KATHRYN MCKINLEY

About

Kathryn is a speech pathologist, clinical lecturer and researcher. She is the Speech Pathology Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and a clinical lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Kathryn teaches communication skills to speech pathology students at the UoM and to health professionals. She has undertaken facilitator training locally and in Dublin and Toronto. Kathryn is passionate about communication, health literacy and communication skills training, particularly for patients and residents who may be more vulnerable as a result of their communication difficulties. Kathryn is also on the Board of Directors of Speech Pathology Australia.