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Dr Emma Power

PhD (USYD), BAppSc (Speech Path, Hons1, University Medal) (USYD)
Lecturer, Speech Pathology

C43S - S Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 9748
Fax +61 2 9351 9173

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Curriculum vitae Curriculum vitae

Biographical details

Emma is a speech pathologist and researcher in neurogenic cognitive-communication disorders and Knowledge Translation / evidence-based practice (EBP). She completed her degree at the University of Sydney in 1996 and was awarded first class honours and the University Medal for her thesis in pantomime skills in acquired brain injury. Her PhD (2006) was funded by a NH&MRC Dora Lush Biomedical scholarship and examined verbal and nonverbal cognitive-communication skills in people with aphasia and dementia. Emma produced a standardised assessment of pantomime skills following neurological damage that is being utilised by international research labs and has been translated into Japanese.


Following her PhD, Emma managed a multi-centre clinical trial into communication partner training for people with severe brain injury with Professors Togher, McDonald and Tate. With the team, she produced quantitative and qualitative publications demonstrating the efficacy of partner training, an empirically validated training manual for clinicians as well as website/video resources for health consumers showing families how to communicate with people with TBI.

Emma is a member of the NH&MRC CCRE in Aphasia Rehabilitation and now is a lecturer in the discipline of speech pathology. Her curriculum renewal for neurogenic language disorders has received highly positive feedback from students and clinicians. She is also continuing to research cognitive-communication disorders and barriers and facilitators to EBP implementation. Emma has achieved both collaborative and individual competitive research grants from a variety of government, NGO, university, and philanthropic sources. She disseminates her work in a variety of academic, clinical and consumer forums and is currently supervising a number of PhD, Masters and honours students. Her expertise has been recognised by local and international clinicians and researchers and she was invited to speak on aphasia rehabilitation at the International Stroke Association conference in New Orleans in 2012.

Emma has contributed to her professional and research community with previous roles as president of Speech Pathology Australia (NSW), committee member of SpeechBITE and reviewer for granting bodies (e.g., NH&MRC) and international peer reviewed journals (e.g., Disability and Rehabilitation).

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Research interests

Emma's research aims to improve the ability of people with cognitive-communication impairments following brain injury, to successfully
participate in everyday life situations.

With her team, she is developing innovative communication assessments and treatment programs and researching how best to put research knowledge into clinical policy and practice (knowledge translation/EBP).

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Teaching and supervision

  • ​Neurogenic language disorders (CSCD3075)
  • Neurogenics 2 (CSCD5029)
  • Research led practice (CSCD5032)
  • Emma is currently supervising a number of PHD, masters and honours students in neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders and EBP/knowledge translation.

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Current projects

A selection of Emma's current projects are listed below.

1. Facilitating the translation of research into policy and everyday clinical practice: What influences SLPs to use stroke clinical guidelines, a national survey and qualitative study? (Power, Miao, Hadeley, O'Halloran)

2. Developing cognitive-communication assessments: Understanding factors that contribute to student decision in rating conversations with poeple with brain injury using the adapted Kagan scales (Barnes, Power & Togher).

3. Developing innovative communication treatments, including training communication partners: Can training communication partners of poeple with brain injury improve conversations including:

(I) Everyday communication partners of poeple with TBI? (Togher, McDonald, Tate, Power & Reitdijk, NHMRC project grant),
(ii) Student health professionals? (Barnes, Power & Togher, NHMRC CCRE in Aphasia Rehabilitation),
(iii) Friends of people with aphasia? (Brown, Power, Davidson & Togher, National Stroke Foundation small project grant, NHMRC CCRE in Aphasia Rehabilitation).

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Associations

  • Speech Pathology Australia - Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (SPAA, CPSP)
  • Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment Inc. (ASSBI)
  • Australia Aphasia Association Inc. (AAA)

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Awards and honours

  • Recognition of Service Award for outstanding ongoing, valuable and voluntary service to the Association and the profession, Speech Pathology Association of Australia (2010)
  • Recognition of contribution to discipline clinical research program, Royal Rehab Centre Sydney (2009)
  • Honorary Clinical Lecturer, The University of Sydney (2004)
  • University Medal, The University of Sydney (1996)

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Selected grants

2007

  • Facilitating the integration of evidence based practice into speech pathology curricula: a scoping study to examine the congruence between academic curricula and work based needs; Ward E, Togher L, Worrall L, Ward L, Douglas J, Ferguson A, Harrison E, Lincoln M, Power E, Munro N, McCabe P; The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education/Research Grant.

2004

  • Funding for conference presentation travel, accommodation and registration to 26th World Congress International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, 29th Aug-2nd Sept; Power E; Lottie Stewart Hospital & Wesley Mission Board/Travel grant.

2002

  • Funding for conference presentation travel, accommodation and registration to Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Alice Springs, NT, 20-23rd May; Power E; Sydney-West Area health Service Charitable Trust, NSW Health/Travel Grant.

2000

  • Pantomine recognition and expression in aphasia and dementia; Power E; National Health and Medical Research Council/Dora Lush (Biomedical) Postgraduate Research Scholarship.
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Murray, E., Power, E., Togher, L., McCabe, P., Munro, N., Smith, K. (2013). The reliability of methodological ratings for speechBITE using the PEDro-P scale. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 48(3), 297-306.
  • Worrall, L., Howe, T., O'Callaghan, A., Hill, A., Rose, M., Wallace, S., Rose, T., Brown, K., Power, E., O'Halloran, R., et al (2013). The World Report on Disability as a blueprint for international, national, and local aphasia services. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 15(1), 106-112.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., Rietdijk, R., McDonald, S., Tate, R. (2012). An exploration of participant experience of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(18), 1562-1574.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2012). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury and their friends. Brain Injury, 26(3), 221-233.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E., Heard, R. (2012). Evaluating communication training for paid carers of people with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 26(13 - 14), 1702-1715.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2012). Family members can improve the communication of their relative with communication disability. Independent Living Journal, 28(1), 25-29.
  • Taylor, C., Aird, V., Power, E., Davies, E., Madelaine, C., McCarry, A., Ballard, K. (2012). Objective measurement of dysarthric speech following traumatic brain injury: Clinical application of acoustic analysis. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech Language Pathology, 14(3), 129-135.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Supporting family members of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44(11), 913-921.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Supporting family members of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, (44), 913-921.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2011). Applying the WHO ICF framework to communication assessment and goal setting in Huntington's Disease: a case discussion. Journal of Communication Disorders, 44(3), 261-275.
  • Togher, L., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P., Worrall, L., Ward, E., Ferguson, A., et al (2011). Evidence Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology Curricula: A Scoping Study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 13(6), 459-468.
  • Tu, L., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). The impact of communication partner and discourse task on a person with traumatic brain injury: The use of multiple perspectives. Brain Injury, 25(6), 560-580.
  • Smith, K., McCabe, P., Togher, L., Power, E., Munro, N., Murray, E., Lincoln, M. (2010). An Introduction to the speechBITE database: Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 4(3), 148-159.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E., Turkstra, L. (2010). Can teenagers with traumatic brain injury use Internet chatrooms? A systematic review of the literature and the Internet. Brain Injury, 24(10), 1135-1172.
  • Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Communication Training Programs for Public Agencies and Everyday Communication Partners: An Overview. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing, 13(1), 13-19.
  • Power, E., Code, C., Croot, K., Sheard, C., Rothi, L. (2010). Florida Apraxia Battery-Extended and Revised Sydney (FABERS): Design, description, and a healthy control sample. Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section A: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(1), 1-18.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Measuring the social interactions of people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners: The adapted Kagan scales. Aphasiology, 24(6-8), 914-927.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). TBI Express: A communication training program for everyday communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 12(2), 82-84.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Training Communication Partners of People with Traumatic Brain Injury: Reporting the Protocol for a Clinical Trial. Brain Impairment, 10(2), 188-204.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Training communication partners to improve communication for people with TBI. Synapse (Australia), September, 15-16.
  • Power, E., Code, C. (2006). Waving not drowning: utilising gesture in the treatment of aphasia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 8(2), 115-119.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2003). Maximising Participation in Huntington Disease Through Group Language Therapy. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 5(1), 3-6.
  • Power, E., Berarducci, M. (2002). Dysphagia and the nursing resident. National Healthcare, , 31-32.

Conferences

  • Rietdijk, R., Simpson, G., Togher, L., Power, E., Lauren, G. (2012). Association between functional communication measures and vocational outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Worrall, L., Togher, L., Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Power, E. (2012). Bringing it all together to change practice in aphasia across Australia. Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (CASLPA) Conference.
  • Worrall, S., Togher, L., Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Power, E. (2012). Changing aphasia practice across Australia. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Brandenburg, C., Worrall, L., Rodriguez, A., Copland, D., Power, E. (2012). Investigating the accuracy and usability of an iPhone application which counts talk time for people with aphasia. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Vickers, K., Mathisen, B., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Observations of the dosage of swallowing rehabilitation practice patients with stroke can achieve. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Reaching communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Kenny, B. (2012). Reporting on TBI Bank: A revolutionary clinical tool. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Kenny, B., Power, E. (2012). Systematic review of communication recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Sim, P., Power, E., Togher, L. (2012). Using exchange structure analysis to describe conversations after communication partner training for traumatic brain injury (TBI). 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Power, E., Godecke, E., O'Halloran, R., Worrall, L. (2012). Very early aphasia screening and therapy: A knowledge transfer and exchange plan. 23rd Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting combined with 8th Smart Strokes Australasian Nursing and Allied Health Stroke Conference, Richmond, Victoria: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
  • Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Togher, L., Worrall, L., Power, E. (2011). Aphasia rehabilitation in Australia: Current practices, challenges, and needs. 2011 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Tu, L., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). Assessing Communication Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury – The Benefits of Using Multiple Perspectives. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.
  • Murray, E., Power, E., Togher, L., McCabe, T., Munro, N., Smith, E. (2011). Benchmarking speechBITEs use of the PEDro-P scale for rating group comparison studies. 2011 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Worrall, L. (2011). Better pathways to living successfully with aphasia. Translating a national aphasia rehabilitation research program into clinical practice. 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2011). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their friends. 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2011). Communication partner training facilitates everyday outcomes for people with acquired communication disability. The World Report on Disability: Implications for Asia and the Pacific Symposium.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). Comparisons of chat room language of adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and healthy controls participants. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2011). Life Story Work in Huntington Disease. Huntington Disease World Congress.
  • Power, E., Worrall, L. (2011). Transferring an aphasia research program into action in aphasia rehabilitation. A Knowledge Transfer and Exchange plan. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Communication skills of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be improved by training everyday communication partners: Findings from a single-blind multi-centre trial. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh.
  • Harasty, J., Togher, L., Smith, K., Murray, E., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Lincoln, M. (2010). Evidenced-based practice. 2010 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Improving the communication skills of paid caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI): an RCT.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Teenagers and chatrooms use- results from a systematic review. 2010 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) improves casual conversational interactions.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Training paid caregivers of people with ABI: A Qualitative Study. 7th Satellite Symposium on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Training paid caregivers to improve their conversations with people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Power, E. (2010). Transferring research knowledge into action in aphasia rehabilitation. An overview of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange between research producers and users in the Australian context. 2010 Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2010). Translating theory into practice: applying the WHO ICF framework to communication assessment and goal setting for a man with Huntington Disease and his mother. 14th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Where to from here? Looking at an exploratory study of chatrooms use of teens with TBI. 33rd Annual Brain Impairment Conference: Innovations in Neurorehabilitation.
  • Miles, R., Ballard, K., Taylor, C., McMahan, A., Power, E. (2009). A Controlled Clinical Application of Motor Learning Principles with Apraxia of Speech. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Can teenagers with traumatic brain injury use Internet chatrooms?. 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2009). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury and their friends: A pilot study. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Communication Training Programs for Public Agencies and Everyday Communication Partners: an Overview. 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing.
  • Togher, L., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Perdices, M., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P. (2009). EBP resources for SLPs: PsycBITE and speechBITE. 2009 ASHA Convention, United States: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Effect of communication training to paid caregivers of people with TBI. British Aphasiology Society Biennial International Conference BAS 2009, United Kingdom: Ads & Adea.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). How do teenagers with TBI use internet chatrooms? A review of the literature and the Internet?. Emerging Researchers in Health Sciences Conference 2009, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Inter-rater reliability of the Measure of Support in Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation. 2009 Clinical Aphasiology Conference.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Participant perceptions of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners. 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Perceived communication ability can be improved by training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Togher, L., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P., Worrall, L., Ward, E., Ferguson, A., et al (2009). Strengths, gaps and challenges in integrating evidence based practice into Australian Speech Pathology academic & clinical curricula: A scoping study. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). The evaluation of communication training to caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Innovations Conference BIRT 2009, United Kingdom: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2008). Life Storybooks and DVDs to Increase Communicative Participation Across Disease Progression in Huntington Disease: A Case Discussion. 13th Aphasiology Symposium of Australia 2008, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Mansley, R. (2008). Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI): Preliminary findings of a group comparison study. 7th World Congress on Brain Injury 2008, United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L., Werry, E. (2004). Chatting with their Peers: Analysis of Discourse in people with Huntington Disease in a Residential Care Facility. The 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.
  • Keast, K., Power, E., Anderson, A., Dimmick, H. (2004). Innovations in swallowing management and diet provision for people with Huntington Disease. Dietitian's Association of Australia National Conference 2004.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Keast, K., Dimmick, H. (2004). Perceptions of Traditional Puree and Moulded Puree Food in People with Huntington Disease. The 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2003). Communication group outcomes for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care setting: It's worth it!. 2003 Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Hobart, Australia: Speech Pathology Association of Australia.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Keast, K., Dimmick, H. (2003). Innovative Approaches to Improving the Acceptance of Texture Modified Diets. World Federation of Neurology Huntington Disease Congress.
  • Lownie, A., Buxton, A., Power, E., Keast, K., Curran, R. (2002). An innovative model of caring for the young and the old – The NSW Huntington Disease Service. National 'Geriaction' Conference - 'Innovations in aged care'.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Miles, A. (2002). Clinical applications of a model of limb apraxia with people with neurological communication difficulties. Journey from the Centre: National Conference of Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne, Victoria: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Anderson, A. (2002). Group language therapy for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care facility. Journey from the Centre: National Conference of Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne, Victoria: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Croot, K., Code, C., Miles, A. (2002). Important issues in pantomimed gesture and aphasia: Evidence from case studies. Journey from the Centre. Proceedings of the 2002 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, : British Medical Journal Publishing Group.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Togher, L., Anderson, A. (2002). Participant perceptions of group language therapy for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care facility. 10th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, : British Medical Journal Publishing Group.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Alzheimer's disease and gesture recognition and expression. 2001 National Speech Pathology Australia Conference. Ads & Adea.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Function and Manipulation knowledge in gesture: evidence from case studies in aphasia. 1st Australian Conference for Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychiatry.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Insights into the semantics of gesture in subjects with aphasia. British Aphasiology Society Biennial International Conference, : Ads & Adea.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2000). Gesture, Semantics and limb apraxia in aphasia: evidence from case studies. The 8th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia, Australia: University of Newcastle.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2000). Semantics and limb apraxia in aphasia: evidence from case studies. The 8th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia, Australia: University of Newcastle.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1998). Issues regarding processes involved in recognition and recall of meaningful gestures. The 6th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.
  • Mead, D., Power, E. (1997). Durability of employment outcomes in people with acquired brain impairment. 21st Annual Brain Impairment Conference.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1997). Limb praxis and pantomime skills in two subjects with Wernicke's aphasia: can you pantomime with limb apraxia. 1997 Speech Pathology Australian National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1996). Is gesture a functional option for people with severe aphasia. Australian Association of Speech and Hearing Conference.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1996). Processes involved in pantomime recognition and expression in subjects with auditory comprehension difficulties. The 4th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2008). The Other Side of the Coin: Training Communication Partners to Improve Communication for people with TBI. The BIA NSW Summer 2008 Newsletter.

Report

  • Togher, L., Lincoln, M., McCabe, P., Munro, N., Power, E., Yiannoukas, C., Ghosh, P., Ferguson, A., Harrison, E., Ward, E., et al (2009). Facilitating the Integration of Evidence Based Practice into Speech Pathology Curricula: a Scoping Study to Examine the Congruence between Academic Curricula and Work Based Needs.
  • Power, E., Mead, D., Beverly, K. (1998). Durability of Employment outcomes for people with Acquired Brain Impairment (ABI) following Vocational Rehabilitation.

2013

  • Murray, E., Power, E., Togher, L., McCabe, P., Munro, N., Smith, K. (2013). The reliability of methodological ratings for speechBITE using the PEDro-P scale. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 48(3), 297-306.
  • Worrall, L., Howe, T., O'Callaghan, A., Hill, A., Rose, M., Wallace, S., Rose, T., Brown, K., Power, E., O'Halloran, R., et al (2013). The World Report on Disability as a blueprint for international, national, and local aphasia services. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 15(1), 106-112.

2012

  • Togher, L., Power, E., Rietdijk, R., McDonald, S., Tate, R. (2012). An exploration of participant experience of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(18), 1562-1574.
  • Rietdijk, R., Simpson, G., Togher, L., Power, E., Lauren, G. (2012). Association between functional communication measures and vocational outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Worrall, L., Togher, L., Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Power, E. (2012). Bringing it all together to change practice in aphasia across Australia. Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (CASLPA) Conference.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2012). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury and their friends. Brain Injury, 26(3), 221-233.
  • Worrall, S., Togher, L., Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Power, E. (2012). Changing aphasia practice across Australia. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E., Heard, R. (2012). Evaluating communication training for paid carers of people with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 26(13 - 14), 1702-1715.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2012). Family members can improve the communication of their relative with communication disability. Independent Living Journal, 28(1), 25-29.
  • Brandenburg, C., Worrall, L., Rodriguez, A., Copland, D., Power, E. (2012). Investigating the accuracy and usability of an iPhone application which counts talk time for people with aphasia. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Taylor, C., Aird, V., Power, E., Davies, E., Madelaine, C., McCarry, A., Ballard, K. (2012). Objective measurement of dysarthric speech following traumatic brain injury: Clinical application of acoustic analysis. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech Language Pathology, 14(3), 129-135.
  • Vickers, K., Mathisen, B., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Observations of the dosage of swallowing rehabilitation practice patients with stroke can achieve. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Reaching communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Kenny, B. (2012). Reporting on TBI Bank: A revolutionary clinical tool. 2012 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Supporting family members of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44(11), 913-921.
  • Rietdijk, R., Togher, L., Power, E. (2012). Supporting family members of people with traumatic brain injury using telehealth: A systematic review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, (44), 913-921.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Kenny, B., Power, E. (2012). Systematic review of communication recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Sim, P., Power, E., Togher, L. (2012). Using exchange structure analysis to describe conversations after communication partner training for traumatic brain injury (TBI). 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Power, E., Godecke, E., O'Halloran, R., Worrall, L. (2012). Very early aphasia screening and therapy: A knowledge transfer and exchange plan. 23rd Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting combined with 8th Smart Strokes Australasian Nursing and Allied Health Stroke Conference, Richmond, Victoria: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

2011

  • Rose, M., Ferguson, A., Togher, L., Worrall, L., Power, E. (2011). Aphasia rehabilitation in Australia: Current practices, challenges, and needs. 2011 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2011). Applying the WHO ICF framework to communication assessment and goal setting in Huntington's Disease: a case discussion. Journal of Communication Disorders, 44(3), 261-275.
  • Tu, L., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). Assessing Communication Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury – The Benefits of Using Multiple Perspectives. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.
  • Murray, E., Power, E., Togher, L., McCabe, T., Munro, N., Smith, E. (2011). Benchmarking speechBITEs use of the PEDro-P scale for rating group comparison studies. 2011 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Worrall, L. (2011). Better pathways to living successfully with aphasia. Translating a national aphasia rehabilitation research program into clinical practice. 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2011). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their friends. 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2011). Communication partner training facilitates everyday outcomes for people with acquired communication disability. The World Report on Disability: Implications for Asia and the Pacific Symposium.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). Comparisons of chat room language of adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and healthy controls participants. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.
  • Togher, L., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P., Worrall, L., Ward, E., Ferguson, A., et al (2011). Evidence Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology Curricula: A Scoping Study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 13(6), 459-468.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2011). Life Story Work in Huntington Disease. Huntington Disease World Congress.
  • Tu, L., Togher, L., Power, E. (2011). The impact of communication partner and discourse task on a person with traumatic brain injury: The use of multiple perspectives. Brain Injury, 25(6), 560-580.
  • Power, E., Worrall, L. (2011). Transferring an aphasia research program into action in aphasia rehabilitation. A Knowledge Transfer and Exchange plan. Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference.

2010

  • Smith, K., McCabe, P., Togher, L., Power, E., Munro, N., Murray, E., Lincoln, M. (2010). An Introduction to the speechBITE database: Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 4(3), 148-159.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E., Turkstra, L. (2010). Can teenagers with traumatic brain injury use Internet chatrooms? A systematic review of the literature and the Internet. Brain Injury, 24(10), 1135-1172.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Communication skills of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be improved by training everyday communication partners: Findings from a single-blind multi-centre trial. Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh.
  • Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Communication Training Programs for Public Agencies and Everyday Communication Partners: An Overview. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing, 13(1), 13-19.
  • Harasty, J., Togher, L., Smith, K., Murray, E., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Lincoln, M. (2010). Evidenced-based practice. 2010 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Code, C., Croot, K., Sheard, C., Rothi, L. (2010). Florida Apraxia Battery-Extended and Revised Sydney (FABERS): Design, description, and a healthy control sample. Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section A: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(1), 1-18.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Improving the communication skills of paid caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI): an RCT.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Measuring the social interactions of people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners: The adapted Kagan scales. Aphasiology, 24(6-8), 914-927.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). TBI Express: A communication training program for everyday communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 12(2), 82-84.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Teenagers and chatrooms use- results from a systematic review. 2010 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2010). Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) improves casual conversational interactions.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Training paid caregivers of people with ABI: A Qualitative Study. 7th Satellite Symposium on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Training paid caregivers to improve their conversations with people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
  • Power, E. (2010). Transferring research knowledge into action in aphasia rehabilitation. An overview of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange between research producers and users in the Australian context. 2010 Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2010). Translating theory into practice: applying the WHO ICF framework to communication assessment and goal setting for a man with Huntington Disease and his mother. 14th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2010). Where to from here? Looking at an exploratory study of chatrooms use of teens with TBI. 33rd Annual Brain Impairment Conference: Innovations in Neurorehabilitation.

2009

  • Miles, R., Ballard, K., Taylor, C., McMahan, A., Power, E. (2009). A Controlled Clinical Application of Motor Learning Principles with Apraxia of Speech. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Can teenagers with traumatic brain injury use Internet chatrooms?. 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Bogart, E., Togher, L., Power, E., Docking, K. (2009). Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury and their friends: A pilot study. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Communication Training Programs for Public Agencies and Everyday Communication Partners: an Overview. 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing.
  • Togher, L., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Perdices, M., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P. (2009). EBP resources for SLPs: PsycBITE and speechBITE. 2009 ASHA Convention, United States: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). Effect of communication training to paid caregivers of people with TBI. British Aphasiology Society Biennial International Conference BAS 2009, United Kingdom: Ads & Adea.
  • Togher, L., Lincoln, M., McCabe, P., Munro, N., Power, E., Yiannoukas, C., Ghosh, P., Ferguson, A., Harrison, E., Ward, E., et al (2009). Facilitating the Integration of Evidence Based Practice into Speech Pathology Curricula: a Scoping Study to Examine the Congruence between Academic Curricula and Work Based Needs.
  • Kilov, A., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). How do teenagers with TBI use internet chatrooms? A review of the literature and the Internet?. Emerging Researchers in Health Sciences Conference 2009, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Inter-rater reliability of the Measure of Support in Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation. 2009 Clinical Aphasiology Conference.
  • Togher, L., Power, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Participant perceptions of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners. 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Perceived communication ability can be improved by training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 32nd Annual Brain Impairment Conference ASSBI 2009, Australia: Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
  • Togher, L., Yiannoukas, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh, P., Worrall, L., Ward, E., Ferguson, A., et al (2009). Strengths, gaps and challenges in integrating evidence based practice into Australian Speech Pathology academic & clinical curricula: A scoping study. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2009, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Behn, N., Togher, L., Power, E. (2009). The evaluation of communication training to caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Innovations Conference BIRT 2009, United Kingdom: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Training Communication Partners of People with Traumatic Brain Injury: Reporting the Protocol for a Clinical Trial. Brain Impairment, 10(2), 188-204.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2009). Training communication partners to improve communication for people with TBI. Synapse (Australia), September, 15-16.

2008

  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2008). Life Storybooks and DVDs to Increase Communicative Participation Across Disease Progression in Huntington Disease: A Case Discussion. 13th Aphasiology Symposium of Australia 2008, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Rietdijk, R. (2008). The Other Side of the Coin: Training Communication Partners to Improve Communication for people with TBI. The BIA NSW Summer 2008 Newsletter.
  • Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E., Mansley, R. (2008). Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI): Preliminary findings of a group comparison study. 7th World Congress on Brain Injury 2008, United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare.

2006

  • Power, E., Code, C. (2006). Waving not drowning: utilising gesture in the treatment of aphasia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (previously known as Advances in Speech-Language Pathology), 8(2), 115-119.

2004

  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L., Werry, E. (2004). Chatting with their Peers: Analysis of Discourse in people with Huntington Disease in a Residential Care Facility. The 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.
  • Keast, K., Power, E., Anderson, A., Dimmick, H. (2004). Innovations in swallowing management and diet provision for people with Huntington Disease. Dietitian's Association of Australia National Conference 2004.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Keast, K., Dimmick, H. (2004). Perceptions of Traditional Puree and Moulded Puree Food in People with Huntington Disease. The 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.

2003

  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2003). Communication group outcomes for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care setting: It's worth it!. 2003 Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Hobart, Australia: Speech Pathology Association of Australia.
  • Power, E., Anderson, A., Keast, K., Dimmick, H. (2003). Innovative Approaches to Improving the Acceptance of Texture Modified Diets. World Federation of Neurology Huntington Disease Congress.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Anderson, A., Togher, L. (2003). Maximising Participation in Huntington Disease Through Group Language Therapy. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 5(1), 3-6.

2002

  • Lownie, A., Buxton, A., Power, E., Keast, K., Curran, R. (2002). An innovative model of caring for the young and the old – The NSW Huntington Disease Service. National 'Geriaction' Conference - 'Innovations in aged care'.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Miles, A. (2002). Clinical applications of a model of limb apraxia with people with neurological communication difficulties. Journey from the Centre: National Conference of Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne, Victoria: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Berarducci, M. (2002). Dysphagia and the nursing resident. National Healthcare, , 31-32.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Anderson, A. (2002). Group language therapy for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care facility. Journey from the Centre: National Conference of Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne, Victoria: Speech Pathology Australia.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Croot, K., Code, C., Miles, A. (2002). Important issues in pantomimed gesture and aphasia: Evidence from case studies. Journey from the Centre. Proceedings of the 2002 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, : British Medical Journal Publishing Group.
  • Berarducci, M., Power, E., Togher, L., Anderson, A. (2002). Participant perceptions of group language therapy for people with Huntington Disease living in a residential care facility. 10th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, : British Medical Journal Publishing Group.

2001

  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Alzheimer's disease and gesture recognition and expression. 2001 National Speech Pathology Australia Conference. Ads & Adea.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Function and Manipulation knowledge in gesture: evidence from case studies in aphasia. 1st Australian Conference for Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychiatry.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2001). Insights into the semantics of gesture in subjects with aphasia. British Aphasiology Society Biennial International Conference, : Ads & Adea.

2000

  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2000). Gesture, Semantics and limb apraxia in aphasia: evidence from case studies. The 8th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia, Australia: University of Newcastle.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (2000). Semantics and limb apraxia in aphasia: evidence from case studies. The 8th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia, Australia: University of Newcastle.

1998

  • Power, E., Mead, D., Beverly, K. (1998). Durability of Employment outcomes for people with Acquired Brain Impairment (ABI) following Vocational Rehabilitation.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1998). Issues regarding processes involved in recognition and recall of meaningful gestures. The 6th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.

1997

  • Mead, D., Power, E. (1997). Durability of employment outcomes in people with acquired brain impairment. 21st Annual Brain Impairment Conference.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1997). Limb praxis and pantomime skills in two subjects with Wernicke's aphasia: can you pantomime with limb apraxia. 1997 Speech Pathology Australian National Conference, Parkville, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.

1996

  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1996). Is gesture a functional option for people with severe aphasia. Australian Association of Speech and Hearing Conference.
  • Power, E., Sheard, C., Code, C. (1996). Processes involved in pantomime recognition and expression in subjects with auditory comprehension difficulties. The 4th Meeting of the Aphasiology Symposium of Australia.
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