A5028074462- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Language Development and Disorders
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Curtin University
2016-2022
Speech Pathology Australia
2016-2021
Google (United States)
2021
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a language-led dementia associated with Alzheimer's pathology and fronto-temporal lobar degeneration. Multiple tailored speech language interventions have been developed for people PPA. Speech therapists/speech-language pathologists (SLT/Ps) report lacking confidence in identifying the most pertinent options relevant to their clients living PPA during illness trajectory.The aim of this study was establish consensus amongst 15 clinical-academic SLT/Ps on...
Purpose: Within the current literature, positive intervention effects demonstrate significant potential for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) to learn/relearn words. Generalisation of other words and/or contexts, however, remains unclear.Method: This multiple baseline, case-series design investigated a self-cueing lexical retrieval across word classes (nouns, verbs and adjectives) on four individuals PPA, three suggestive semantic variant one logopenic variant. The integrated...
Background: Despite a growing literature characterising connected speech and discourse impairments associated with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), intervention in PPA has focused predominantly on lexical retrieval picture-naming treatments, limited generalisation of therapy gains reported. Recent developments the post-stroke discourse-level approaches have provided highly promising findings for language to everyday communication, an opportunity investigate whether same benefits may be...
Purpose: Using connected speech to assess progressive language disorders is confounded by uncertainty around whether stable over successive sampling, and therefore representative of an individual's performance, some contexts and/or behaviours show greater stability than others.Method: A repeated measure, within groups, research design was used investigate a range in the six individuals with primary aphasia three Alzheimer's disease. Stability evaluated, at group individual level, across...
Purpose: Previous qualitative research involving family members' experiences of living with a person dementia has consistently revealed themes reduced connectedness and reciprocity communication, highlighting the importance education, support practical strategies to facilitate communication within families. This study aimed evaluate perspectives both members people following participation in targeted speech-language pathology intervention primary progressive aphasia (PPA) Alzheimer's disease...
Purpose Positive intervention effects following lexical retrieval interventions are increasingly reported with people progressive language impairments; however, generalization of therapy gains less frequently evident and well understood. This study sought to explore the impact specific ingredients on outcomes. Method Twelve participants deficits (four each semantic variant primary aphasia, logopenic Alzheimer's disease, amnestic presentation) their family members participated in a 6-week...
"Just how stable is our discourse? A hurdle for measuring therapeutic change (or not)." Aphasiology, 32(sup1), pp. 246–247
Purpose: Positive intervention effects following lexical retrieval interventions are increasingly reported with people progressive language impairments; however, generalization of therapy gains less frequently evident and well understood. This study sought to explore the impact specific ingredients on outcomes.Method: Twelve participants deficits (four each semantic variant primary aphasia, logopenic Alzheimer’s disease, amnestic presentation) their family members participated in a 6-week...