Jacinta Pennacchia

Jacinta Pennacchia is a Grade 3 Speech Pathologist currently serving in the Young Adult Complex Disability Service at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne since December 2023. Jacinta has been a PhD Candidate at Murdoch Childrens Research Institute since October 2021 and has worked as a Speech Pathologist at Glenroy Specialist School since July 2019. Previous experience includes a role as a Speech Pathologist at Make The Connection from December 2018 to July 2019 and a Team Member position at Bunnings from October 2013 to February 2022. Jacinta holds a Master of Speech Pathology and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, both from the University of Melbourne, and completed VCE at Mercy College from 2007 to 2012. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Melbourne, Jacinta combines extensive educational background with diverse professional experience in speech pathology.