Michelle is a lecturer and clinical educator in fluency disorders for the Flinders University Speech Pathology program. She has been employed at Flinders University since 2007, and completed her PhD in early childhood stuttering through the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, the University of Sydney, in 2012. Michelle is involved in the teaching and clinical education programs for both the undergraduate and graduate entry speech pathology programs at Flinders University. She is a clinical educator for the Flinders University Fluency Clinic. Michelle has specific interests in fluency disorders, the lived experience of individuals with communication and swallowing disorders, and child behaviour and mental health. She has collaborated in research projects with the Department of General Practice, Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Health Service - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services since 2007.