Caitlin Slaney is a speech pathologist and PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University. Her project focuses on community participation for preschool-aged children with complex communication needs. Caitlin completed a Bachelor in Health Science (Speech Pathology) (Honours) in 2015 at Charles Sturt University. Since then, she has specialised in early intervention for children who have a disability. In 2019, Caitlin started lecturing at Charles Sturt University, focusing on communication disabilities and multimodal communication/AAC. In 2023, this role expanded to include supporting students on clinical placement as a clinical educator.