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Gail Gillon

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Gail Therese Gillon
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Scientific career
FieldsChild development
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury
Thesis
Doctoral studentsCatherine Moran

Gail Therese Gillon is a New Zealand child development academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Canterbury and is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.[1]

Academic career

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After a 1995 PhD at titled 'The phonological, semantic and syntactic skills of children with specific reading disability' at the University of Queensland, she moved to the University of Canterbury, rising to full professor.[1]

Much of Gillon's research relates to phonological awareness intervention in childhood reading disorders.

Notable doctoral students of Gillon include Catherine Moran.[2]

Awards

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In March 2021, Gillon was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising that her research "has resulted in transformation of both speech-language therapy and class teaching practices throughout the world... and is positively enhancing the well-being of thousands of children and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand."[3]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gail Gillon". The University of Canterbury.
  2. ^ Moran, Catherine Ann (2002). Language comprehension and working memory in adolescents with traumatic brain injury (PhD thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury.
  3. ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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