Contact Details
| Organization: | Otolaryngology Eye and Ear Hospital |
| Position: | LECTURER IN SPEECH & HEARING SCIENCE |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 90355336 |
| Room: | 137 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | 550 Swanston Street, Carlton |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Shani Dettman has worked as a speech pathologist and researcher in the children’s' program at the University of Melbourne and Cochlear Implant Clinic since 1987, developing protocols for the pre-implant and post-implant assessment and management of young children with hearing loss. At the Cochlear Implant Clinic, Shani worked closely with many parents to facilitate their child's language, listening and speech development. In 1997, Shani completed her Masters of Education at The University of Melbourne. The study analysed the preverbal communication development of children prior to and following the cochlear implant. In 2003, Shani completed the exam and accreditation for Auditory Verbal Certification. In 2005, she completed her Doctorate of Philosophy, at The University of Melbourne, which examined the relationship between the primary caregivers input to the child and the child’s long term communication outcomes.
Shani currently provides lectures and supervision to Audiology students from the School of Audiology, at The University of Melbourne, and to Speech Pathology students at the Human Communication Sciences Department at LaTrobe University. Shani has authored and co-authored in excess of 36 journal articles, 4 book chapters and 87 local and international conference presentations.
Shani currently provides lectures and supervision to Audiology students from the School of Audiology, at The University of Melbourne, and to Speech Pathology students at the Human Communication Sciences Department at LaTrobe University. Shani has authored and co-authored in excess of 36 journal articles, 4 book chapters and 87 local and international conference presentations.
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Education | University of Melbourne | 01-Jan-1997 | |
| Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech Pathology | La Trobe University | 01-Jan-1985 | |
| DR | University of Melbourne | 03-Dec-2005 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Speech Pathology Australia | member | 01-Jan-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Otorhinolaryngology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321018)
- Ling. Processes (incl Speech Production & Comprehension) (COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (380302)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Additional Grant and Contract Information
In 2006 and in 2007, the Deafness Foundation supported, with grants, provision of a ‘model’ of habilitation services. This study, (Facilitating optimum primary caregiver input) commenced in June 2006, following RVEEH Ethics approval.In 2006, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital supported, with a grant, a speech production study (The emerging speech production in young children using the cochlear implant). This project commenced in September, 2005.
In 2008 Deafness Foundation awarded a grant of $7,800 for the period of January 2008 to January 2009 to support “A comparison of parental MLU directed to children using cochlear implants versus parental MLU directed to normally hearing siblings”.
In 2008 the RVEEH Research Committee held on 17th July 2008 awarded a grant of 7,830.00 to support project 08/829H- Maternal Linguistic input to children with profound hearing loss and their normally hearing siblings.
In 2008 The RVEEH Research Committee held on 17th July 2008 awarded a grant of 8,000.00 to support project 08/828H- Receptive and expressive language development in children aged 8 to 10 who received implants under three years of age.
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.