Janet is a professor and has been a lecturer, researcher and clinician in the field of stuttering for over 40 years. She is well known nationally and internationally and have treated thousands of clients, trained hundreds of students and been awarded over half a million dollars in research funds investigating varying aspects of stuttering disorders, dementia and virtual education. Over 40 years ago on the campus of Curtin University, Janet established a free community clinic for those who stutter, and continues to treat persons who stutter and their families with over 50 clients per week attending this Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic (CSTC). CSTC is the largest treatment facility for those who stutter in the southern hemisphere.

WiTWA Women in Technology WA Award Outstanding Leadership in Technological Advancement for Women in Western Australia

STEM Outreach Program - Techtrails Community Manager of Women in Technology WA (WITWA) - Leading Curtin University Female Researcher in their role

Education Innovation Award Winner – Innovation in Education Prize for the Empathy Simulator Curtin University

SimHealth Best Education Development Award Australasian Simulation Congress

Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Australian Government Department of Education and Trainin

Excellence and Innovation Award – Excellence in Teaching, Clinical Education

Faculty of Health Sciences Curtin University

Excellence and Innovation in Teaching – Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University 

·       Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Curtin University

·       Fellow of Speech Pathology Association of Australia   Speech Pathology Australia

·       Outstanding Clinician Award   International Fluency Association World Congress, Portugal

·       International Fluency Association Professional Standards Committee Member

I am a global leader in successful initiatives for the treatment of early stuttering disorders. I am internationally recognized for my effective treatments of the psychosocial impact of stuttering in adults and have been acknowledged and rewarded as the most outstanding clinician in the world. I translate research into practice and have successfully treated over 10,000 individuals with stuttering disorders. I advise and determine standards for evidenced based stuttering treatments and training of speech pathologists in stuttering disorders around the world. I am a foundation member of the International Stuttering research team that has determined the genetic markers for stuttering. 1000 DNA samples from multi-generational families attending the Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic that I established 40 years ago have produced these genetic markers.

·       Wise Realities Institute for Healthcare Emerging Technologies Research 2020 Board of Directors Deputy Chair

·       National Award for Special Recognition Australian Speak Easy Association 

·       Children’s Week Award of Recognition Government of Western Australia  

          Linda Pratico Benefactor PhD Scholarship in Stuttering Research Curtin University         

I am a community advocate with desired business management skills assisting not-for-profit industry stakeholders. I am an advisory board member for community consumer organizations and have received national recognition. I have successfully engaged benefactor support for the Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic over an extended number of years as well as philanthropic sponsored student prizes and PhD top-up scholarship awards.

·       Dementia Program – Curtin enAble Institute

·       Curtin Aging Research Network Team – Health Sciences Research CARN

·       Evaluation of the National Framework for Action on Dementia 2015-2019 WA Department of Health

I am an expert consultant to state and national Dementia and Aged Care providers. I have provided nationally recognized training in essential communication skills for health care professionals, family members and volunteers assisting those living with dementia. I have trained medical practitioners and allied health providers to differentially diagnose dementia at Acute Tertiary Care hospitals, Aged Care facilities and through Telehealth training for remote and rural W.A. Country Health Services (medical and allied health). I lead a team specializing in inter-generational dementia care program for families.