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Professor Cristina McKean

I am a Speech and Language Therapist and Professor of Child Language Development & Disorders.

Through my work I aim to identify methods of promoting robust language development for all children with a particular focus on addressing issues of social inequalities and inequities. My work encompasses longitudinal cohort secondary data analyses, intervention studies, & analyses of service delivery approaches.

This includes work focussed on 1) the nature & predictors of individual differences in longitudinal trajectories in child language 2) early identification of children who experience poor language into the school years 3) co-occurring difficulties & quality of life limitations in children with Developmental Language Disorder 4) Developing & evaluating interventions for children with and at risk of Developmental Language Disorder 5) Understanding optimal co-practice between Speech and Language Therapists, parents/caregivers & Educational staff 6) Understanding optimal service delivery for children with and at risk of Developmental Language Disorder