Prof Wendy Best

Professor of Communication Science and Language Therapy

Language & Cognition

Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences

Joined UCL: 1st Mar 2001

Research summary

Investigation of and therapy for speech and language difficulties in children and adults. Current projects are all intervention studies focusing on the following: word-finding, gesture, auditory comprehension and conversation. A key focus is facilitating links between research and clinical practice in Speech and Language Therapy. Previous research has included work with people with anomia, developmental dyslexia, disorders of short term memory, category specific semantic disorder and with word sound deafness.

Education

Birkbeck College: PhD, Cognitive Psychology | 1994
Birkbeck College: MSc, Cognitive Neuropsychology | 1989
City, University of London: P.Grad Dip, Clinical Communication Studies | 1985
University of Leicester: BSc Hons, Psychology | 1983