The Academy consists of 528 Fellows including those honorary and overseas. Fellows of the Academy are elected by their peers on the basis of having achieved a very high level of scholarly distinction and for having made a distinguished contribution to one or more disciplines of the social sciences. Sheena is the first Speech Pathologist on record to have been elected a Fellow of the Academy.
Sheena Reilly is Professor of Paediatric Speech Pathology, Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne and is Director of Speech Pathology, at the Royal Children's Hospital. Sheena received her B.App.Sc (Speech & Hearing) from Curtin University and a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of London.
Sheena's research focuses on speech, language and swallowing difficulties in children. Sheena has successfully attracted research funds from a variety of national and international sources and has published widely. Sheena holds a National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) practitioner fellowship.
Sheena is a visiting Professor at University College London (Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child Health) and is on the Editorial Board of five well-respected journals. She is also a well-respected invited speaker both nationally and internationally. In addition, Sheena is Adjunct Professor at the School of Human Communication at LaTrobe University in Melbourne. [close]