment of inconsistent phonological disorder: Variations in service delivery. Child Language Teaching and Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659018784702
- Ttofari Eecen, K., Brommeyer, K., Ng, K., Reilly, S., & Morgan, A. (2017). Delayed and disordered development of articulation and phonology between four and seven years. Child Language Teaching and Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659017735958
- Morgan, A., Ttofari Eecen, K., Pezic, A., Brommeyer, K., Mei, C., Eadie, P., Reilly, S., & Dodd, B. (2017). Who to refer for speech therapy at 4 years of age versus who to "watch and wait"?. The Journal of Pediatrics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.059
- Eadie, P., Morgan, A., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ttofari Eecen, K., Wake, M. and Reilly, S. (2015). Speech sound disorder at 4 years: Prevalence, comorbidities, and predictors in a community cohort of children. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12635
Projects
- 2022, ACU Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Grant, Reid, K., Hodges, A., Woodman, E., Ttofari Eecen, K., & Hughes, J. Flipping the gaze: Teaching critical reflection skills with undergraduate allied health students. $4,490.07
- 2022, ACU Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Grant, Crosbie, S., Ttofari Eecen, K., McCormack, J., Trajkoski, G., & Corcoran, B. Exploring adjustments to teaching practices for diverse learners in higher education. $4,381.18
- 2021, ACU Research Project Grant, McCormack, J., Crosbie, S., Cronin, A., Ttofari Eecen, K., Edwards, S., Dixon, G., Stark, H. & Denman, D. Steps to ACCOMPLISH: A children's communication outcome measure of participation and learning at school and home. $5000
- 2020, ACU Learning and Teaching Grant, Ttofari Eecen, K., Furlong, L., Crosbie, S., & Serry, T. Practicalities, feasibility, and participant perspectives of a student-led telepractice literacy service for school-aged children. $3,209.04
- 2019, ACU Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Grant, McCormack, J., Ttofari Eecen, K., Czapnik, D., Crosbie, S., & Atherton, M. Process before product: Building a culture of inquiry in speech pathology. $4,994.43
- 2015-2016, ACU Teaching and Learning Grant (Case Study Development Funding), Ttofari Eecen, K., Jacobs, D., Arnott, S., & Flanagan, K. SPHY204 Case development funding. $4,000
- 2006, Speech Pathology Australia (Nadia Verrall Memorial Research Grant), Nicholls, R. & Ttofari Eecen, K. Does learning more than one language simultaneously influence how children's language develops? $4,904.02
Accolades and Awards
- ACU, Vice Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award, Excellence in Stewardship: Speech Pathology Speed Sessions 2022
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Public Health Scholarship 2006-2009
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Trainee Research Scholarship 2005
Appointments and Affiliations
- 2022-present Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology, ACU
- 2018-2019 Acting Course Coordinator & Lecturer in Speech Pathology, ACU
- 2013-2021 Lecturer in Speech Pathology, ACU
- 2004-2011 Research Assistant & Speech Pathologist, ACU
- 2004-2005 Research Assistant & Speech Pathologist, University of Western Sydney
- 2004-2006 2013 Clinical Educator & Speech Pathologist, La Trobe University
Editorial roles
CO-EDITOR
- Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (Co-Editor) (2011-2012)
GUEST CO-EDITOR, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Special Conference Edition (Co-Editor) (2022-2023)
International journal review panels
Journal Reviewer
- BioMed Research International (2020)
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2015, 2022)
- Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Perspectives of ASHA Interest Groups (2019)
- Speech, Language and Hearing (2019, 2020)
Grant agency review panels
- Reviewer for Speech Pathology Australia Research Grants (2022)
