Representatives from the Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic recently presented at the 14th Oxford Stuttering and Cluttering Research Conference.

Clinic Founder Associate Professor Janet Beilby and PhD student Rachel Michael attended the global meeting, which seeks to bridge the gap between stuttering research and clinical practice.

Researching stuttering in school-aged student as part of her PhD, Rachel shared her insights on an integrated treatment approach combining social-emotional and self-regulation skills that she is piloting with children.

The global team behind the Nature Genetics paper identifying the DNA markers for stuttering also presented on their recent research co-authored by Associate Professor Beilby, Dr Emily Lowther and Ms Kathy Viljoen, from the Curtin School of Allied Health.

Attendees at the Oxford conference felt the Nature publication had elevated the speech pathology profession with scientific validation of their life-changing work.

This year, the Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic celebrates its 40-year anniversary.

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Associate Professor Janet Beilby and Rachel Michael attended the 14th Oxford Stuttering and Cluttering Research Conference.
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Rachel Michael presents her PhD research at the conference.