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Professor Natalie Ciccone

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Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2047
Email: n.ciccone@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-7217

Natalie is a Professor and the Head of the Speech Pathology program in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Current Teaching

Natalie is the Unit Coordinator for the units:

  • SPE3112 Language Difference:  Implications for Clinical Practice
  • SPE3110 Professional Issues in Speech Pathology
  • SPE4155 Evidence Based Decision Making in Speech Pathology
  • SPE4200 Innovation and Speech Pathology

Background

Professor Natalie Ciccone has over 25 years’ experience as a teaching and research scholar at Curtin University and ECU. In this time she has been a clinical supervisor, lecturer, Course Coordinator and held a senior leadership role as the Associate Dean (Allied Health) (2016- 2022) with the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Natalie’s main area of research is communication disorders following brain injury, particularly investigating the clinical management of communication disorders following stroke or brain injury. Natalie has over 80 peer reviewed publications and has been awarded $11 million in grant funding from sources such as MRFF, NHMRC, the Stroke Foundation, the WA Department of Health and the Lowitja Institute.

Natalie has contributed to a clinical translation document providing best practise statements for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients with aphasia, was an author of clinical guidelines for speech pathologists caring for people with Parkinson’s disease and is a member of the Speech Pathology Working Party to update the Stroke Foundation stroke guidelines.

Natalie presents regularly at national and international conferences and has been invited to present to research groups and community/ industry-based organisations with a focus on the translation of research findings.

Natalie has supervised 36 research students to completion (eight higher degree research students and 28 Honours students). She is s currently supervising four PhD, two Masters and three Honours students.

Professor Natalie Ciccone is a qualified speech pathologist having worked in hospital, rehabilitation and private practise based clinical settings.

Professional Associations

  • Speech Pathology Australia

Awards and Recognition

National Awards

  • VC Staff Award - Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement, 2024
  • National 2024 National Rural and Remote Health Awards- National Rural and Remote Innovator of the Year Award Yarning Up After Stroke, 2024
  • Smart Stroke Conference- Mark Longworth Innovation Award for Aboriginal stories of stroke and traumatic brain injury, 2017
  • Speech Pathology Australia Conference- Best Poster Prize for Missing Voices: An exploration of Aboriginal Australians’ experiences of communication disorders acquired as a result of stroke and traumatic brain injury, 2016
  • Stroke Society of Australasia - Allied Health and Nursing Scientific Award, 2011

University Teaching Award

  • Curtin Guild Excellence in Teaching Awards - Honourable mention, 2019

Research Areas and Interests

  • Aphasia rehabilitation
  • Use of AI, VR and simulation-based learning to support the development of clinical decision making
  • Culturally secure rehabilitation services
  • Use of discourse in the analysis and treatment of aphasia

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Human Communication Science, Curtin University of Technology, 2003.
  • Bachelor of Science (Speech & Hearing Science), Curtin University of Technology, 1996.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Janssen, H., Owen, S., Thompson, A., Newberry-Dupe, J., Ciccone, N., Smallwood, R., Neville Sampson, U., Brandy, V., Miller, J., Trindall, AA., Peake, R., Usher, K., Levi, C. (2025). Creating “a Safe Place to Go”: Yarning With Health Workers About Stroke Recovery Care for Aboriginal Stroke Survivors—A Qualitative Study. Qualitative Health Research, 35(3), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241268776.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Petrich, T., Mills, B., Lewis, A., Hansen, S., Brogan, E., Ciccone, N. (2024). Utilisation of simulation-based learning to decrease student anxiety and increase readiness for clinical placements for speech-language pathology students. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(3), 380-389. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2024.2355916.
  • Kim, J., Sookram, G., Godecke, E., Brogan, E., Armstrong, B., Ellery, F., Rai, T., Rose, M., Ciccone, N., Middleton, S., Holland, A., Hankey, G., Bernhardt, J., Cadilhac, D. (2024). Economic evaluation of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) intervention. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 31(2), 157-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2023.2229039.
  • Armstrong, B., Colegate, K., Papertalk, L., Crowe, S., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J. (2024). Intersectionality and Its Relevance in the Context of Aboriginal People with Brain Injury in Australia. Seminars in Speech and Language, 45(1), 56 - 70. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1776755.

2022

Journal Articles

  • D'souza, S., Hersh, D., Godecke, E., Ciccone, N., Janssen, H., Armstrong, B. (2022). Patients’ experiences of a Communication Enhanced Environment model on an acute/slow stream rehabilitation and a rehabilitation ward following stroke: a qualitative description approach. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(21), 6304-6313. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1965226.
  • Armstrong, B., McAllister, M., Coffin, J., Robinson, M., Thompson, S., Katzenellenbogen, J., Colegate, K., Papertalk, L., Hersh, D., Ciccone, N., White, J. (2022). Communication services for Indigenous peoples after stroke and traumatic brain injury: Alignment of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 16 and 17 within the First Nations context in Australia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25(1), 147-151. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2145356.
  • Godecke, E., Brogan, E., Ciccone, N., Rose, M., Armstrong, B., Whitworth, A., Ellery, F., Holland, A., Middleton, S., Rai, T., Hankey, G., Cadilhac, D., Bernhardt, J. (2022). Treatment fidelity monitoring, reporting and findings in a complex aphasia intervention trial: a substudy of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) trial. Trials, 23(1), Article number 501. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06433-3.
  • D'souza, S., Godecke, E., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Armstrong, B., Tucak, C., Janssen, H. (2022). Investigation of the implementation of a Communication Enhanced Environment model on an acute/slow stream rehabilitation and a rehabilitation ward: A before-and-after pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 36(1), 15-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155211032655.
  • Armstrong, B., Rai, T., Hersh, D., Thompson, S., Coffin, J., Ciccone, N., Flicker, L., Cadilhac, D., Godecke, E., Woods, D., Hayward, C., Hankey, G., McAllister, M., Katzenellenbogen, J. (2022). Statistical Analysis Plan for the stepped-wedge clinical trial Healing Right Way - Enhancing Rehabilitation Services for Aboriginal Australians after Brain Injury. Trials, 23(1), Article Number 886. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06800-0.
  • D'souza, S., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Janssen, H., Armstrong, B., Godecke, E. (2022). Staff and volunteers’ perceptions of a Communication Enhanced Environment model in an acute/slow stream rehabilitation and a rehabilitation hospital ward: a qualitative description study within a before-and-after pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7009-7022. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1977397.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Armstrong, B., McCoy, K., Clinch, R., Merritt, M., Speedy, R., McAllister, M., Heine, K., Ciccone, N., Robinson, M., Coffin, J. (2021). The development of aboriginal brain injury coordinator positions: a culturally secure rehabilitation service initiative as part of a clinical trial. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 22(Sep 2021), Article number e49. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423621000396.
  • Brogan, E., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E. (2021). Treatment integrity and differentiation in the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) trial. Aphasiology, 2021(Oct 2021), 24p.. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2021.1988891.
  • Barker, R., Chamberlain-Salaun, J., Harrison, H., Nash, R., Nielsen, I., Harvey, D., Sim, J., Ciccone, N., Carr, J., Bird, K., Palermo, C., Devine, S. (2021). Evaluation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program 2017-2019. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29(2), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12745.
  • Godecke, E., Armstrong, B., Rai, T., Ciccone, N., Rose, M., Middleton, S., Whitworth, A., Holland, A., Ellery, F., Hankey, G., Cadilhac, D., Bernhardt, J. (2021). A randomized control trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study. International Journal of Stroke, 16(5), 556-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493020961926.
  • Brogan, E., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E. (2021). An exploration of aphasia therapy dosage in the first six months of stroke recovery. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(8), 1254-1288. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2020.1776135.
  • Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., Hersh, D., Katznellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Ciccone, N., Flicker, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C., Dowell, C., McAllister, M. (2021). “You felt like a prisoner in your own self, trapped”: the experiences of Aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(13), 1903-1916. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1686073.
  • D'souza, S., Godecke, E., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Janssen, H., Armstrong, B. (2021). Hospital staff, volunteers' and patients' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to communication following stroke in an acute and a rehabilitation private hospital ward: a qualitative description study. BMJ Open, 11(5), article number e043897. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043897.
  • Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., Hersh, D., Katznellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Flicker, L., McAllister, M., Cadilhac, D., Rai, T., Godecke, E., Hayward, C., Hankey, G., Drew, N., Lin, I., Woods, D., Ciccone, N. (2021). Healing right way: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to enhance rehabilitation services and improve quality of life in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article number e045898. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045898.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Armstrong, B., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N. (2020). A screening tool for acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: lessons learned from the pilot phase. Aphasiology, 34(11), 1388-1412. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2019.1678107.
  • Holmes, L., Ciccone, N., Brightwell, R., Cohen, L. (2020). Preparing student paramedics for the mental health challenges of the profession by using the wisdom of the experienced. Health Education in Practice: Journal of Research for Professional Learning, 3(2), 39-53. https://doi.org/10.33966/hepj.3.2.14131.
  • Brogan, E., Godecke, E., Ciccone, N. (2020). Behind the therapy door: what is “usual care” aphasia therapy in acute stroke management?. Aphasiology, 34(10), 1291-1313. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2020.1759268.
  • Ford (smhs), D., Mills, B., Ciccone, N., Beatty, S. (2020). Does Direct Helicopter Retrieval Improve Survival of Severely Injured Trauma Patients From Rural Western Australia?. Air Medical Journal, 39(3), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2020.01.005.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Hersh, D., Armstrong, B., McAllister, M., Ciccone, N., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J., Thompson, S., Hayward, C., Flicker, L., Woods, D. (2019). General practitioners’ perceptions of their communication with Australian Aboriginal patients with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(12), 2310-2317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.07.029.
  • Brogan, E., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E. (2019). Treatment fidelity in aphasia randomised controlled trials. Aphasiology, 33(7), 759-779. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2019.1576442.
  • Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Ciccone, N., Flicker, L., Cross, N., Arabi, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C. (2019). ‘I’ve got to row the boat on my own, more or less’: aboriginal australian experiences of traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 20(2), 120-136. https://doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2019.19.
  • Ciccone, N., Armstrong, B., Hersh, D., Adams, M., McAllister, M. (2019). The Wangi (talking) project: A feasibility study of a rehabilitation model for aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders after stroke. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 21(3), 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2019.1595146.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Katzenellenbogen, J., Atkins, E., Thompson, S., Hersh, D., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N., Woods, D., Greenland, M., McAllister, M., Armstrong, B. (2018). Missing Voices: Profile, Extent, and 12-Month Outcomes of Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injury in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Adults in Western Australia Using Linked Administrative Records. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33(6), 412-423. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000371.
  • Hennessey, N., Fisher, G., Ciccone, N. (2018). Developmental changes in pharyngeal swallowing acoustics: a comparison of adults and children. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 43(2), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2017.1326526.
  • Moore, K., Bacon, R., Bevitt, T., Bialocerkowski, A., Ciccone, N., Haworth, N., Horstmanshof, L., Milne, N., Naumann, F., Sanderson, B., Wells, C. (2018). Report: The University Health Clinic: Definition, educational practices and outcomes. Focus on Health Professional Education, 19(2), 1-13. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6164.
  • Urbanowicz, A., Ciccone, N., Girdler, S., Leonard, H., Downs, J. (2018). Choice making in Rett syndrome: a descriptive study using video data. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40(7), 813-819. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2016.1277392.
  • Godecke, E., Rai, T., Cadilhac, D., Armstrong, B., Middleton, S., Ciccone, N., Whitworth, A., Rose, M., Holland, A., Ellery, F., Hankey, G., Bernhardt, J. (2018). Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for the Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE) after stroke trial: aninternational 3-arm clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of early, intensive, prescribed, direct aphasia therapy. International Journal of Stroke, 13(8), 863-880. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493018790055.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Armstrong, B., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J., Thompson, S., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Woods, D., McAllister, M. (2017). Development of the Aboriginal Communication Assessment After Brain Injury (ACAABI): a screening tool for identifying acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19(3), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1290136.
  • Penn, C., Armstrong, B., Brewer, K., Purves, B., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Godecke, E., Ciccone, N., Lewis, A. (2017). De-colonizing Speech-Language Pathology practice in acquired neurogenic disorders. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 2(3), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp2.SIG2.91.
  • Unwin, L., Bruz, I., Mayberry, M., Reynolds, V., Ciccone, N., Dissanayake, C., Hickey, M., Whitehouse, A. (2017). Acoustic properties of cries in 12-month old infants at high-risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(7), 2108-2119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3119-z.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Godecke, E., Armstrong, B., Rai, T., Middleton, S., Ciccone, N., Whitworth, A., Rose, M., Holland, A., Ellery, F., Hankey, G., Cadilhac, D., Bernhardt, J. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of very early rehabilitation in speech after stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 11(5), 586-592. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493016641116.
  • Ferreira, D., Ciccone, N., Verheggen, A., Godecke, E. (2016). Speech pathology service delivery in the acute hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 18(1), 19-22.
  • Hersh, D., Ciccone, N. (2016). Predicting potential for aphasia rehabilitation: The role of judgments of motivation. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 18(1), 3-7.
  • Katzenellenbogen, J., Atkins, E., Thompson, S., Hersh, D., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N., Woods, D., McAllister, M., Armstrong, B. (2016). Missing Voices: Profile and extent of acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult stroke survivors in Western Australia using linked administrative records. International Journal of Stroke, 11(1), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493015607521.
  • Urbanowicz, A., Downs, J., Girdler, S., Ciccone, N., Leonard, H. (2016). An Exploration of the Use of Eye Gaze and Gestures in Females With Rett Syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 59(6), 1373-1383. https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0185.
  • Nang, C., Ciccone, N. (2016). Stuttering prognosis and predictive factors of treatment outcome: A review. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 18(2), 94-99.
  • Ciccone, N., West, D., Cream, A., Cartwright, J., Rai, T., Granger, A., Hankey, G., Godecke, E. (2016). Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT): a randomised controlled trial in very early stroke rehabilitation. Aphasiology, 30(5), 566-584. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2015.1071480.
  • Hersh, D., Godecke, E., Armstrong, B., Ciccone, N., Bernhardt, J. (2016). “Ward Talk”: nurses' interaction with people with and without aphasia in the very early period poststroke. Aphasiology, 30(5), 609-628. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2014.933520.
  • Urbanowicz, A., Leonard, H., Girdler, S., Ciccone, N., Downs, J. (2016). Parental perspectives on the communication abilities of their daughters with Rett syndrome. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 19(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2013.879940.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Urbanowicz, A., Downs, J., Girdler, S., Ciccone, N., Leonard, H. (2015). Aspects of speech-language abilities are influenced by MECP2 mutation type in girls with Rett Sydnrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 167(2), 354-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.36871.
  • Armstrong, B., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J., Thompson, S., Ciccone, N., Hayward, C., Flicker, L., Woods, D., McAllister, M. (2015). Study Protocol: Missing Voices - Communication difficulties after stroke and traumatic brain injury in Aboriginal Australians. Brain Impairment, 16(2), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2015.15.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Stewart, K., Ciccone, N., Armstrong, B. (2014). Carer experiences with rehabilitation in the home. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 16(1), 2-6.
  • Godecke, E., Ciccone, N., Granger, A., Rai, T., West, D., Cream, A., Cartwright, J., Hankey, G. (2014). A comparison of aphasia therapy outcomes before and after a Very Early Rehabilitation programme following stroke. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49(2), 149-161. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12074.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Godecke, E., Rai, T., Ciccone, N., Armstrong, B., Granger, A., Hankey, G. (2013). Amount of therapy matters in very early aphasia rehabilitation after stroke: A clinical prognostic model. Seminars in Speech and Language, 34(3), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1358369.
  • Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Priddis, L., Peterson, A. (2013). The role-emerging, interprofessional clinical placement: Exploring its value for students in speech pathology and counselling psychology.. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 15(3), 110-114.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Ciccone, N., Hennessey, N., Stokes, S. (2012). Community-based early intervention for language delay: a preliminary investigation. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 47(4), 467-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00149.x.
  • Ciccone, N., Priddis, L., Lloyd, A., Hersh, D., Taylor, A., Standish, G. (2012). Interprofessional clinical placement involving speech pathology and counselling psychology: Two students’ experiences.. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 14(1), 7-11.
  • Armstrong, B., Mortensen, L., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E. (2012). Expressing opinions and feelings in a conversational setting. Seminars in Speech and Language, 33(1), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1301160.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Armstrong, B., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E., Kok, B. (2011). Monologues and dialogues in aphasia: Some initial comparisons. Aphasiology, 25(11), 1347-1371. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2011.577204.
  • Miles, A., Ciccone, N., Godecke, E. (2011). Effects of Topic Familiarity on Discourse in Aphasia. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language & Hearing, 13(1), 7-11.
  • Appleton, S., Browne, A., Ciccone, N., Fong, K., Hankey, G., Lund, M., Miles, A., Wainstein, C., Zach, J., Yee, Y. (2011). A multidisciplinary social communication and coping skills group intervention for adults with acquired brain injury (ABI): A pilot feasibility study in an inpatient setting. Brain Impairment, 12(3), 210-222. https://doi.org/10.1375/brim.12.3.210.

Research Projects

  • Immersive Violence and Aggression De-escalation Experience (IVADE), Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation Fund - Innovation Challenge 2023 - Sustainable Health Priorities, 2024 ‑ 2026, $408,928.
  • AI-driven virtual character simulation for aggression and violence de-escalation training in virtual reality, Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation Fund - Generative AI Applications , 2025 ‑ 2026, $499,660.
  • AI-driven virtual character animation for aggression and violence de-escalation training in virtual reality, Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation Fund - Generative AI Applications, 2024, $49,967.
  • Develop a systematic profiling of neurological conditions that will facilitate personalised treatment and streamline service delivery, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia, MS WA - Research funding for social and applied research, 2019 ‑ 2024, $5,716,059.
  • The feasibility and therapeutic utility of a 12-week telehealth delivered environmental enrichment program for young stroke survivors experiencing cognitive impairment, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Neurotrauma Research Program, 2021 ‑ 2023, $84,600.
  • Enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: Healing Right Way, National Health and Medical Research Council, Partnership Projects, 2016 ‑ 2023, $1,856,079.
  • Brain injury yarning circles: Support groups for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Neurotrauma Research Program, 2020 ‑ 2022, $95,000.
  • Translation of a culturally responsive stroke rehabilitation service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples into a real-world setting in northern Australia: A Type 1 hybrid effectiveness implementation trial., National Health and Medical Research Council, Northern Australia Tropical Disease Collaborative Research Program, 2018 ‑ 2021, $9,487.
  • Investigating a Communication Enhanced Environment to Increase Communication Activity Early After Stroke. , Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2016 ‑ 2020, $17,483.
  • Yarning together: Developing a culturally secure rehabilitation approach for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury, Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health CRC, 2017 Research Funding, 2018 ‑ 2019, $166,445.
  • Evidence based practice in the treatment of adults who stutter: Towards translation, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2016, 2017 ‑ 2018, $21,158.
  • Stroke survivors and staff informing Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE-Q): a VERSE qualitative sub-study., Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2016 Round 2, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.
  • The Wangi (talking) project: a feasibility study of a culturally sensitive rehabilitation model for Aboriginal people post stroke., National Stroke Foundation, Seed Grants, 2016 ‑ 2017, $49,779.
  • Communication: How do females with Rett syndrome perform this activity?, Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, Top Up Scholarship, 2012 ‑ 2014, $10,000.
  • Speech pathologists' clinical decision making in the provision of services to people with aphasia, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2012, $18,375.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Does direct helicopter retrieval improve survival for severely injured trauma patients from rural locations?

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Developmental coordination disorder in the Australian context: Exploring knowledge, current occupational therapy practice and intervention parameters
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evaluation of a novel artificial intelligence driven immersive virtual reality (AIIVR) simulation enhancing aggression de-escalation and management for nursing staff and students
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, An investigation of Oral Narrative Assessment Methods in Research and Clinical Practice in the Paediatric Population at School Entry

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ambulance Workplace Stressors: The Health Impacts on our Ambulance Personnel
  • Master of Science (Medical Science), An exploration of the relationship between aphasia therapy and depression in post-stroke patients after rehabilitation at 12 and 26 weeks
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, The Use of Simulation-Based Learning Experiences to Decrease Anxiety and Increase Confidence and Preparedness for Clinical Placements for Speech Pathology Students
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Treatment fidelity in very early rehabilitation in speech (verse) randomised controlled trial: An exploration of treatment for aphasia

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Social Science, Speech and swallowing rehabilitation in the home: A comparison of two service delivery models for stroke survivors
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigation of a communication enhanced environment model after stroke: A mixed methods before-and-after pilot study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Communication: How do females with rett syndrome perform this activity and what factors influence performance?

Co-ordinating Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the preparedness of novice (student) paramedics for the mental health challenges of the paramedic profession using the wisdom of the elders.
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