Seminar: The Role of Speech Pathology in Gender-Affirming Voice Care
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Synopsis:
This seminar is targeted at speech pathologists, health professionals who may provide care for transgender and gender diverse people (e.g., otolaryngologists, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, general practitioners), and anyone interested in learning about the role of speech pathology in gender-affirming voice care. It will provide you with a general overview of the role of speech pathology in gender affirming voice care, some practical skills in (de)feminising and (de)masculinising voice and discuss further professional development opportunities.
Speaker: Dr Yeptain Leung
Dr Yeptain Leung is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Clinical Speech Science at The University of Melbourne with specialism in voice sciences and disorders. He undertook his Master of Speech Language Pathology at The University of Sydney and his PhD at La Trobe University on the relationship between voice and listener perceptions of speaker gender. Yeptain's research currently focuses on gender-affirming voice care and voice ergonomics. He is a committee member of the Asian Professional Association for Transgender Health and has been serving the trans and gender diverse population in Hong Kong through provision of voice and communication training for many years. In 2016, he was awarded the Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship to undertake specialist research and coursework in trans and gender diverse voice and communication at Karolinska Institutet and has embedded elements of the Swedish way into his research and clinical practice. Yeptain is also a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists who has practised extensively as a speech pathologist in Hong Kong. He is currently in the process of setting up a gender-affirming voice clinic at The University of Melbourne together with Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics’ Speech Pathology clinic which will provide members of the University community and public quality gender-affirming voice care services and be an active hub for ongoing research initiatives.
Location: Online
Full fee: A$150 A$115