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Dr Elise Baker - Grants and Publications

Grants

  • Munro, N., Baker, E., Arcuili, J., Docking, K., & Lincoln, M. (2009) Establishing international collaborative child language research between The University of Sydney and The University of Iowa: International Program Development Fund and Faculty of Health Sciences, $20,000
  • Carrigg, B., Parry, L., Baker, E., & Ballard, K.J. (2008). Phenotypic profiles of families with a speech-sound disorder of suspected genetic origin: Speech, oromotor, language, literacy, and cognitive characteristics. Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation. $20,000

Books / Book Chapters

  • Baker, E. (2010). Minimal pairs. In A. L.Williams, S. McLeod & R. J. McCauley (Eds.), Interventions for speech sound disorders in children. Baltimore, MA: P.H. Brookes
  • Baker E. & Williams, A. L. (2010). Complexity approaches to intervention for children with speech sound disorders. A. L.Williams, S. McLeod & R. J. McCauley (Eds.), Interventions for speech sound disorders in children. Baltimore, MA: P.H. Brookes
  • Baker, E. & McLeod, S. (in press, 2009). Evidence-based management of phonological impairment in children. In T. W. Powell and M. J. Ball (Eds). Clinical linguistics: Critical concepts in linguistics. Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Routledge
  • Baker, E. (2009). The why and how of prioritizing complex targets for intervention. In C. Bowen, Children's speech sound disorders. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 72-77
  • Reed, V. A. & Baker, E. (2005). Language and Human Communication: An overview. In V. A. Reed (Ed.), In Introduction to children with language disorders (3rd Edition ed., pp. 1-42). Boston, MA: Pearson Education
  • Reed, V. A. & Baker, E. (2005). Normal Language Development: A Review. In V. A. Reed (Ed.), In Introduction to children with language disorders (pp. 43-74). Boston, MA: Pearson Education
  • McLeod, S., & Baker, E. (2003). Speech impairment in children: A self–study package. Brisbane, QLD: Speech Pathology Australia (QLD Branch)

Journal Publications

  • McCabe, P., Purcell, A., Baker, E., Madill, C., & Trembath, D. (in press, 2009). Case-based learning: One route to evidence-based practice. Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 3(4), 1-12
  • Gozzard, H., Baker, E., & McCabe, P. (2008). Requests for clarification and children's speech responses: Changing `pasghetti' to `spaghetti'. Child Language, Teaching and Therapy, 24(3), 249-263
  • Munro, N., Lee, K., & Baker, E. (2008). Building vocabulary knowledge and phonological awareness skills in children with specific language impairment through hybrid language intervention: a feasibility study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 43 (6), 662-682
  • Baker, E., Carrigg, B., & Linich, A. (2007). What's the evidence for... the cycles approach to phonological intervention? ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 9(1), 29-31
  • Baker, E. (2006). Management of speech impairment in children: The journey so far and the road ahead. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 8(3), 156-163
  • Gozzard, H., Baker, E., & McCabe, P. J. (2006). Children's productions of polysyllables. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 8(3), 113-116
  • Baker, E. (2004). Phonological analysis summary and management plan. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 6(1), 14-21
  • Baker, E., & Bernhardt, B. H. (2004). From hindsight to foresight: Working around barriers to success in phonological intervention. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 20(3), 287-318
  • Baker, E., & McLeod, S. (2004). Evidence-based management of phonological impairment in children. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 20(3), 261-285
  • Baker, E. (2002). The pros and cons of dummies: What a speech pathologist should know. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 4(3), 134-136
  • Baker, E. (2001). How does the voice work? ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 3(2), 92
  • Baker, E. (2001). Consumers still talking. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 3(2), 102-103
  • Baker, E., Croot, K., McLeod, S., & Paul, R. (2001). Psycholinguistic models of speech development and their application to clinical practice. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44, 685-702
  • Baker, E. (1997). Phonological intervention: An overview of five current approaches. Australian Communication Quarterly, Autumn, 17-20
  • Baker, E, & McLeod, S. (1996). Nonlinear phonology: A glimpse of things to come. Australian Communication Quarterly, Autumn, 40-43
  • Baker, E., van Doorn, J., & Reed, V. (1996). Treatment efficacy: A buzz word under stress. Australian Communication Quarterly, Winter, 6-8
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Conference Presentations and Proceedings

  • Baker, E., & McLeod (2009, 17th – 21st May) A national survey of speech pathologists’ selection of targets for children with a phonological impairment. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Adelaide, Australia
  • Munro, N., & Baker, E. (2009, 17th – 21st May) A 10-month follow-up investigation of parent’s use of decontextualised language during parent-child storybook interaction following parent training. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Adelaide, Australia
  • Tamone, C., Baker, E., & Munro, N. (2009, 17th – 21st May) Exploring the link between communicative competence and the quality of conversational repairs in children with a phonological impairment. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Adelaide, Australia
  • Baker, E., & McLeod, S. (2008). EBP and speech sound disorders: What do we know? American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference, Chicago, November (Invited 1 hr seminar)
  • Baker, E. (2007, 27th-31th May). Using sonority to explore patterns of generalisation in children with phonological impairment. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Sydney, Australia
  • Gozzard, H., Baker, E., & McCabe, P. J. (2005). Changing escalator to escalator: Improving children’s productions of polysyllables. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Canberra
  • Munro, N. A., Lee, K., & Baker, E. (2005). Parent implemented emergent-literacy intervention: a preventative framework for preschool & early school-aged children with specific language impairment at risk for later language-literacy disabilities. Paper presented at the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Prevention Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, November
  • Munro, N. A., Lee, K., & Baker, E. (2005). Parent training: Can it improve oral language and early literacy outcomes in children with language impairment? Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Canberra, May
  • Munro, N. A., Lee, K., & Baker, E. (2004). Service Delivery Options for Children with Language Impairments: Training the Parent as Therapist. Paper presented at the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Conference (IALP), Brisbane, September
  • McLeod, S., & Baker, E. (2004, 29th August - 2nd September). Current clinical practice for children with speech impairment. Paper presented at the The 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia
  • Baker, E., & Watts, N. (2002). The quandary of treatment target selection: What is the clinician to do? In C. Williams (Ed.), Speech Pathology Australia National Conference. Darwin: Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne
  • Baker, E., Reed, V. A., & van Doorn, J. (2001). Measuring subtle changes in children’s generalisation acquisition of initial /s/ consonant clusters. Paper presented at the XXV Word Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and phoniatrics, Montreal, Canada
  • Baker, E., & McLeod, S. (2001). Aligning research with practice: Making informed clinical decisions when managing phonological impairments in children. In L. Wilson & S. Hewatt (Eds.), National Conference of the Speech Pathology Association of Australian: Evidence and Innovation: . Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia
  • Goozee, N., Purcell, A., & Baker, E. (2001). Sonority and the acquisition of consonant clusters in a child with cleft-lip and palate. In L. Wilson & S. Hewatt (Eds.), Proceedings of the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference (pp. 119-126). Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia
  • Baker, E., Croot, K., van Doorn, J., & Reed, V. A. (1999). In search of a sound theory: Investigating articulation and phonology. In S. McLeod & L. McAllisters (Eds.), Towards 2000: Embracing change, challenge and choice. (pp. 29-36). Sydney: Speech Pathology Australia
  • Baker, E., Reed, V. A., & van Doorn, J. (1999, June 3rd-5th). Changes in phonologically impaired children’s responses to requests for clarification and their rates of progress in intervention. Poster presented at the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Baker, E., van Doorn, J., & Reed, V. A. (1999, July 7th -10th). Are motoric cues necessary during phonological intervention? Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual Child Phonology Conference, University of Wales, Bangor, Wales
  • Baker, E., Reed, V. A., & van Doorn, J. (1998). A look into the Crystal bucket: Predicting treatment progress rates for preschoolers with phonological impairment. In K. Hird (Ed.), Speech Pathology Australia National Conference Proceedings (pp. 183-198). Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
  • van Doorn, J., McLeod, S., Baker, E., Purcell, A., & Thorpe, W. (1998). Speech Technology in Clinical Environments. Proceedings of International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (ICSLP98), 3, 911-914
  • Baker, E., van Doorn, J., & Reed, V. A. (1997). Phonological intervention: A case study of treatment outcomes. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Association of Australia National Conference, Canberra
  • Baker, E., & McLeod, S. (1996). Nodes or processes? A case study comparing nonlinear phonology with the phonological process approach. Paper presented at the Inaugural conference of the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association and the Speech Pathology Association of Australia, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Baker, E., van Doorn, J., & Reed, V. A. (1996, 2nd-5th April). The efficacy of phonology therapy. Paper presented at the Communication Partnership: Inaugural conference of the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists association and the Australian Association of Speech and Hearing., Auckland, New Zealand
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