Presentations

Overview of 2025 presentations involving the use of the Global TALES protocol

  1. Bampoe, J.O. (2025). Exploring personal narratives of Ghanaian children. Paper presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  2. Chan, A., Westby, C., Srivastava, V., Zhu, W.L., Li, S. & Westerveld, M. (2025). Advancing personal narrative assessment and intervention in Asian cultures. Talk to be presented at the 12th Asia Pacific International Conference on Speech, Language, and Hearing (2025 APSSLH Conference), on 12-14 December 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. Chan, A. & Westby, C. (2025, keynote speaker). Cultural Influences on Personal Narrative Development: Implications for Speech-Language Pathologists Working with Children and Adolescents with Communication Disorders. Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  4. Domby, L. (2025, invited presentation). Clinical Applications of the Global TALES protocol. Paper presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  5. Einarsdóttir, J.T. (2025). Personal Narratives and Multilingual Children in Iceland. Poster presentation. Global TALES Network Symposium. 11. September 2025.
  6. Filiatrault-Veilleux, P., Hryciw, T., Ang, S., and Westerveld, M. (2025). A comparative analysis of personal narratives using the Global TALES protocol with English- and French-speaking 9-10-year-old Canadian children. [Oral Presentation]. 33rd World Congress of IALP, August 24-28 2025, Malta
  7. Filiatrault-Veilleux, P. & MacLeod, A. (2025). Personal narratives in multilingual contexts within a social justice framework. [Keynote presentation]. Global TALES Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. [Keynote Presentation]. University of Alberta and online, Canada.
  8. Gabaj, M., Kuvač Kraljević, J., & Westerveld, M. (2025, August 24-28). The role of memory mechanisms and socio-emotional functioning in predicting personal narrative ability in children with and without DLD [Conference presentation]. 33rd World Congress of the IALP – Innovation and inspiration in communication, St. Julian’s, Malta.
  9. Gabaj, M. (2025, September 11). The Personal Narrative Skills of Croatian Children with Developmental Language Disorder: The Influence of Emotional Valence [Conference presentation]. Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing global knowledge in personal narratives to bridge the research-to-practice gap in speech-language pathology, Edmonton, Canada.
  10. Jensen de López, K. & Knudsen, Nørgaard, N. S.; Quintanilla, L. & H. S. (2025, August 27). Personal narratives, coherence, expressive language and content of life stories of Danish-Speaking children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. [Conference presentation]. IALP 2025 International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders, San Julian’s, Malta.
  11. Jensen de López, K. & Knudsen, H. S. (2025, September 11). Supporting personal narrative development in children with Developmental Language Impairment (DLD): case studies of clinical practice. [Symposium presentation]. Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing global knowledge in personal narratives to bridge the research-to-practice gap in speech-language pathology, Edmonton, Canada.
  12. Kekejian, C., & Bortz, M. (2025). Translanguaging in Narratives of Multilingual Elementary School Children—A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  13. Lyons R., Antonijevic-Elliot, S., Barbotin, S., Molloy, M; O Malley-Keighran, M., Spelman, J., & Westerveld, M. (2025). Feasibility of Using the Global Tales Protocol to Elicit Personal Narratives in 10-year-old Children in Ireland. Poster presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  14. Maviş, I., Yaşar-Gündüz, E. (2025). Exploring Personal Narrative Abilities in Monolingual Turkish Children Using the Global TALES Protocol: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  15. Nelson, N. (2025). Global TALES longitudinal: Ages 10 and 16. Paper presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  16. Neufeld, C., Charest, M., & Filiatrault-Veilleux, P. (2025). Untold Stories of Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Narrative Skills and Theory of Mind. Poster presented at the Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  17. Srivastava, V., Chan, A. & Westerveld, M. F. (2025). Narrating Happy and Worried Experiences: Coherence in Personal Stories of Hindi-speaking Children with and without Autism. Paper presented at Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  18. Theodorou, E., Vogindroukas, I., Giannakou, E., Tsouti, L., & Phinikettos, I. (2025). Telling Personal Narratives: Comparing Stories Told by 10-Year-Old Speakers of Cypriot Greek Dialect and of Standard Modern Greek. Poster presented at Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
  19. Westerveld, M., Westby, C., Theodorou, E., Geronikou, E., Kuvac Kraljevic, J., Gabaj, M., & on behalf of the Child Language Committee. (2025). Investigating Personal Narrative Coherence: A Global Perspective. Paper presented at the 33rd World Congress of the IALP: Innovation and Inspiration in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Malta.
  20. Zhu, W.L. & Chan, A. (2025). Emotion Expression in Chinese Culture: Coherence in Personal Narratives of Mandarin-speaking Children with and without Autism. Paper presented at Global TALES Network Symposium: Advancing Global Knowledge in Personal Narratives to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Speech-Language Pathology. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 11, 2025.
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