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Dr Toby Macrae

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Department: School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing

Email: toby.macrae@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3691062

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Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Assessment and treatment of childhood speech and language disorders
  • Word learning in children with and without speech sound disorders
  • Language and literacy interventions for children
  • The evolution of different languages (Te Reo Māori and American English)

Researcher Summary

My research interests lie in the areas of typical speech and language development, speech and language disorders in children, and speech sound characteristics of different languages, including Te Reo Māori. I am particularly interested in determining how best to assess and treat speech sound disorders in children.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Childhood Development; Literacy Education; Special Education
  • Health and Health Sciences: Early Intervention; Speech & Language Therapy
  • Languages & Linguistics: Linguistics
  • Māori Knowledge and Development: Te Reo Māori

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Foster-Cohen S., Macrae T. and Newbury J. (2022) Variation in morpho-lexical development within and between diagnoses in children with multi-system atypical development. Frontiers in Psychology.
  • Foster-Cohen S., Newbury J. and Macrae T. (2022) Word type and modality in the emerging productive vocabularies of preschool children with Down syndrome. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders.
  • Macrae T., Hoge R. and Farquharson K. (2022) Consonant Cluster Productions in Preschool Children Who Speak African American English. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 65(4): 1370-1385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00288.
  • McNeill B., McIlraith A., Macrae T., Gath M. and Gillon G. (2022) Predictors of Speech Severity and Inconsistency Over Time in Children With Token-to-Token Inconsistency. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research ePub Ahead of Issue: 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00611.
  • Macrae T. (2017) Stimulus characteristics of single-word tests of children’s speech sound production. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 48(4): 219-233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2017_LSHSS-16-0050.
  • Macrae T. (2016) Comprehensive Assessment of Speech Sound Production in Preschool Children. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 1(1): 39-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/persp1.sig1.39.
  • Macrae T. and Sosa AV. (2015) Predictors of token-to-token inconsistency in preschool children with typical speech-language development. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 29(12): 922-937. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699206.2015.1063085.
  • MacRae T., Stierwalt JAG. and Behel KA. (2015) A case description of speech disturbance and treatment following corrective surgery for stress velopharyngeal incompetence. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 29(11): 826-839. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699206.2015.1055006.
  • Macrae T. and Tyler AA. (2014) Speech abilities in preschool children with speech sound disorder with and without co-occurring language impairment. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 45(4): 302-313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2014_LSHSS-13-0081.
  • Macrae T., Tyler AA. and Lewis KE. (2014) Lexical and phonological variability in preschool children with speech sound disorder. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 23(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1058-0360(2013/12-0037).
  • MacRae T. (2013) Lexical and child-related factors in word variability and accuracy in infants. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 27(6-7): 497-507. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699206.2012.752867.
  • Tyler AA., Gillon G., Macrae T. and Johnson RL. (2011) Direct and Indirect Effects of Stimulating Phoneme Awareness vs. Other Linguistic Skills in Preschoolers With Co-occurring Speech and Language Impairments. Topics in Language Disorders 31(2): 128-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TLD.0b013e318217d473.
  • Macrae T., Robb M. and Gillon G. (2010) Acoustic Analysis of Word and Segment Duration in Children With Speech Sound Disorder. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing 13(2): 77-86.
  • Tyler AA. and MacRae T. (2010) Stimulability: Relationships to other characteristics of children's phonological systems. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 24(4-5): 300-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699200903532516.
  • Fridland., Valerie. and Macrae T. (2009) Erratum: Patterns of /uw/, /U/, and /ow/ Fronting in Reno, Nevada (American Speech (2008) 83 (432-54)). American Speech 84(1): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00031283-2009-009.
  • Fridland V. (2008) PATTERNS OF /Uw/, /ʊ/, AND /Ow FRONTING IN Reno, NEVADA. American Speech 83(4): 432-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00031283-2008-030.
Chapters
  • Macrae T. and Maclagan M. (2022) Sociophonetics and speech-language pathology.. In Strelluf C (Ed.), Routledge handbook of sociophonetics.Routledge.
  • Macrae T., Berteau E. and Lansford K. (2020) Psycholinguistic approach to assessment and treatment of complex speech-language impairment in a school-age child. In Branski R; Molfenter S (Ed.), Psycholinguistic approach to assessment and treatment of complex speech-language impairment in a school-age child (1 ed.)Thieme.
  • Bahr R. and Macrae T. (2019) Phonological processes. In Damico J; Ball M (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders: 1383-1386.Sage. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n453.
  • Macrae T. and Bahr R. (2019) Relational analyses. In Damico J; Ball M (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders: 1592-1593.Sage. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n518.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Gaffney T., Newbury J., Sutherland D. and Macrae T. (2021) Speech-language pathologists’ practices of parental involvement in paediatric speech and language intervention funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Online: New Zealand Speech Language Therapist Association, 1 Nov 2021.
Software / Code
  • Macrae T. (Ed.) (2022) Speech Analysis App. .

Affiliations

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (Professional Organisation): Certified Member
  • New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association (NZSTA) (Professional Organisation): Member
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