The University of Sydney Acquired Brain Injury Communication Lab is a team of researchers investigating communication disorders following acquired brain injury (ABI). We work with research participants with traumatic brain injury, aphasia following stroke, dementia and other acquired neurological communication disorders.
The team is lead by Professor Leanne Togher, and includes experienced researchers, early career researchers, PhD candidates and honours students.
Lab Team
- Professor Leanne Togher (Director)
- Dr Rachael Rietdijk
- Dr Melissa Brunner
- Dr Elise Bogart (formerly Elbourn)
- Dr Joanne Steel
- Dr Petra Avramovic
- Dr Sophie Brassel
- Dr Mona Faris
- Dr Emma Van Der Schyff
- Dr Megan Trebilcock
- Dr Chelsea Larkman
- Mrs Nazia Islam (Program Manager)
- Ms Olivia Maurice (Project Officer)
- Ms Kylie Southwell (Research Assistant)
- Mr Tushar Prasad (Research Assistant)
- Ms Charlene Lo (Research Assistant)
Honours Students
- Desiree Robinson
- Dora Xia
- Hayley Eskander
- Karen Li
- Kirrily Blyth
- Odette Cranwell-Schaeper
Higher Degree Research Students
- Kate Smith, PhD Candidate
- Kylie Southwell, PhD Candidate
- Naomi Folder, PhD Candidate
- Tushar Prasad, PhD Candidate
- Victoria Norris, PhD Candidate
- Naomi Hodder, Masters Candidate
Supporting Organisations
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) unites rehabilitation professionals from around the world to advance evidence-based care, foster collaboration across disciplines, and translate cutting-edge research into clinical practice that improves lives every day.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 247,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students.
The Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) is a multidisciplinary society dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with brain‐related conditions and their support networks
Brain Injury Australia (BIA) is the central clearinghouse of information and gateway to nationwide referral for optimising the social and economic participation of all Australians living with brain injury.
BIA was formed at the first national community-based conference on acquired brain injury (ABI) in 1986. The Federal Government began funding BIA in 1991.
The Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation and Recovery (Aphasia CRE) aims to transform the health and wellbeing of people with aphasia and their families through research that leads to enhanced, cost-effective and sustainable interdisciplinary aphasia rehabilitation and community services.
The Changineers are transforming the education sector by bridging technology, behavioural change and psychology with learning styles and teaching pedagogy to improve human connection and knowledge transfer.
The International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury.
We support speech and language therapists by providing leadership and guidance, facilitating research and promoting better education and training.
speechBITE is a database of intervention studies across the scope of speech pathology practice. Find out more about this evidence-based practice initiative on the pages below.
Speech Pathology Australia is the national peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia representing more than 15,000 members. Speech pathologists are university educated allied health professionals with expertise in the assessment and treatment of communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
The goal of TalkBank is to foster fundamental research in the study of human communication with an emphasis on spoken communication. Currently, TalkBank provides repositories in 14 research areas, as represented by the links on this page. Rules for access to TalkBank data are described here.
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
Individual Collaborators
- Emeritus Professor Robyn Tate, The University of Sydney
- Professor Alistair McEwan, The University of Sydney
- Professor Brian MacWhinney, Carnegie Mellon University
- Professor Bronwyn Hemsley, University of Technology Sydney
- Professor Jennie Ponsford, Monash University
- Professor Jerry Hoepner, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- Professor Lindy Fitzgerald, Curtin University
- Professor Mark Bayley, University of Toronto, Canada
- Professor Mary Kennedy, Chapman University
- Professor Miranda Rose, La Trobe University
- Professor Sarah Dennis, The University of Sydney / South-Western Sydney LHD
- Professor Skye McDonald, UNSW
- Professor Steven Maguire, The University of Sydney
- Professor Sue McAllister, The University of Sydney
- Associate Professor Andrew Campbell, The University of Sydney
- Associate Professor Emma Power, University of Technology Sydney
- Assistant Professor Peter Meulenbroek, Radford University
- Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele, The University of Sydney
- Dr Anna Janssen, The University of Sydney
- Dr Anusha Withana, University of Sydney
- Dr Belinda Kenny, Western Sydney University
- Dr Catherine Talbot, Bournemouth University
- Dr Catherine Wiseman-Hakes, McMaster University
- Dr Cynthia Honan, University of Tasmania
- Dr Iben Christensen, Copenhagen University
- Dr Jana Quinting, University of Cologne
- Dr Jarryd Daymond, The University of Sydney
- Dr John Pierce, La Trobe University
- Dr Kate Gould, Monash University
- Dr Katherine Kelly, South-Western Sydney LHD
- Dr Kathryn Greenslade, University of New Hampshire
- Dr Krestina Amon, The University of Sydney
- Dr Liz Spencer, The University of Newcastle
- Dr Louise Keegan, Moravian College
- Dr Melanie Keep, The University of Sydney
- Dr Melanie Moses, Melanie Moses Speech Pathologist
- Dr Nicholas Behn, City University London
- Dr Ralf Ilchef, Northen Sydney LHD / The University of Sydney
- Dr Sarah El-Wahsh
- Dr Sarah Wallace, University of Queensland
- Jason Bransby-Bell, Insight Rehab
- Julia Robertson, Griffith University
- Liesel Jeffers, Northern Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service
- Nick Rushworth, Brain Injury Australia
- Sally Howard, Northern Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service
- Samantha Grant, inspire rehab & psychology
- Sheila MacDonald
- Suzanne Stacey, Royal Rehab
- Penny Welch-West, St Joseph’s Healthcare London