Centre for Psychological Research (PsyCen) seminar - hybrid
About this Event
Abstract:
Phonetic transcription is an important skill for Speech and Language Therapists. Previous research has identified that SLTs often lack confidence in transcribing, and that transcription is not always a priority for SLTs or services. There have been very few studies which have required SLTs to transcribe, and none which have evaluated the process rather than the product of transcription.
This seminar will present findings from a new study which specifically examined transcription as a process within a realistic clinical context. Alongside a summary of my career and my experiences of transcribing, I will discuss the implications of my research for real-life clinical practice. I invite discussion of the question that is sometimes overlooked in discussions about accuracy, best practice, and technological advances in the field: what is transcription actually for?
Speaker Biography
Dr Sarah White is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist. Before joining the University in 2017, Sarah worked in the NHS for 11 years, specialising in areas including Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, stammering and autism assessment.
Sarah has a background in Linguistics and Phonetics and Language and Communication Impairment in Children, and completed her PhD at Leeds Beckett University in 2026. She continues to undertake clinical work in autism assessment alongside her academic role.
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