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  1. Does More Speech Therapy Lead to Better Results in Childhood Apraxia of Speech? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Available Evidence

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, September 2026, Wiley

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  2. Finding the Right Fit: Caregiver and Clinician Perspectives on Intensive Treatment Schedules for Childhood Apraxia of Speech

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, June 2026, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas, Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel

  3. The Predominant Focus Is Still on Teaching Children to Make Requests: A Systematic Review of AAC for Autistic Adults and Children

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, April 2026, Wiley

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  4. Unpacking the "Black Box" of Children's Speech and Language Therapy Sessions

    Article • Seminars in Speech and Language, March 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  5. Caregivers’ Experiences with Diagnosis and Therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2026, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  6. Comparison of Auditory Perceptual Ratings Between Australian and Cantonese Listeners on Normal and Disordered Voices

    Article • Journal of Voice, February 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  7. Australian caregiver’s experiences and needs when their child has Childhood Apraxia of speech: A qualitative study

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, December 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  8. A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, July 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  9. Telehealth and in‐person placements: Same, same, but different. A mixed methods investigation of speech and language therapy students’ and practice educators’ experiences and perceptions

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, February 2025, Wiley

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  10. Clinician and Caregiver Perspectives on a Community-Based Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing Treatment Trial for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Exploring Perceptions of Research and Routine Clinical Practice

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  11. Exploring the thoughts and feelings of novice speech-language pathology students: A qualitative investigation

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  12. Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Tricia McCabe, Edwin Maas, Dr Jonathan L Preston, Nancy Potter, Angela Morgan, Dr. Elaine R. Hitchcock, Dr. Eddy C. H. Wong, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  13. Clear Masks Do Not Prevent Gains During Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing Treatment: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Pilot Study

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  14. Diagnostic Uncertainty in Childhood Motor Speech Disorders: A Review of Recent Tools and Approaches

    Article • Current Developmental Disorders Reports, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  15. Clinicians’ Decision-Making Regarding Telehealth Services: Focus Group Study in Pediatric Allied Health

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, June 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  16. Weekly Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech With Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Design Study

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  17. Dose frequency randomized controlled trial for Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech: protocol paper

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  18. Clinicians’ Decision-Making Regarding Telehealth Services: Focus Group Study in Pediatric Allied Health (Preprint)

    Article • February 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  19. Watch vs do: A randomized crossover design evaluating modified simulated patients and video learning for novice speech–language therapy students

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  20. Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Elizabeth J Murray, Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  21. Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  22. A summary of what we know about ReST therapy for kids with CAS,

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, August 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Elizabeth J Murray, Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  23. Comorbid morphological disorder apparent in some children aged 4-5 years with childhood apraxia of speech: findings from standardised testing

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth J Murray, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  24. Parent experiences of variations in service delivery of Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

    Article • Developmental Neurorehabilitation, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  25. Combined clinician-parent delivery of rapid syllable transition (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  26. Telehealth delivery of Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, May 2016, Wiley

    Prof Kirrie J Ballard, Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  27. Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The effect of lower dose-Frequency

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, September 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Kirrie J Ballard, Dr Tricia McCabe, Dr Donna Claire Thomas

  28. Parents’ expectations, awareness, and experiences of accessing evidence-based speech-language pathology services for their children with autism

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Donna Claire Thomas