Elise Baker is the Associate Dean (Research) for the School of Health Sciences at Western Sydney University. She is also the Conjoint Associate Professor of Allied Health for the School in partnership South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD). Elise is also a Research Associate of the Ingham institute for Applied Medical Research. Through her dual roles as Associate Dean (Research) and Conjoint Associate Professor Allied Health, Elise works collaboratively developing, leading, and supporting programs of research with allied health clinicians, academic researchers, coursework students, higher degree research candidates, and industry partners. In working with multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional teams, Elise enjoys discovering innovative and feasible solutions to real-world challenges in the delivery of health care. She is passionate about translating knowledge into clinical policy and practice, and the measurement of outcomes of clinical care. As a qualified speech pathologist, Elise is particularly passionate about finding ways to optimize outcomes for young children with communication difficulties including children with speech sound disorders, and children who are late to talk.