Rate My Professor Emily Jackson

Dr. Emily Jackson is a lecturer and early career researcher in the speech pathology discipline at Curtin University’s Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from Curtin University in early 2021, with her thesis examining word learning and memory in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Before joining academia in mid-2021, she practiced as a speech pathologist in private practice and not-for-profit organizations, supporting children, adolescents, and families to improve communication skills and academic performance. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bath and co-leads the Engage with Developmental Language Disorder (E-DLD) project.

Jackson's research specializations include word learning, verbal working memory, declarative and procedural memory in DLD, mental health support for youth with language and literacy challenges, cyberbullying in neurodivergent adolescents, and enhancing teachers' capabilities to assist students with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) in flexible learning programs. Her contributions extend to creating accessible research summaries for the DLD community and industry-linked initiatives improving outcomes for neurodivergent individuals through the enAble Institute. With over 530 citations on Google Scholar, key publications feature “Word learning and verbal working memory in children with developmental language disorder” (2021), “Working, Declarative, and Procedural Memory in Children With Developmental Language Disorder” (2020), “Managing cyberbullying among adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A scoping review” (2025), “‘They don't realise how hard he has to try every day’: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder” (2025), and “Developing teachers’ knowledge and confidence for supporting students with speech, language, and communication needs in Flexible Learning Program Classrooms: a pilot study” (2025), the latter earning the AJLD Early Career Researcher Award in 2024.