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Encourages open-minded and thoughtful discussions.
Helps students see the bigger picture.
Makes learning engaging and enjoyable.
Creates a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Encourages students to think creatively.
Corinne Cribb is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. She holds the positions of Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Speech Pathology at the Lismore campus and Work Integrated Learning Academic Coordinator for Speech Pathology. With a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Sydney, Cribb functions as an academic and Practice Educator. Her responsibilities encompass preparing speech pathology students for clinical practice across university locations including Lismore and the Gold Coast. She is listed in the university directory with contact details facilitating communication for academic and professional inquiries.
Cribb contributes to research and practice in speech pathology education. She is a co-author of the 2024 publication 'Ready to practice in hospitals? Insights into developing a co-designed hospital orientation for speech pathology students' in the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, co-authored with Andy Smidt, Bridgette Glanville, Genevieve Vuong, Helen E. Wallace, Lisa Carey, and Natalie Munro. This work explores collaborative strategies to enhance student readiness for hospital environments. Additionally, she co-authored the preprint 'Ensuring quality, not just quantity, in Work-Integrated Learning in Health (Practice Report)' forthcoming in 2026, alongside J. Buchan, Linda Furness, Donna Wilson, Borkwei Ed Nignpense, Paul Whitelaw, and Elizabeth Goode, focusing on qualitative aspects of health education placements. On ResearchGate, her profile is affiliated with Southern Cross University, Lismore, with publications cited 18 times. In a 2021 university news article celebrating Speech Pathology Week, Cribb, as course coordinator, addressed communication disorders, Zoom fatigue challenges, the competitive workforce of approximately 14,500 speech pathologists in Australia, and career opportunities in public health, private practice, NDIS, and justice sectors to support comprehension of court orders and reduce recidivism. Her ORCID is 0009-0008-1092-9143.
