Petrea Cornwell

Empathetic and professional Certified Practising Speech Pathology currently working in the tertiary sector. Amicable and respectful individual offering 25-years of experience across Education, Health and Academic contexts. I have worked effectively in and with education and health professionals in rural, regional and remote settings as well as urban areas. Through these experiences I have developed a passion for education of allied health professionals in both the pre-vocational to post-vocational context. I am committed to supporting individuals to develop their knowledge and skills in order to be the best allied health professional they can be and support the communities within which they work.

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills, as working collaboratively with others to achieve high quality outcomes.

Over the past 20 years I have demonstrated my commitment to evidenced-based practice, research, and education through completion of doctoral studies, providing training and education in informal and formal settings, and dissemination of research. Not supplied, but available on request is my record of authoring / co-authoring over 140 book chapters or peer-reviewed manuscripts, and over 130 conference or invited presentations. I have also engaged with my national professional association, international professional association, and key clinical partners (Brisbane South PHN, Office of Chief Allied Health Officer, SWHHS) to advance the allied health professions.

• Speech Pathologists Registration Board of Queensland, No. 970253, 1997 – 2013
• Speech Pathology Australia; Certified Practising Speech Pathologist No. 6885, 1996- current
• Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, 2005 – current
• American Speech and Hearing Association, 2017 - current
• Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, 2021 – current

• Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Doctoral Studies, The University of Queensland, 2004
• School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Commendation for Excellence in Research (Level B), The University of Queensland, 2009
• Service to the Association, Speech Pathology Australia, 2014
• Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, The Prince Charles Hospital, 2014

Editorial Board

• Brain Impairment. 2012 - current
• American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2020 - current

Associate Editor

• Brain Impairment, 2015 - 2023

Guest Associate Editor

• American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2020

Program Accreditor

• Speech Pathology Australia Accreditor Panelist, 2022 - current

Expert Working Group Member

• Dysphagia expert for National Stroke Foundation (Australia) clinical guidelines group, 2009
• Member, Health Practitioners Research Steering Committee, 2008 - 2009
• Statewide Clinical Stroke Network – Queensland, 2014-2020
• Speech Pathology Working Party for Clinical Guidelines review, Stroke Foundation (Australia), 2016 - 2017
• Living Guidelines Stroke Foundation (Australia), 2018 - current
• · World Rehabilitation Alliance 2030 (World Health Organisation), 2023 - current

Committee Member – Professional Association

• Queensland Branch Executive Committee – Practice Workplace and Government Leader, Speech Pathology Australia, 2007-2009
• National Committee Member – Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, 2007 - 2010
• Queensland Registration Board Legacy Fund Advisory Group, 2014 - current

President

• Queensland Branch President – Speech Pathology Australia, 2010 – 2013