
Professor Joanne Cleland
Speech and Language Therapy
Area of Expertise
I am a Speech and Language Therapist with expertise in articulatory analysis, clinical trials, include single case experimental designs, mixed methods including qualitative research, and co-production.
Prize And Awards
- Meritorious Poster Submission
- Recipient
- 21/8/2023
- Manuel Garcia Prize
- Recipient
- 1/8/2023
Publications
- Clinicians’ perspectives on using ultrasound visual biofeedback for research and practice with people with cleft palate ± cleft lip
- Cleland Joanne, McCluskey Robyn, Dokovova Marie, Crampin Lisa, Campbell Linsay
- The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656251322279
- Investigating Variability in Child Speech (VariCS) – the VariCS corpus
- Kuschmann Anja, Murali Mridhula, Taylor Lauren, Smith Amy, Cleland Joanne, Stuart-Smith Jane, Young David
- (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WF2R9
- A mixed-methods pilot randomized control trial of ultrasound visual biofeedback versus standard intervention for children with cleft palate ± cleft lip : parents’ and children's perspectives
- Cleland Joanne, McCluskey Robyn, Dokovova Marie, Crampin Lisa, Campbell Linsay
- International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders Vol 60 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13144
- Speech sound disorder or DLD (phonology)? : towards a consensus agreement on terminology.
- Stringer Helen, Cleland Joanne, Wren Yvonne, Rees Rachel, Williams Pam
- International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders Vol 59, pp. 2131-2145 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12989
- Clinical application of usage-based phonology : treatment of cleft palate speech using usage-based electropalotography
- Patrick Kathryn, Fricke Silke, Rutter Ben, Cleland Joanne
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol 26, pp. 595-610 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2238924
- Gradient speech change during intervention for school-aged children and adults with cleft palate +/- lip
- Patrick Kathryn, Cleland Joanne, Rutter Ben, Fricke Silke
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics Vol 39, pp. 166-197 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2024.2355472
Research Interests
My research focuses on developmental Speech Sound Disorders in children. I am interested in how we can optimise the diagnosis and treatment of Speech Sound Disorders to improve patient outcomes. I have a particular interest in visual biofeedback, that is, technologies which can be used to image the articulators (principally the tongue) moving when we speak. My most recent research uses ultrasound tongue imaging to measure tongue movement and allow children with speech sound disorders a method of using real-time visual biofeedback of their own tongue movements to modify incorrect articulations and therefore improve their speech. I work with families of children with Speech Sound Disorders and clinicians to determine how we can make ultrasound technology accessible to clinicians and parents.
Current and recent research projects include:
Speech Therapy Animation and Imaging Resources
Professional Activities
- Investigating variability in a large cohort of typically developing children in Scotland – preliminary analysis of non-speech tasks
- Contributor
- 22/10/2024
- Glasgow Science Festival
- Contributor
- 6/2024
- Variability in DDK rate productions in typically-developing children in Scotland
- Contributor
- 22/2/2024
- Introduction to using Articulate Assistant Advanced for tongue imaging research
- Consultant
- 6/12/2023
- Introduction to using Articulate Assistant Advanced for tongue imaging research
- Consultant
- 25/10/2023
- International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
- Participant
- 7/8/2023
Projects
- Variability in child speech (VariCS)
- Kuschmann, Anja (Principal Investigator) Barry, Sarah (Co-investigator) Cleland, Joanne (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 25-Jan-2026
- EPSRC IAA: Translating Ultrasound Speech Technology into Clinical Practice
- Cleland, Joanne (Co-investigator) Lawson, Eleanor (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
- Maximising the impact of speech and language therapy for children with speech sound disorder
- Cleland, Joanne (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 29-Jan-2024
- SonoSpeech Cleft Pilot: A pilot randomised control trial of ultrasound visual biofeedback versus standard intervention for children with cleft lip and palate
- Cleland, Joanne (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
- A Speech Therapy Animation and imaging Resource
- Lawson, Eleanor (Principal Investigator) Cleland, Joanne (Co-investigator) Stuart-Smith, Jane (Co-investigator)
- ESRC (SDAI) -funded: Creating a vocal-tract-imaging-based resource for Speech and Language Therapy teaching and training and for use in Clinic.
- 01-Jan-2021 - 25-Jan-2023
- Speech Therapy Animation and imaging Resource (STAR)
- Lawson, Eleanor (Principal Investigator) Cleland, Joanne (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 21-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Joanne
Cleland
Speech and Language Therapy
Email: joanne.cleland@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3037