DrEmma Wallace
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Senior LecturerFaculty of Medicine and Health
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
LEADERSHIP
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLES
National Board Director Observership Program 2026, The Benevolent Society.
Subject Matter Expert, Dysphagia, Hibernia College Dublin
Academic Liaison, NSW & ACT Branch, Speech Pathology Australia
Associate Editor, Advances in Communication and Swallowing, IASLT journal
Associate Editor, Speech, Language and Hearing Journal
Branch co-chair, NSW & ACT, Speech Pathology Australia
Course Creator, Speech Pathology Australia, Dysphagia Professional Development Course
Speech Pathology Australia, Video-fluoroscopy Clinical Guidelines working group
Course Creator, Northern Speech Services: “Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”
STUDENT SUPERVISION
CURRENT
2024-present Supervisor (Primary), PhD, Haniya Noble, The University of Sydney, Australia.
2024-present Supervisor (Primary), PhD student, Jessica Tam, The University of Sydney, Australia.
2023-present Co-supervisor, PhD student, Dharshini M, The University of Sydney, Australia.
COMPLETED
2023-2024 Supervisor, Honours, Eunice Park, The University of Sydney, Australia.
2022-2023 Supervisor, Honours, Ruby Hutton, The University of Sydney, Australia.
2022-2023 Supervisor, Honours, Norita Reggio, The University of Sydney, Australia.
2020-2023 Supervisor, Honours, Phoebe Tam, Flinders University, South Australia.
2019-2023 Co-supervisor, PhD, Keri Darrock, The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
2017-2019 Co-supervisor, MSc, Leah Hay, The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
2018-2019 Co-supervisor, Honours, Sarah Hiew, The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
2017-2018 Co-supervisor, Honours, Alicia Ang, The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
Undergraduate curriculum development
Speech Pathology Course Accreditation, Dysphagia lead.
Student Liaison Academic, Undergraduate, Year 2.
Speech Pathology Research Symposium Organising Committee
Unit of Study Coordinator, Specialist Studies
Unit of Study Coordinator, Motor Speech, and Dysphagia
Unit of Study Coordinator, Speech Pathology Research Methods
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
2026 Research Excellence and Inclusion Development Program (mentee)
2026 The Observership Program, Board of Directors training and Observation program.
2023 Franklin Women Mentoring Program, 2023 (mentee)
2023 University of Sydney Women in Leadership
2022 American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Lessons for Success Program (mentee), Mentor: Prof Emily Plowman
2022 University of Sydney, Leadership for Good Program
2021 The University of Sydney, Incoming Intellectuals program
2020 Flinders University Mentoring Program (mentee)
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
- AWARDS AND PRIZESDysphagia Resarch Society New Investigator Award - First Place14 Mar 2025
- AWARDS AND PRIZESEuropean Society for Swallowing Disorders Travel Grant1 Jan 2017
- GRANTS (OTHER)Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) Post-doctoral Publishing Grant
- GRANTS (OTHER)Flinders University, Centre for Neuroscience, Project Grant
- AWARDS AND PRIZESFlinders University, Emerging Leaders Showcase, 1st prize, Best Oral Presentation
- GRANTS (OTHER)Irish Association of Speech-Language Therapists Research Grant
- AWARDS AND PRIZESUniversity of Canterbury Research Scholarship