Peer reviewed articles:

van Eeden, S. & Knowland, V. (2026) Exploring sleep behavior and language outcomes in children with cleft lip and palate using data from a national cohort study. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal (Accepted 27^th January 2026). https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656261423833

van Eeden, S., McKean, C. & Stringer, H. (2026) Attention skills in children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 63(7): 2184-2194 https://doi-org.libproxy.ncl.ac.uk/10.1177/10556656251351756  

van Eeden, S., McKean, C. & Stringer, H. (2025) Rethinking speech sound disorder (SSD) in non‐syndromic cleft lip and palate: The importance of recognizing phonological and language difficulties. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13151

van Eeden, S. (2023) The relationship between auditory behaviours and speech and language development in children with cleft palate. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 31(3):165-170. Invited opinion report. https://dx.doi.ord/10.1097/MOO.0000000000000883

van Eeden, S., Wren, Y., McKean, C., Stringer, H. (2022) Early communication behaviors in infants with cleft palate with and without Robin Sequence (RS): a preliminary study. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 59(8), 984-994 https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10556656211031877

Baker, J., van Eeden, S., Stringer, H. (2021) Early speech and language: A comparison of outcomes for children with cleft palate with and without Robin Sequence​. Annual Review of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences (ARECLS), 18, June 2021. 482C5F0B-4553-4905-84D1-D13FA91A713D.pdf

van Eeden, S. & Stringer, H. (2020) Linguistic and auditory processing skills in non-syndromic cleft palate: a scoping review. Journal of Communication Disorders, Vol 87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106029.

Presentations at national and international conferences:

Koo & van Eeden (2026) The developmental trajectory of communication outcomes in Robin Sequence (RS) and isolated cleft palate (iCP). Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Glasgow.

van Eeden & Wood (2026) The association of speech development and language skills in 3-year-olds with cleft palate +/- lip. Annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Glasgow.

van Eeden & Stringer (2026) Does phonological awareness in children with cleft lip and palate matter? Annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Glasgow.

Pettitt, Knowland & van Eeden (2025) Language Skills of Adults and Adolescents with Cleft lip and/or Palate: A Scoping Review. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Newcastle.

van Eeden & Davies (2024) Listening skills of children with cleft lip and palate: a study using the Evaluation of Children’s Listening and Processing Skills (ECLiPS) questionnaire and Cleft Collective data. Annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Manchester.

van Eeden, Haben & Hodgkinson (2024) The relationship between timing of palatal surgery, babble development and later speech and language skills. Annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Manchester.

van Eeden (2024) Findings from the Cleft Language and Auditory Skills (CLAS) study: the relationship between speech, language and listening behaviors. American Cleft Palate Association annual conference, Denver (CO), USA.

van Eeden, Stringer, McKean (2021) Developing an interactionist model of speech and language in children with cleft lip and palate. Poster presentation at the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association conference, Glasgow.

van Eeden, Pearce & Stringer (2021) How are the early language skills of children with cleft palate +/- lip assessed and are these measures adequate? Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Craniofacial Society of GB and Ireland, Cardiff.

van Eeden (2017) Longitudinal speech and language data of children born with Robin Sequence (RS): results from a UK cleft centre. 2^nd Robin Sequence Consensus Meeting, Toronto, Canada.