We are delighted to welcome Dr. Suzanna Dooley, previous winner of the IASLT Research Bursary to present her findings from Conversation Coaching with People with Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Feasibility Study.
Description: A short overview about PPA & SLT Interventions
Preliminary Research Findings as Phase 1 is completed and Phase 2 due to finish in October 2026 in St. Columcille’s Hospital Loughlinstown, Dublin. Implications for future research and practice discussed.
Dr. Suzanna Dooley is a CORU registered Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with a clinical speciality in the area of dementia and communication. Working in the Memory Clinic is St. Columcille’s Hospital. She completed her PhD in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in 2022 and she has worked in a variety of clinical settings over the past 25 years. She is an adjunct professor in TCD and is very interested in the education and training of SLTs and all health care professionals.
Her teaching, practice and research focus on the assessment of cognitive communication disorders in dementia and the development of communication interventions for people with dementia and their supporters. Her research work has involved collaboration with area experts in Ireland and abroad, Orchid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7627-7773. As a dementia champion is delighted also to collaborate with the SLT Dementia Network IRL., Engaging Dementia and other charities to deliver education and training in communication and dementia.
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