Introduction
Neville Hennessey lectures primarily in the Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) program at Curtin University. The areas in which Neville teaches includes speech science and acoustic phonetics, psycholinguistics, research methods and statistics. Neville also supervises research students in Speech Pathology and Psychology, ranging from Honours to PhD. Research interests include dyslexia, psycholinguistics, stuttering, normal and disordered speech and language development, including the relationship between the emergence of speech and language skills in infancy and later language and literacy development, and the relationship between speech perception and production.
Post Nominals
BA(Hons), PhD
Research Interests
Cognitive processes in language perception and production. Dyslexia and reading development. Acquired and developmental language disorders. Speech disorders including stuttering. Human performance. Speech science, including digital signal processing of normal and disordered speech and swallowing. Dysphagia.
Supervision
Teaching Summary
Speech Science, Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics, Research Methods and Statistics, Advanced Topics in Speech Pathology
Publications
2019
- Druker, K., N. Hennessey, T. Mazzucchelli, and J. Beilby. 2019. "Elevated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children who stutter." Journal of Fluency Disorders 59: 80-90.
- Johnston, S. K., N. W. Hennessey, and S. Leitão. 2019. "Determinants of assessing efficiency within auditory attention networks." Journal of General Psychology 146 (2): 134-169.
2018
- Hennessey, N. W., G. Fisher, and N. Ciccone. 2018. "Developmental changes in pharyngeal swallowing acoustics: a comparison of adults and children." Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 43 (2): 63-72.
2014
- Hennessey, N. W., E. Dourado, and J. M. Beilby. 2014. "Anxiety and speaking in people who stutter: An investigation using the emotional Stroop task." Journal of Fluency Disorders 40: 44-57.
2013
- Highman, C., N. W. Hennessey, S. Leitao, and J. P. Piek. 2013. "Early development in infants at risk of childhood apraxia of speech: A longitudinal investigation." Developmental Neuropsychology 38 (3): 197-210.
2012
- Lau, S. R., J. M. Beilby, M. L. Byrnes, and N. W. Hennessey. 2012. "Parenting styles and attachment in school-aged children who stutter." Journal of Communication Disorders 45: 98-110.
- Highman, C., S. Leitão, N. Hennessey, and J. Piek. 2012. "Prelinguistic communication development in children with childhood apraxia of speech: A retrospective analysis." International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 14: 35-47.
- Hennessey, N. W., A. Deadman, and C. Williams. 2012. "Semantic effects on word naming in children with developmental dyslexia." Journal of Research in Reading 35 (3): 267-286.
- Ciccone, N., N. Hennessey, and S. F. Stokes. 2012. "Community-based early intervention for language delay: a preliminary investigation." International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 47: 467-470.
2010
- Hennessey, N. W., S. Leitao, and K. Mucciarone. 2010. "Verbal repetition skill in language impaired children: Evidence of inefficient lexical processing?." International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 12: 47-57.
2008
- Mulcahy, K., N. Hennessey, J. Beilby, and M. Byrnes. 2008. "Social anxiety and the severity and typography of stuttering in adolescents." Journal of Fluency Disorders 33: 306-319.
- Franklin, D. E., C. L. Taylor, N. W. Hennessey, and J. M. Beilby. 2008. "Investigating factors related to the effects of time-out on stuttering in adults." International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 43 (3): 283-299.
- Hennessey, N. W., C. Y. Nang, and J. M. Beilby. 2008. "Speeded verbal responding in adults who stutter: Are there deficits in linguistic encoding?." Journal of Fluency Disorders 33: 180-202.
- Highman, C., N. Hennessey, M. Sherwood, and S. Leitão. 2008. "Retrospective parent report of early vocal behaviours in children with suspected childhood apraxia of speech (sCAS)." Child Language Teaching and Therapy 24 (3): 285-306.
2007
- Hird, K., and N. W. Hennessey. 2007. "Facilitating use of speech recognition software for people with disabilities: A comparison of three treatments." Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 21 (3): 211-226.
2006
- Truman, A., and N. W. Hennessey. 2006. "The locus of naming difficulties in children with dyslexia: evidence of inefficient phonological encoding." Language and Cognitive Processes 21 (4): 361-393.
1999
- Hennessey, N. W., and K. Kirsner. 1999. "The role of sub-lexical orthography in naming: A performance and acoustic analysis." Acta Psychologica 103 (1-2): 125-148.