Helen L. Blake

Dr Helen L. Blake is a lecturer in speech pathology at University of Technology, Sydney. A certified practicing speech pathologist, she is a member of the working party that developed Speech Pathology Australia’s national position paper and clinical guidelines for Working in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society and a member of the International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech. Helen’s research focuses on English proficiency, intelligibility, and participation of multilingual speakers in Australia. Helen has previously led the Speech Intelligibility Clinic, University of Newcastle. Helen’s work in Intelligibility Enhancement in multilingual speakers is informed by her previous role as a standardisation officer in Air Traffic Control.