Martine Smith is a Professor in Clinical Speech and Language Studies in Trinity College Dublin and is currently Dean of Graduate Studies for the university. She is a CORU-registered Speech & Language Therapist and has research and published extensively on the impact of severe speech and physical impairments on language and literacy development. She is a former President of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) and a current Deputy Chair of the AAC Committee for the International Association for Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP).