Caroline Bowen

ASHA Fellow, Life Member SPA, Hon FRCSLT
University of Technology, Australia.

Dr. Caroline Bowen AM, PhD, CPSP, ASHA Fellow, Life Member SPA, Hon FRCSLT is a semi-retired speech-language pathologist (SLP). Her interests include evidence-based practice; child speech development and disorders; developmental language disorder; the science of reading and spelling; the role of families in SLP/SLT intervention; applications of information and communication technology in professional practice; research translation; and the impacts of science, pseudoscience, and fads on clinical and education practice.

She worked as a clinical SLP for 42 years, and in that time completed a doctoral degree, wrote several textbooks, produced a small body of peer-reviewed, published research, and built www.speech-language-therapy.com. Since 2005, Dr. Bowen has delivered invited continuing professional development (CPD) events in 22 countries, including New Zealand, where she was born, and Australia, where she lives. With plans to retire at 80 in December 2024, Dr. Bowen continues to welcome invitations to present in-person CPD days anywhere in the world. This is her first visit to Pakistan.

Caroline is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences (SLP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa; and an Adjunct Fellow, at the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology (UTS), Sydney. She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2018 (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Bowen).

She ceased clinical work in 2011 to focus on writing and to expand her CPD adventures. The fully revised and updated third edition of her textbook, Children’s Speech Sound Disorders, is available in hard copy and as an eBook. Two books on science and pseudoscience in the clinic and classroom, with co-author Professor Pamela Snow will be available in 2024 (The Developmental Disorders Roadmap) and 2025 (Making Sense of Interventions for Children with Developmental Disorders – Second edition).