School of Medical and Health Sciences

Dr Charn Nang

Charn is the course coordinator for the Bachelor of Speech Pathology in the School of Medical and Health Sciences. She is a senior lecturer and researcher in speech pathology.

Current Teaching

• SPE1100 - Evidence Based Practice in Speech Pathology
• SPE2104 - Analysis of Sensorimotor Systems
• SPE2106 - Treatment Principles
• SPE3105 - Management of Sensorimotor Disorders – Fluency lectures

Background

Charn graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science (Human Communication) with first class Honours. She worked as a speech pathologist for the Department of Health and a research assistant before pursuing post-graduate research studies. She was awarded a PhD from The University of Western Australia, thesis titled “Cause or consequence: An investigation of the factors determining the onset and development of stuttering” in 2013.

Charn has worked with The Speak Easy Association of WA Inc. since 2002, as a facilitator and speech pathology clinical and research consultant. She has advised on, coordinated, and managed the core operations of the association, has secured community-based grants for various projects (including Lotterywest, Adult Community Education and Community Arts Network WA). Charn has also worked clinically with people who stutter of all ages to assist community integration

Charn has published research in the area of stuttering and clinical education in national and international journals, and presented at national (Australian Speak Easy Association, Speech Pathology Australia) and international conferences (The International Fluency Association, International Stuttering Association) dedicated to the topic of stuttering and related topics.

Charn has been a lecturer and researcher at Edith Cowan University since 2008 and Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology Program since 2016. As Course Coordinator, Charn leads the Speech Pathology teaching team to provide a quality learning experience to students. Charn was the inaugural winner of the ECU’s Athena Swan Advancement Scheme Travel Subsidy Award (2016) and has been awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award, Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2020).

Charn is a national Accreditor for speech pathology programs with Speech Pathology Australia (since 2016). In this role, she evaluates speech pathology programs and their teaching and program standards against the national professional standards. In previous years Charn has been responsible for the Scientific Affairs Portfolio in the WA branch of Speech Pathology Australia, which aims to continue to develop the research culture with the profession of speech pathology. Charn has been an article rater (using the Pedro rating scale) for SpeechBITE, a web-based database for speech pathology interventions. Charn is currently a member of Speech Pathology Australia, the national speech pathology organisation.

Professional Associations

• 2017-current: Western Australian Health Translation Network
• 2004-current: Speech Pathology Australia
• 2002-current: The Speak Easy Association of Western Australia
• 2002-current: Australian Speak Easy Association
• 2005-2016: International Fluency Association
• 2009-2016: SpeechBITE

Awards and Recognition

• 2020 - Vice Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award, Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• 2016 - Athena Swan Advancement Scheme Professional Development/Travel Subsidy Award, Edith Cowan University

Research Areas and Interests

Charn’s research interests are in stuttering, quality of life and, mental health and communication, cross-cultural topics in speech pathology, speech motor control development, speech production processes and evidence-based treatments for stuttering.

Qualifications

• BSc Human Communication Science with 1st Class Honours, Curtin University of Technology.
• Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2013.

Research Outputs

Research Projects

• Evidence based practice in the treatment of adults who stutter: Towards translation, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2016, 2017 ‑ 2018, $21,158.

Research Student Supervision