Dr. Dianne Toe is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne. She commenced her career as an audiologist with Australian Hearing in 1983. She went on to complete a Master of Philosophy at the University of Manchester and a PhD in Education at the University of Melbourne. Prior to rejoining the University of Melbourne, Dianne worked at Renwick College at RIDBC (and affiliated with the University of Newcastle) for five years as a research fellow and as the Head of the College. Before that, Dianne worked for nine years as a lecturer in Education of the Deaf at the University of Melbourne. In 2003, Dianne completed her teacher training at RMIT University and then worked as a primary teacher. Dr Toe is actively involved in research and publication in areas that relate to the development of pragmatic language skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.