Weifeng Han

Associate Professor

College of Human Sciences and Culture

weifeng.han@flinders.edu.au

Bedford Park

GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

I am an Associate Professor with full academic status in Inclusive Education Futures at the College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University. Holding dual PhDs in Linguistics and Speech Pathology, my research primarily investigates the intersections of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) language development and disorders, interprofessional practice (IPP), and early language and literacy policy. My work aims to inform and shape inclusive educational practices that accommodate and celebrate diversity.

I have an extensive background in both theoretical and applied research, bridging the gap between theories and practical applications in inclusive education. My research is particularly focused on how language development varies across different cultural contexts, and how these variations can inform better diagnostic and intervention strategies in multilingual settings. I am deeply committed to collaborative and evidence-based projects that address social inclusion and diversity in education.

I welcome applications from potential PhD and Research Master candidates interested in inclusive education, particularly cognitive-linguistic development, speech-language pathology, IPP and EBP.

Qualifications

PhD (Speech Pathology), PhD (Linguistics)

MSP (Speech PAthology), MA (Applied Linguistics), BA (English), PgDip (Education), CELTA, MSPA CPSP

Honours, awards and grants

Grants

2020-2022 IELTS Research Grant ($48,438)

2018-2020 College of Nursing and Health Sciences Establishment Grant ($9,849.04)

2014-2018 APA / AGRTPS ($26,000/pa)

2015 HDR Publication Award, Flinders University ($500)

2015 Flinders University Student Association Development Grant ($1,000)

2015 Flinders Postgraduate Academic Internship Award ($1,200)

Research Awards

2017 Ember Venning Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Speech Pathology and Audiology ($4,000)

2016 Ember Venning Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Speech Pathology and Audiology ($4,000)

Key responsibilities

Topic Coordination

EDUC2337 - Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
EDUC3656 - Individual Positive Behaviour Support Planning
EDUC4731 - Neurodiversity in Classroom
EDUC9307 - Educational Planning and Assessment for Students with Diverse Learning Needs

Past topic coordination

SPTH1506 - Linguistics and Phonetics

SPTH1509 - Linguistics and Phonetics II

PhD Supervision

CURRENT

Digital Empowerment and Healthy Aging: Examining the Psychosocial Mechanisms Linking Technology Use to Health Behaviours among Chinese Older Adults in Australia.

ELICOS Practitioners’ and Students’ Perceptions of Translanguaging Approaches in Pathway EAP Classrooms: A Multi-site, Mixed-method Study.

Using Generative AI in Telecollaboration to Build Intercultural Competence among Rural Chinese Learners and Australia-Bound Migrants.

AI-Enhanced Mixed Reality Solutions to Support Functional Skills Development in Middle School Students on the Autism Spectrum.

Exploring How Accents Affect Interpretation Accuracy and Speed Among Novice Interpreters.

Designing a Collaborative Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Program on Teacher-Parents Partnership in the Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disability.

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy and Multimodal Literacy in Indonesian EFL Classrooms.

COMPLETED

Aged care staff’s perceptions of working in multicultural teams

Multilingual morpho-phonological development

ESL collocation acquisition

Topic coordinator

SPTH1509 Linguistics and Phonetics II

EDUC9307 Educational Planning and Assessment

SPTH1056 Linguistics and Phonetics

Topic lecturer

SPTH1506 Linguistics and Phonetics

SPTH9121 Professional Studies and Communication Sciences

SPTH1509 Linguistics and Phonetics II

Professional engagement

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Editor

PLOS ONE (Editorial Board)

Frontiers in Psychology (Associate Editor)

Frontiers in Education (Review Editor)

Reviewer

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Language and Speech

Frontiers in Psychology

Journal of Pragmatics

Frontiers in Education

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education

Sustainability

Heliyon

Languages

Lingua Sinica

Member, DP-JEDI (DATA-PASS, Journal Editor)
Consultant, Certified Specialist Health Interpreter (CSHI) Test (Speech Pathology)
Australia National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

² Regular member of the Asia-Pacific Education Collaboration – Speech-Language Pathology (APEC-SLP)

² Research member of the Healthy Development of Adelaide (HDA)

² Regular member of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA)

² Regular member of the Australian Linguistic Society

² Regular member of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia

² Regular member of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association

² Regular member of Data-PASS Journal Editors Discussion Interface

² Life member of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics

² Life member (invitation only) of the Chinese Linguistics Society

Expert for media contact

Cognitive science