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People
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Suzanne Beeke Senior Lecturer/Head of Research Department of Language and Communication s.beeke@ucl.ac.uk + 44 (0) 20 7679 4215 |
Research: Interaction between people with acquired disorders (particularly aphasia) and significant others; the application of Conversation Analysis to the study of acquired disorders and therapy interactions; the comparison of conversation and language data elicited by clinical testing; the evaluation of conversation-based therapy for people with aphasia; conversations and typical ageing. |
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Steven Bloch Lecturer s.bloch@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4269 |
Research: Interaction between people with progressive neurological conditions and significant others; the use of AAC systems by adults in conversation; the application of Conversation Analysis in the study of progressive dysarthria and AAC |
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Carolyn Bruce Lecturer c.bruce@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4225 |
Research: Research interests centre on the rehabiliation of acquired aphasia. Currently investigating the use of voice recognition writing software, developing and evaluating novel approaches to intervention and exploring barriers to successful return to work. |
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Stefanie Bucher Teaching Fellow s.bucher@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4271 |
Research: Rehabilitation of acquired aphasia in community setting Speech, swallowing and communication disorders in progressive neurological conditions |
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Lesley Cavalli |
Research: Speech and language therapist and lecturer with a specialist interest
in the area of voice disorders and ENT. |
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Janet Collier Teaching Fellow j.collier@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4176 |
Research: Speech & Language Therapist working in the acute hospital setting with special interests in neurology and care of the elderly caseloads. Planning to commence a piece of research into inter-rater reliability between qualified nurses and SLTs on a swallow screening tool in acute stroke. |
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Michael Dean Teaching Fellow michael.dean@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4249 |
Research: Acquired language disorders and their rehabilitation; cognitive neuropsychology; awareness of deficits; the role of memory, attention and executive skills in therapy; event conceptualisation for language production. |
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Anne Edmundson Lecturer a.edmundson@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4221 |
Research: Single case study investigations of acquired language disorders from a cognitive neuropsychological perspective (particular interests include reading and spelling difficulties); The use of computer techology (e.g. voice recognition systems) to compensate for acquired literacy problems Associated with the following HCS research categories: Communication, Disorder and the Brain |
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Simon Grobler Teaching Fellow s.grobler@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4176 |
Research: Community rehabilitation for adults with communication and swallowing disorders; Social reintegration for people with chronic communication disorders; COPD and dysphagia; LSVT; Optimising student placements for the benefit of both students and service. |
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Ann Parker Senior Lecturer a.parker@ucl.ac.uk + 44 (0) 20 7679 4228 |
Research: Responsible for the teaching of professional studies in speech and language therapy. Her main research interests are the development of clinical skills, and the speech and communication of deaf people. Associated with the following Language and Communication research categories: Interprofessional Education, and Health Studies |
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Carol Sacchett Senior Teaching Fellow/Clinical Placements Manager (SLT) |
Research: a) Aphasia theory and intervention, in particular non-verbal communication b) Event processing and the relationship between language and cognition c) Access to information for people with communication problems d) Practice-based/professional learning |
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Lecturer |
Research: Investigations into swallowing in healthy individuals, disorders of swallowing and their rehabilitation. Speech production and areas of breakdown. |
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Rosemary Varley Chair in Acquired Language & Communication Disorders rosemary.varley@ucl.ac.uk + 44 (0) 20 7679 4234 |
Research: Aphasia, apraxia of speech; neurobiology of speech and language; the role of language in thought; cognition in severe aphasia.
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Firle Beckley +44 (0) 20 7679 4255 |
Research: Aphasia; Adult neurological disorders |
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Louise Little Research Assistant louise.little.09@ucl.ac.uk |
Research: acquired neurological conditions, in particular aphasia, currently working on a project to develop a conversation therapy resource for student SLTs. |
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Nicola Sirman +44 (0) 20 7679 4296 |
Research: Acquired neurological conditions, in particular aphasia. |
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Postdoctoral Researcher +44 (0) 20 7679 4270 |
Research: I research syntactic processing in healthy speakers and people with aphasia. I am particularly interested in basic storage and sequence processing mechanisms involved in language, their role in other areas of cognition, and how they can break down resulting in language disorder. I find usage-based theories of language, such as usage-based construction grammar, useful in that regard. |
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Jane Maxim
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Research: Speech and language processing in normal and abnormal populations, Conversation Analysis intervention for people with aphasia, evaluating communication training for care workers. |
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Wendy Best Research Department of Development Science w.best@ucl.ac.uk
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Research: Investigation of and therapy for speech and language difficulties in children and adults. Current projects focus on: word-finding, gesture, auditory comprehension and conversation. Facilitating links between research and clinical practice. Previous research has included work with people with anomia, developmental dyslexia, category specific semantic disorder and with word sound deafness. |
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Michael Clarke Lecturer in Department of Developmental Science m.clarke@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4253 |
Research: Communication in children with physical disabilities and complex needs, including children who have been provided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Associated with the following HCS research categories: Communication, Disorder and the Brain. |
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Jenny Crinion Speech and Language Therapist j.crinion@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 207 679 1129 |
Research: MRC Clinical Scientist. As a neuroscientist and speech and language therapist my current research aims to understand why only some patients recover from anomia (word finding problems) following aphasic stroke, and for those who don’t, how the treatment of anomia might be more effective. I work on this project together with Dr Rachel Holland. The neuroimaging techniques we use include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). |
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Chris Donlan Deputy to the Associate Dean of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences c.donlan@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4243 |
Research: Language and mathematical cognition, with a special interest in development and disorders. Most of my research has been with children with Specific Language Impairments (SLI). Recent findings concern the impact of SLI on the development of mathematical language, skills, and concepts.mathematical language. Associated with the following HCS research categories: Development, Language, and Cognitive Sciences. |
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Judit Druks Senior Lecturer in Department of Linguistics j.druks@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4261 |
Research: Semantic, syntactic and morphological impairments in aphasia and dementia: syntactic comprehension deficits in aphasia, impairments of grammatical morphemes and prepositions in aphasia, acquired dyslexia and noun-verb differences in different populations. |
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Merle Mahon Senior Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Science m.mahon@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4036 |
Research:Interaction and spoken language development in deaf children; deaf and hearing children for whom English is an additional language; Conversation Analysis methodology. |
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Caroline Newton Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Science caroline.newton@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4222 |
Research: Research currently focusing on: The assessment of speech discrimination skills in various clinical populations, in particular the use of eye gaze as a means of assessment; Long-term outcomes for children provided with augmentative and alternative communication systems; The impact of unfamiliar speaker accent on auditory comprehension in adults with aphasia. |
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Rachel Rees Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Science rachel.rees@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4226 |
Research: Deaf children's speech processing skills, assessment of deaf children's speech, role of orthography in deaf children's speech development, effects of Cued Speech on speech and literacy development. |
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Sarah Simpson Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Science s.simpson@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4218 |
Research: Speech and language therapist interested in the links between written and spoken language difficulties in children of school age. Associated with the following Research Department of Developmental Science research categories: Development, Language, and Cognitive Science. |
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Janet Wood Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Science janet.wood@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4241 |
Research: Interagency service development for children with speech and language difficulties: an investigation within a naturalistic setting. |
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Research Students |
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Sharon Adjei Research Student s.adjei.12@ucl.ac.uk Principal Supervisor Dr Suzanne Beeke Secondary Supervisor Dr Carol Sacchett |
Research: Forthcoming |
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Aseel Al-abdulkarim Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: Developing a communication participation scale: A comparison between self-reported assessment and proxies assessment. |
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Mashael Faisal Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: The relationship between communication and quality of life in people with amyotropic lateral sclerosis |
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Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: Forthcoming |
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Fiona Johnson Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: Aphasia, conversation, therapy evaluation, and specifically what ingredients within therapy are effective for changing conversational behaviour. I am currently working alongside the Stroke Association project to evaluate a new conversation therapy for people with aphasia. |
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Leela Koran Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: Conversations of adults with aphasia in a linguistically diverse society. The focus is on Malaysian bilinguals. |
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Clare Thomas Principal Supervisor Secondary Supervisor |
Research: Acquired brain injury and community integration. Evaluation of a multidisciplinary community rehabilitation intervention for adults with acquired brain injury: A case series exploring community integration. |
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Chetan Vyas Principal Supervisor |
Research: Forthcoming |
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Honorary |
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Susan Edwards Visiting Professor s.i.edwards@reading.ac.uk |
Research: Acquired and developmental language disorders in adults and children; nature, assessment and treatment |
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Claudia Heilemann Honorary Research Assistant |
Research: Neurogenetic speech and language disorders; conversation therapy for people with aphasia |
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Christina Shewell Honorary Senior Lecturer |
Communication skills trainer, theatre voice teacher, speech and voice therapist and university lecturer |
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Executive Officer |
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Natalie Berry Executive Officer n.berry@ucl.ac.uk + 44 (0) 20 7679 4245 |
Executive Officer to Dr Suzanne Beeke, Head of Research Department |
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