Dr. Yvonne Lynch

• Lynch, Y., McCleary, M., Smith, MM, Instructional strategies used in direct AAC interventions with children to support graphic symbol learning: A systematic review, Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018, p23 - 36Journal Article, 2018, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Lynch, Y., Murray, J., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Batorowicz, B., Randall, N., Judge, S., Decision-making in communication aid recommendations in the UK: Cultural and contextual influencers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2019, p13Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Randall, N. & Judge, S. , Professionals' decision-making in recommending communication aids in the UK: competing considerations, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 2019, p1-13Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Judge, Simon and Randall, Nicola and Goldbart, Juliet and Lynch, Yvonne and Moulam, Liz and Meredith, Stuart and Murray, Janice, The language and communication attributes of graphic symbol communication aids - a systematic review and narrative synthesis, Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 2019, p1â€"11Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Webb, Edward J D and Meads, David and Lynch, Yvonne and Randall, Nicola and Judge, Simon and Goldbart, Juliet and Meredith, Stuart and Moulam, Liz and Hess, Stephane and Murray, Janice, What's important in AAC decision making for children? Evidence from a best-worst scaling survey, Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985), 35, (2), 2019, p80â€"94Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Judge, Simon and Randall, Nicola and Lynch, Yvonne and Meredith, Stuart and Moulam, Liz and Murray, Janice and Goldbart, Juliet, The Language and Communication Characteristics of Communication Aids - A Systematic Review, Studies in health technology and informatics, 242, 2017, p347â€"350Journal Article, 2017, URL
• Webb Edward J D, Lynch Yvonne, Meads David, Judge Simon, Randall Nicola, Goldbart Juliet, Meredith Stuart, Moulam Liz, Hess Stephane, Murray Janice, Finding the best fit: examining the decision-making of augmentative and alternative communication professionals in the UK using a discrete choice experiment , BMJ Open , 9 , (11 ), 2019, pe030274 -Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Moulam, L, Jayes, M., Meredith, S., Lynch, Y., Whittle, H., Randall, N., Judge, S., Goldbart, J.., Murray, J. , The rhetoric and reality of co-production with those who use AAC, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference , Nottingham , 25-26 September 2019, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
• Goldbart, J., Moulam, L., Lynch, Y., Randall, N., Judge, S., and Murray, J., Inclusion of participants with communication and learning disabilities in a study of experience of communication aid assessments., The European Academy of Childhood Disability Conference , Tblisi, Georgia , 28-31 May 2018, 2018Poster, 2018
• Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Lynch, Y., Goldbart, J., Murray, J., Public Patient Involvement: Promoting a partnership rather than a consultation model , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC , Gold Coast, Australia , 23-26 July 2018, 2018Poster, 2018
• Goldbart, J., Moulam, L., Randall, N., Judge, S., and Murray J.,, Inclusion of participants with communication and learning disabilities in a study of experience of communication aid assessments., Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds Uk, 9-11 September 2018 , 2018Poster, 2018
• Webb, E. Meads, D., Lynch, Y., Randall, N., Judge, S., Goldbart, J., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Clinical decision making in augmentative and alternative communication for children: A best worst scaling approach, Health Economists'Study Group conference , Aberdeen , 2017Oral Presentation, 2017
• Judge, S., Randall, N., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam L., Murray, J., The language and communication characteristics of communication aids - a systematic review., Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242, 2017, pp347 - 350Conference Paper, 2017
• Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Murray, J., Goldbart, J., and Lynch, Y., Public Patient Involvement: Promoting a partnership rather than a consultation model , Faculty Research in High Summer Conference, Manchester UK , July 2016, 2016Poster, 2016
• Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Moulam, L., and Smith, M. , Identifying appropriate symbol communication aids for children - clinical decision making , Research Symposium at the Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Toronto, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
• McCleary, M, Smith, M, and Lynch, Y. , A survey of working practices of SLTs in Ireland in the field of augmentative and alternative communication , Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds, UK, September 2016, 2016Poster, 2016
• Lynch, Y and Smith, M, For typically developing 3-year-olds, Is aided language stimulation a more effective instructional strategy than a mand-model strategy in supporting acquisition of novel abstract symbol word pairings? , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC , Lisbon, Portugal , 12.08.2014, 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Goldbart, J., Moulam, L., Judge, S., Webb, E., Jayes, M., Meredith, S., Whittle, H., Randall, N., Meads, D., Hess, S., The decision-making process in recommending electronic communication aids for children and young people who are non-speaking: The I-ASC mixed methods study , Health Services and Delivery Research , 8, (45), 2020Journal Article, 2020, URL
• Lynch, Y. , A Study of what young children interpret from a sample of picture communication symbols , Journal of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, 10, 2000Journal Article, 2000
• Lynch, Y., McCleary, M.,, The impact of direct language intervention on communication board use , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Natal Brazil , 6.10.2004, 2004Poster, 2004
• McCleary, M., Lynch, Y., , The impact of direct intervention on communication board use , Journal of Clinical Speech and Language Studies , 15, 2005, p25 - 41Journal Article, 2005
• Lynch, Y., McCleary, M.,, A study exploring classroom based interventons for AAC users at a special school , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Montreal, Canada, 4.08.2008, 2008Poster, 2008
• Lynch, Y., Smith, M., When you have lemons, make lemonade. An exploration of challenges and opportunities in arrying out research in a clinical setting., Clinical AAC Research Conference, Virginia USA, 2008Oral Presentation, 2008
• Lynch, Y., Smith, M., Potential parallels in logographic scripts and graphic symbols in AAC , ISAAC Research Symposium , Barcalona, Spain , 2008Oral Presentation, 2008
• Lynch, Y., Smith, M., How do typically developing 3 year olds acquire abstract symbol-word pairings under different learning conditions? , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Pittsburgh USA, 2012Oral Presentation, 2012
• Lynch, Y., Smith, M., A comparison of graphic symbol learning by children without disabilties across two instructional strategies , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Toronto, Canada, 12.08.2018, 2016Oral Presentation, 2016
• Webb, E., Meads, D., Lynch, Y., Judge, S., Moulam, L., Hess, S., and Murray, J., Attribute Selection for a Discrete Choice Experiment Incorporating a Best-Worst Scaling Survey, Value in Health, 2021Journal Article, 2021, URL
• Jayes, M., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Whittle, H., Lynch, Y., Goldbart, J., Judge, S., Webb, E., Meads, D., Hemsley, B., & Murray, J., Making Public Involvement in Research More Inclusive of People With Complex Speech and Motor Disorders: The I-ASC Project., Qualitative Health Research, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Farren, E., Quigley, D., & Lynch, Y. , Telepractice in service delivery: A survey of perspectives and practices of speech and language therapists in Ireland during COVID-19. , Advances in Communication and Swallowing, 2022, p1 - 12Journal Article, 2022
• Sotiropoulou Drosopoulou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M., Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K., Lynch, Y., Stadskleiv, K., & Von Tetzchner, S., Conversation Patterns between Children with Severe Speech Impairment and their Conversation Partners in Dyadic and Multi-person Interactions, Applied Linguistics , 2021Journal Article, 2021, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Lynch, Y, Classroom Collaboration for effective AAC intervention , Biennial Conference of the ISAAC , Dusseldorf, Germany , August 2006, 2006Poster, 2006
• Lynch, Y and McCleary, M, A survey of working practices of SLTs in Ireland in the field of augmentative and alternative communication , Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Conference , Mullingar , 2017Oral Presentation, 2017
• Lynch, Y , Identifying appropriate symbol communication aids for children: Evidence based resources to enhance clinical decision making , Speech and Language Pathology Summerschool , online , August 2021, 2021Oral Presentation, 2021
• Webb EJD, Meads D, Lynch Y, Randall N, Judge S, Goldbart J, Meredith S, Moulam L, Hess S, Murray J., Something for everybody? Assessing the suitability of AAC systems for children using stated preference methods., Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985), 2023, p1-13Journal Article, 2023, DOI
• Yvonne Lynch, Beth Milofsky, Cliona Sullivan, Eilis Farren, Órla Gilheaney, Susan Johnson, Ciaran Kenny, Caroline Jagoe and Duana Quigley, Developing a framework and digital toolkit for healthcare professional students and educators to support Technology-Enabled Practice Education (TEPE), Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 21, (1-2), 2023, p1 - 30Journal Article, 2023, DOI , URL
• Murray, J, Randall, N., Whittle, H., and Lynch, Y, A case series from Service Users' Perspectives of AAC decision-making and the views of family members and professionals who support them , Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds, UK , 11/09/2022, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022, URL
• Murray, J and Lynch Y, Perspectives of Young People who use AAc and their family Members on literacy learning , Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds, UK , 11/09/2022, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Sotiropoulou Drosopoulou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M., Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K, Lynch, Y, Stadskliev, K and von Tetzchner, S, Appraising Conversation patterns between children and young people who use aided AAC and their conversation partners in two-person and multiperson interactions - clinical implications , Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds UK , 11/09/22, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Judge, S., Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Randall, N., Whittle, H., & Goldbart, J., Attributes of communication aids as described by those supporting children and young people with AAC. , International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022Journal Article, 2022, URL
• Moore Ramirez, Sinead, Lynch, Yvonne, "Feeling our way around in the dark" AAC team collaboration in the context of service change: Special education teachers" perceptions, Child Language, Teaching and Therapy, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
• Sheridan, J., Lynch, Y., Quigley, D., McCleary, M., Bradford, M., Maycock, K., ESTA: Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy through Artificial Intelligence, Science Foundation Ireland Summit 2023, Cork, Ireland, 20.11.23, 2023Poster, 2023
• Sheridan, J., Maycock, K., McCleary, M., Bradford, M., Igushkin, M., Lynch, Y., Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy using Technology, Better Together for Digital Healthcare 2023, Dublin, Ireland, 01.12.23, 2023Poster, 2023

• Augmented Communication: patient and public involvement in research: rhetoric and reality in, editor(s)McLaughlin, H., Beresford, P., Cameron, C., Casey, H., and Duffy, J. , The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education , Routledge International Handbooks, 2020, pp427 - 439, [Moulam, L., Meredith, S, Whittle, H, Lynch, Y. and Murray, J., ]Book Chapter
• Yvonne Lynch, Enhancing clinical decision making in AAC: Key findings and resources from the I-ASC study , The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Biennial conference , Croke Park Dublin , 16.05.2019, 2019Invited Talk
• Yvonne Lynch, A picture paints a thousand words. Or does it? TheinformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Literacy by design TheInformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Supersize your systematic review TheInformedslp.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Taking a closer look at cortical visual impairment, TheInformedSLP, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, AAC abandonment: What happens next? TheInformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Speech-language therapy you can count on The InformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Where EF meets DLD TheInformedSLP, 2021, 12 - 26Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Top tips to transform telehealth with preschoolers TheInformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Allow me to be indirect TheInformedSLP, 2022, 12 - 26Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Keep it simple for CVI TheInformedSLP.com, 2021, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Polishing our crystal balls for preschool stuttering TheInformedSLP, 2022, 12 - 26Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Don't Forget the Fringe TheInformedSLP, 2022, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Focus on Form The Informed SLP, 2022, 12 - 26Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Want to win at telepractice? Be extra! The Informed SLP , 2022, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, You say it best when you say nothing at all The Informed SLP, 2022, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, I just need some space The Informed SLP , 2022, -Miscellaneous
• Supporting emerging communicators using AAC: two case reports in, editor(s)Smith, M , Clinical Cases in AAC , 2023, [McCleary, M and Lynch, Y. ]Book Chapter, DOI
• Murray, J, Lynch, Y, Goldbart, J, Webb, E, Meredith, S., Moulam, L, Whittle H, A Child's Right to Talk - Symbol Communication Aids , Westminster Parliament, London, UK , 2018Oral Presentation
• Personal perspectives on AAC in, editor(s)Martine M Smith , Clinical cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, London, Routledge, 2023, pp118 - 129, [Fitzpatrick Gillian, Fitzpatrick Sean, Lynch Yvonne, Smith Martine M.]Book Chapter, DOI
• The I-ASC Explanatory Model as a Support for AAC Assessment Planning A Case Report in, editor(s)M.Smith , Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication , New York , 2023, pp12 - 26, [Lynch, Y. and Murray, J]Book Chapter, DOI
• Sotiropoulou Drosopolou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M, Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K., Lynch, Y., Stadskliev, K., and von Tetzchner, S., Appraising Conversation Patterns between children and young people who use aided AAC and their conversation partners in two-person and multiperson interactions - clinical implications , Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 2022Journal Article
• Lynch Y and McCleary, M, Assistive Technology Meeting of the Oireachtas Disability Committee, Assistive Technology Meeting of the Oireachtas Disability Committee, Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin 2, 06/10/23, 2022Invited Talk, URL
• Yvonne Lynch, How much modelling is enough?, 2023, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, Strategic + Creative = Effective, 2023, -Miscellaneous
• Yvonne Lynch, It"s time to re-think AAC candidacy, 2023, -Miscellaneous
• Sheridan, J., Maycock, K., Quigley, D., McCleary, M., Bradford, M., Lynch, Y., Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy through Technology, IASLT Biennial Conference 2023, online, 5.12.23, 2023Poster
• Lynch, Y., Sheridan J, Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy through Artificial Intelligence: Implicaitons for Clinical Practice, Developmental Language Disorder Special Interest Group Study Day, Online, 26.02.24, 2024, DLD SIGInvited Talk
• Yvonne Lynch, Reflecting and responding to student feedback to inform pedagogy in the post-pandemic context., Academic Practice Lunchtime Seminar: Teaching Award winners share their teaching innovations and experiences, TCD, 30.05.24, 2024, Centre for Academic Practice TCDInvited Talk

• Title

  Exploring the potential of digital learning in AAC.
  Summary

  This was a research study exploring parental perspectives on the role of digital resources in supporting the learning of key work signing (Lámh).
  Funding Agency

  Lámh Ltd
  Date From

  01.01.2019
  Date To

  01.01.2020
• Title

  Promoting the communicative participation of children with speech, language and communication needs
  Summary

  This is a networking grant to develop a research network across the UK and Ireland focusing on communicative participation for children with speech, language and communication needs.
  Funding Agency

  ESRC-IRC Networking Grant 2020
  Date From

  01.02.21
  Date To

  01.02.22
• Title

  The AAC and Literacy Project
  Summary

  This was a research study exploring the literacy experiences and perspectives of four young people who use AAC and their families
  Funding Agency

  Manchester Metropolitan University
• Title

  Identifying Appropriate Symbol Communication Aids for children who are non-speaking: enhancing clinical decision making
  Summary

  https://iasc.mmu.ac.uk
  Funding Agency

  National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
  Date From

  2016
  Date To

  2019

Health services and systems,

• British Academy of Childhood Disability-CASTANG Fellow - For future research leaders in the field of childhood disability 2019-2020
• The International Society of the ISAAC: Emerging Researcher Travel Award - to support upcoming researchers in the field of AAC 2018
• Lámh Scholar 2019
• Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award 2023
• Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University 2016- to date

• CORU registered Speech and Language Therapist
• Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists to date
• International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication to date