Kirrie J. Ballard, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
Communication Sciences & Disorders University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 
Area:
Speech Motor Control and Learning, Acquired and Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Neuroimaging, Prosody (Lexical Stress) development and disorders
Website:
http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/about/people/profiles/kirrie.ballard.php
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Bio:

Associate Professor Ballard completed her undergraduate degree at University of Queensland in 1983 and worked primarily as a paediatric speech pathologist in Queensland and New South Wales until moving to the USA in 1992. She completed a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (1994) and PhD (1997) at Northwestern University in Illinois and went on to a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Voice and Speech at University of Iowa. Associate Professor Ballard has held academic positions in the Speech Pathology departments of Indiana University and the University of Iowa.

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Wauters LD, Croot K, Dial HR, et al. (2023) Behavioral Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia and Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech: A Systematic Review. Neuropsychology Review
Landin-Romero R, Liang CT, Monroe PA, et al. (2021) Brain changes underlying progression of speech motor programming impairment. Brain Communications. 3: fcab205
Scholl DI, McCabe P, Nickels L, et al. (2021) Outcomes of semantic feature analysis treatment for aphasia with and without apraxia of speech. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
Ramage AE, Aytur S, Ballard KJ. (2020) Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Connectivity Between Semantic and Phonological Regions of Interest May Inform Language Targets in Aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : Jslhr. 1-17
McKechnie J, Ahmed B, Gutierrez-Osuna R, et al. (2020) The influence of type of feedback during tablet-based delivery of intensive treatment for childhood apraxia of speech. Journal of Communication Disorders. 87: 106026
El-Wahsh S, Bogaardt H, Kumfor F, et al. (2020) Development and validation of the communication and language assessment questionnaire for persons with multiple sclerosis (CLAMS). Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 43: 102206
Kearney E, Nieto-Castañón A, Weerathunge HR, et al. (2019) A Simple 3-Parameter Model for Examining Adaptation in Speech and Voice Production. Frontiers in Psychology. 10: 2995
El-Wahsh S, Ballard K, Kumfor F, et al. (2019) Prevalence of self-reported language impairment in multiple sclerosis and the association with health-related quality of life: An international survey study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 39: 101896
Ballard KJ, Etter NM, Shen S, et al. (2019) Feasibility of Automatic Speech Recognition for Providing Feedback During Tablet-Based Treatment for Apraxia of Speech Plus Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 28: 818-834
Kumfor F, Ballard K, Burrell J, et al. (2019) Language indicators of change of diagnosis in nonfluent-variant primary progressive aphasia Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13
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