B.App.Sc. (Sp.Path) (Cumb)

Donna graduated with first class honours from the University of Sydney in 1994.
Prior to joining the Communication Disorders Research and Treatment Clinic (CDTRC) in 2002, Donna worked as a speech pathologist in a variety of settings with adults and children, both in Australia and England.
At the CDTRC, Donna supervises student speech pathologists working with children with language impairments, autism, stuttering, hearing impairment, articulation and phonology impairments and intellectual disability.
Donna also supervises students doing clinical placements in mainstream schools. 

Donna is interested in multiculturalism and how this affects childrens language development and is a member of the Multicultural Interest Group concerning communication difficulties.  In conjunction with other university staff she has presented conference papers on the assessment of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

In February 2008 Donna traveled to India to supervise University of Sydney students working with children with cerebral palsy at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy.
As part of their placement the students developed strategies to promote the childrens feeding, interaction and use of sign.  Donna worked with the students to develop AAC resources such as communication boards, books and teaching aids for the children.