Professor Leanne Togher
Grants
2011-2013, Leanne Togher. speechBITE consolidation 2011-2013, Motor Accident Authority of New South Wales/Research Support. $422,866
2011-2012, Leanne Togher. SpeechBITE Funding, National Relay Service/speechBITE funding. $10,000
2012-2016, Leanne Togher. Senior Research Fellowship A, National Health and Medical Research Council/Career Awards: Research Fellowships. $655,910
2010 - 2014. Audrey Holland, Brian MacWhinney, Skye McDonald, Robyn Tate, Lyn Turkstra, Leanne Togher. Longitudinal communication outcomes following traumatic brain injury, National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants. $755,875
2010 - 2012. Leanne Togher. To develop evidence based practice for speech pathologists through the development of a web site (SpeechBITE), Speech Pathology Association of Australia/Research Support. $15,000
2009 - 2010. Michelle Lincoln, David Trembath, Leanne Togher. Barriers and enablers to the use of evidence based practice (EBP) by speech pathologists in DADHC, Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (NSW)/Research Grants Program. $126,720
2009 - 2013. David A Copland, Jacinta Douglas, Alison Ferguson, Lyndsey A Nickels, Linda Worrall, Leanne Togher. CCRE in Aphasia Rehabilitation, University of Queensland/Shared Research Support. $446,200
2008 - 2008. Leanne Togher, Audrey Holland. Advances in the evaluation of communication after acquired brain injury: improving accessibility using the web based technologies, DVC Research/International Visiting Research Fellowship (IVRF). $8,500
2008 - 2008. Leanne Togher. Improving access to evidence based practice for speech pathologists: Development of the Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatmen Efficacy (speechBITE), Speech Pathology Association of Australia/Research Support. $10,000
2008 - 2008. Leanne Togher. Improving access to evidence based practice for speech pathologists: Development of the Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatmen Efficacy (speechBITE), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (USA)/Research Support. $10,573
2007 - 2011. Leanne Togher. NHMRC - Research Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council/Career Awards: Research Fellowships. $612,500
2007 - 2008. Jacinta Douglas, Alison Ferguson, E Harrison, Michelle Lincoln, Patricia McCabe, Natalie Munro, Emma Power, Elizabeth Ward, Linda Worrell, Leanne Togher. 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, Australian Learning and Teaching Council/Competitive Grants Programme. $101,860
2007 - 2011. Leanne Togher. Evidence based practice for speech pathologists: Development of speechBITE, Motor Accident Authority of New South Wales/Research Support. $304,000
2007 - 2007. Leanne Togher. Improving access to evidence based practice for speech pathologists: Development of the Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatmen Efficacy (speechBITE), Guild Insurance Limited/Research Support. $5,000
2006 - 2010. Skye McDonald, Robyn Tate, Leanne Togher. Improving the communication of people with severe traumatic brain injury: a clinical trial, National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants. $440,000
2006 - 2007. Leanne Togher. To develop evidence based practice for speech pathologists through the development of a web site (SpeechBITE), Speech Pathology Association of Australia/Research Support. $49,976
2005 - 2006. Leanne Togher. Education Module For Court Staff Working With People With Complex Communication Needs, Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales/Research Support. $15,455
Publications
2011
Power, E H, Anderson, A, Togher, L M 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
Bogart, E, Togher, L M, Power, E H, Docking, K M 2011, Casual conversations between individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their friends, 2011 Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Psychology Press, United Kingdom
Togher, L M, Yiannoukas, C, Lincoln, M A, Power, E H, Munro, N A, McCabe, P J, Gosh, P, Worrall, L, Ward, E, et al 2011, Evidence Based Practice in Speech Pathology Curricula: A Scoping Study, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology,
Starling, J, Munro, N A, Togher, L M, Arciuli, J 2011, Recognising language impairment in secondary school student populations, Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 16(2), 145-158
Ballin, L D, Balandin, S, Stancliffe, R J, Togher, L M 2011, Speech-Language Pathologists Views on Mentoring By People Who Use Speech Generating Devices, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13(5), 446-457
Tu, L V, Togher, L M, Power, E H 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
Starling, J, Munro, N A, Togher, L M, Arciuli, J 2011, Supporting secondary school students with language impairment, ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing (not refereed unless requested), 13(1), 26-30
2009
Book ChapterTogher, L. M., Cruice, M., and Turkstra, L., 2009, Acquired Communication Disorders, Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy, Wiley-Blackwell, United Kingdom, 204
Conference ContributionJorgensen, M. L., and Togher, L. M., 2009, Narrative after traumatic brain injury (TBI):; A comparison of monologic and jointly produced narrative, ;Brain Impairment, 87-87, Sydney
Journal ArticleBallin, L. D., Balandin, S., Togher, L. M., and Stancliffe, R. J., 2009, Learning to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): Is there a mentoring role for adults experienced in using AAC?, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 34[1], 89-91
Trembath, D. A., Balandin, S. A., Togher, L. M., and Stancliffe, R. J., 2009, Peer-mediated teaching and augmentative and alternative communication for preschool-aged children with autism, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 34[2], 173-186
Kilov, A. M., and Togher, L. M., 2009, Problem solving with friends:; Discourse participation and performance of individuals with and without traumatic brain injury, Aphasiology, 23[5], 584-605
Togher, L. M., Schultz, R. M., Tate, R. L., McDonald, S., Perdices, M., and Smith, K. E., 2009, The methodological quality of aphasia therapy research:; An investigation of group studies using the PsycBITETM evidence-based practice database, Aphasiology, 23[6], 694-706
Togher, L. M., McDonald, S., Tate, R. L., Power, E. H., and Rietdijk, R. E., 2009, Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury:; Reporting the protocol for a clinical trial, Brain Impairment, 10[2], 188-204
Jorgensen, M. L., and Togher, L. M., 2009, Narrative after traumatic brain injury:; A comparison of monologic and jointly-produced discourse, Brain Injury, 23[9], 727-740
Trembath, D. A., Balandin, S. A., and Togher, L. M., 2009, Volunteering amongst persons who use augmentative and alternative communication, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 34[1], 87-88
2008
Guo, Y E, Togher, L M 2008, The impact of dysarthria on everyday communication after traumatic brain injury: A pilot study, Brain Injury, 22(1), 83-97
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2008, Family caregivers discuss roles and needs in supporting adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs in the hospital setting, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 20(3), 257-274
Davidson, B, Howe, T, Worrall, L, Hickson, L, Togher, L M 2008, Social participation for older people with aphasia: The impact of communication disability on friendships., Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 15(4), 325-340
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2008, 'I've got something to say': Interaction in a focus group of adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 24(2), 110-122
McDonald, S, Tate, R L, Togher, L M, Bornhofen, C, Long, E, Gertler, P, Bowen, R 2008, Social skills treatment for people with severe, chronic acquired brain injuries: A multi-centre trial., Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89(9), 1648-1659
Tate, R L, McDonald, S, Perdices, M, Togher, L M, Schultz, R, Savage, S 2008, Rating the methodological quality of single-subject designs and n-of-1 trials: Introducing the Single-Case Experimental Design (SCED) Scale, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18(4), 385-401
Long, E, McDonald, S, Tate, R L, Togher, L M, Bornhofen, C 2008, Assessing Social Skills in People with Very Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Validity of the Social Performance Survey Schedule (SPSS), Brain Impairment, 9(3), 274-281
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2008, 'We need to be the centrepiece': Adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs discuss the roles and needs of family carers in hospital, Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(23), 1759-1771
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2008, Professionals' views on the roles and needs of family carers of adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs in hospital, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 33(2), 127-136
2007
Togher, L M 2007, Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: Advanced communication training perspectives, Clinical Aphasiology - Future Directions, Psychology Press - Taylor & Francis, Hove & New York, 1, 270-283
Trembath, D A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2007, Vocabulary selection for Australian children who use augmentative and alternative communication, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 32(4), 291-301
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2007, Older Unpaid Carers Experiences Supporting Adultswith Cerebral Palsy and Complex CommunicationNeeds in Hospital, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 19(2), 115-124
Hemsley, B A, Balandin, S A, Togher, L M 2007, Narrative analysis of the hospital experience for older parents of people who cannot speak., Journal of Aging Studies, 21(3), 239-254
2006
McDonald, S, Togher, L M 2006, The new age of communication research: Discourse, cognition and behaviour, Brain Impairment, 7(3), 169-174
McDonald, S, Tate, R L, Togher, L M, Perdices, M, Moseley, A M, Winders, K, Schultz, R, Smith, K 2006, Improving evidence-based practice in rehabilitation: Introducing PsycBITE TM, Aphasiology, 20(7), 676-683
Perdices, M, Schultz, R, Tate, R L, McDonald, S, Togher, L M, Savage, S, Winders, K, Smith, K 2006, The evidence base of neuropsychological rehabilitation in acquired brain impairment (ABI): how good is the research?, Brain Impairment, 7(2), 119-132
Togher, L M, Balandin, S A, Given, F, Canty, M, Young, K 2006, Development of a communication training program to improve access to legal services for people with complex communication needs, Topics in Language Disorders, 26(3), 199-209
Togher, L M, Taylor, C, Aird, V, Grant, S E 2006, The Impact of Varied Speaker Role and Communication Partner on the Communicative Interactions of a Person with Traumatic Brain Injury: A single case study using systemic functional linguistics, Brain Impairment, 7(3), 190-201