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DrMelissa Brunner

(she/her)

Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • MEMBERSHIP
    Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
    24 Aug 2026
    Senior Fellow
  • MEMBERSHIP
    The University of Sydney
    6 Jul 2026
    Program Director, Undergraduate Speech Pathology Degree
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Digital Health and Informatics Network Convenor
    1 Jan 2024
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Scientific Lead, Digital Health Week
    1 Jan 2024
  • EDITORIAL
    Brain Impairment journal
    1 Jan 2023
    Journal
  • MEMBERSHIP
    NSW Speech Pathology Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Academic Liaison for the Adult Language group
    1 Jan 2023
  • MEDIA
    Digital Health Week 2021: Pushing the Boundaries of Health Care.
    10 Feb 2021
    #DigitalHealthWeek21 chat
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION
    Conference
    1 Jan 2021
    Conference Committee, International Cognitive Communication Disorders Conference
  • OFFICE HELD
    Digital Health Week
    1 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2023
    Chair
  • EDITORIAL
    Brain Impairment journal
    1 Jan 2020 - 1 Jan 2023
    Journal
  • OFFICE HELD
    Digital Health Week
    1 Jan 2020 - 1 Jan 2021
    Chair
  • RECOGNITION
    University of Technology Sydney, The Chancellor's List
    1 Jan 2020
  • RECOGNITION
    University of Technology Sydney, The Dean's HDR List (Faculty of Health)
    1 Jan 2020
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) Student Conference Travel Grant Award: $1100
    1 Jan 2019
  • RECOGNITION
    University of Technology Sydney Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate Research Student Conference Fund : $3000
    1 Jan 2019
  • MEDIA
    TwitterMind: Using Social Media after a Traumatic Brain Injury (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2018
    UTS 3 Minute Thesis (finalist)
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  • RECOGNITION
    University of Technology Sydney 3 Minute Thesis Competition , Finalist
    1 Jan 2018
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University of Technology Sydney Combined Faculties 3 Minute Thesis Competition, Winner Best Presentation Graduate School of Health: $200
    1 Jan 2018
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University of Technology Sydney Graduate School of Health 3 Minute Thesis Competition, Winner Best Presentation
    1 Jan 2018
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University of Technology Sydney Graduate School of Health 3 Minute Thesis Competition, Winner People's Choice
    1 Jan 2018
  • MEDIA
    Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and Traumatic Brain Injury: Getting Organised in SLP/SLT (opens in a new tab)⁠
    7 May 2017
    Invited curator for the international Twitter account @WeSpeechies twitter.com/wespeechies curated week and #WeSpeechies chat, May 7-13, 2017. Analytics: 76 participants, 1.877M Twitter impressions, see Symplur hashtag analytics
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  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) Student Conference Travel Grant Award : $1100 (Conference registration $300; $800 towards travel and accommodation)
    1 Jan 2017
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University of Newcastle Faculty of Education and Arts HDR Achievement Award : $500
    1 Jan 2017
  • MEDIA
    Using technology in rehabilitation with people after ABI
    6 Oct 2016
    Invited moderator for the international Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) Twitter #assbichat. Analytics: 14 participants, 154K Twitter impressions.
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University of Newcastle Faculty of Education and Arts HDR Achievement Award : $550
    1 Jan 2016