Outcomes of Children
Staff Profiles
Julia Day
Research Speech Pathologist
Julia Day is a speech pathologist and coordinates the assessment intervals for Victorian participants in the LOCHI project. Julia has worked on the project since early 2006 and has a strong interest in maintaining high quality data collection. She has taken on the role of coordinating the quality processes for the enormous amount of LOCHI evaluation data collected each year. Prior to her role on LOCHI, Julia worked as a speech pathologist in schools for over ten years, providing consultative support for children with speech, language and literacy difficulties. Her interest in preventing literacy problems led her to complete a Master of Teaching through Charles Sturt University in 2008. Julia works on the project four days a week and spends her other time caring for her two primary school-aged children.
Patricia van Buynder
Paediatric Audiologist
Trish Van Buynder is one of the original members of the LOCHI team and began on the project in 2005. She worked with Australian Hearing for 9 years as a paediatric audiologist prior to commencing on the project. She also has a Diploma in Education. Trish oversees the audiologists working on the project as well as coordinating the staff in Victoria.
Laura Street
Research Speech Pathologist
Brooke Wekenborg
Paediatric Audiologist
Brooke joined the LOCHI project in mid-2009. She began working for Australian Hearing over 4 years ago as an Audiologist after completing a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Rockhurst University and a Master's Degree of Audiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2005. Brooke began her career in the Bendigo Hearing Centre and is now based at the Moonee Ponds Hearing Centre where she works as a Paediatric Audiologist. She has spent much of the last 4 years working in rural hearing centres across Australia which are affected by staffing shortages. When time permits Brooke enjoys playing soccer and visiting her family in Missouri, USA.