Professor Judy Clegg

My research addresses the needs of children, young people and adults with communication impairments, who grow up in high socio-economic deprivation, are involved in the criminal justice system and experience mental health difficulties from childhood to adult life.

• Developmental trajectories and long term outcomes of children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
• Impact of social disadvantage on children’s speech, language and communication development
• Complex co-morbidity between speech and language development, social disadvantage, behaviour and mental health in children and adolescents
• Evaluating the effectiveness of speech and language therapy interventions for children and adolescents

Current projects

• Evaluating Elklan Talking Matters Programme. Funded by Elklan and the DfE. PI:Dr Judy Clegg
• Investigating children’s language, communication and behaviour in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Funded by the Department for Education. PI: Professor Sue Roulstone, University of the West of England (UWE). Co-PI: Dr Judy Clegg
• Evaluating the implementation of Intensive Interaction for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in day service provision. Funded by a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, University of Sheffield and NHS Sheffield. PI: Judy Clegg. RA: Rachael Black..
• Communication for life: enabling effective communication for adolescents with severe and complex communication disability: an online learning resource. Funded by a Collaborative Research & Development and Partnership Award, University of Sheffield and Freeman College, Sheffield. PI Judy Clegg and Sarah Spencer. RA: Carla Rohde.