Andrea MacLeod, PhD, MSc, R-SLP

Area of Study / Keywords

Multilingual language development and maintenance Translanguaging Community-based participatory research Phonological development

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About

Andrea A.N. MacLeod is a professor at University of Alberta, located on Treaty 6 Territory. She completed a master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Vermont and her doctorate under the direction of Dr. Carol Stoel-Gammon at the University of Washington. Growing up in eastern Ontario - she has been curious about bilingual language development and language maintenance in minoritized contexts.

Andrea A.N. MacLeod est professeure à l'Université d'Alberta, situé sur le territoire du Traité 6. Elle détient un doctorat de l'Université de Washington et une maîtrise de l'Université du Vermont. Venant de l'est de l'Ontario, elle a toujours été curieuse au sujet du bilinguisme et le maintient des langues minoritaires. 

I strive to put into action anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices in my day-to-day life as an academic, parent and community member. I work to create accountable spaces that decenter whiteness, colonialism, and ableness. I aspire to be a co-conspirator and ally with my colleagues, friends, and community members to create a future where our languages, cultures, and ways of being are valued. As a step toward decolonization, I have worked toward educating myself - to be the one who takes steps to “stretch out and bridge the gap” (Lorde, 2021), rather than asking my colleagues who experience oppression and marginalization to do this for me.  I believe it is important to remember that anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices are grounded in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Multiculturalism Act, and the recommendations in the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Research

Dr. MacLeod held a Canadian Research Chair in Bilingual Acquisition and Communication Disorders and has received major grants as a principal investigator from organizations such as SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR and the US National Science Foundation to study speech and language development in bilingual children. She is also an active co-investigator on several pan-Canadian grants. Dr. MacLeod’s research has focused on the speech and language abilities of bilingual children and adults. She has developed an expertise the study of speech and language development among bilingual children from Official Language Minority Communities in Canada and among children from minoritized language communities, including immigrant and refugee children. Her work with bilingual children led her to co-found a non-profit organization to support bilingual language development in young refugee children. This work has led to continued community-based research within a social-justice framework to understand how to best support language maintenance and transmission.

Dr. MacLeod a détenu une Chair de Recherche du Canada en Acquisition bilingue et troubles de communications. Son programme de recherche est financé par CRSH, CRSNG, IRSC, et NSF.  Sa recherche porte sur le développement des enfants bilingues et multilingues, particulièrement en CLOSM et minoritaire plus généralement. Cette recherche vise à mieux comprendre le développement bilingue et multilingue pour aider les enfants et leurs familles à transmettre et maintenir leurs langues. 

Learn more about Multilingual Families Lab!

Venez apprendre plus sur le Labo des families multilingues!

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Teaching

At the University of Alberta, my teaching has focused on bringing an anti-oppressive approach to speech-language pathology practice.  I have co-taught CSD 571 - Anti-Racism, Diversity and Equity in SLP Practice with my colleague Andrea Tam, and contributed guest lectures relating to bilingualism and multilingualism.  I also provide professional development workshops in these areas and on speech sound development and assessment.   

We are looking for a bright and curious student who would like to pursue a MSc or PhD. Interested? Contact Dr. MacLeod

Nous sommes à la recherche d'un.e étudiant.e qui souhaite poursuivre une thèse au niveau maîtrise ou doctorat. Intéressé.e? SVP rejoindre Dr. MacLeod

Léonor Piron, Andrea A.N. MacLeod, Christelle Maillart

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 2025 January; 10.1080/02699206.2024.2446818

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Amy Glaspey, Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Pyper Trumble, Megan Andersen

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 2024 December; 10.1080/02699206.2024.2431926

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Jessica A. Harasym, Douglas P. Gross, Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Shanon K. Phelan

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2024 November; 10.1111/1460-6984.13082

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Vincent BOURASSA BÉDARD, Natacha TRUDEAU, Andrea A. N. MACLEOD

Journal of Child Language. 2024 November; 10.1017/S0305000923000363

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Diane Pesco, Andrea A. N. MacLeod

Early Childhood Education Journal. 2024 August; 10.1007/s10643-024-01732-7

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Angela Feehan, Chloe Korade, Monique Charest, Esther Kim, Melissa Skoczylas, Trelani Milburn, Carlee Wilson, Andrea A. N. MacLeod

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2024 January; 10.1080/17549507.2023.2181220

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Christina M. Charles, Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Ann Sutton

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2023 October; 10.1080/17549507.2023.2236333

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Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Catrine Demers

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2023 September; 10.1080/01434632.2023.2251960

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Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Diane Pesco

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2023 August; 10.1080/13670050.2022.2132107

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Andrea A.N. MacLeod, Catrine Demers

Applied Psycholinguistics. 2023 July; 10.1017/S014271642300005X

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Morgane Warnier, Christelle Maillart, Yvan Rose, Andrea A. N. MacLeod

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 2023 June; 10.1080/02699206.2022.2092424

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Frontiers in Psychology. 2023 January; 10.3389/FPSYG.2023.1125157

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Rabia Sabah MEZIANE, Andrea A.N. MACLEOD

Journal of Child Language. 2023 January; 10.1017/S0305000921000775

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Vincent Bourassa Bédard, Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Natacha Trudeau

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2022 September; 10.1111/1460-6984.12748

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Amy M. Glaspey, Jenica J. Wilson, Justin D. Reeder, Wei-Chen Tseng, Andrea A. N. MacLeod

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2022 February; 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00188

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International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2022 January; 10.1080/13670050.2022.2062217

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Canadian Ethnic Studies. 2022 January;

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International Journal of Multilingualism. 2022 January; 10.1080/14790718.2022.2034830

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International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2022 January; 10.1111/1460-6984.12723

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International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2022 January; 10.1080/17549507.2021.1936174

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International Journal of Bilingualism. 2021 January; 10.1177/13670069211034232

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Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Rabia Sabah Meziane, Diane Pesco

Applied Psycholinguistics. 2020 November; 10.1017/S0142716420000405

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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2020 January; 10.1007/S10803-020-04501-8

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International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2020 January; 10.1080/17549507.2020.1844800

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