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Dr Sophie Brassel
BAppSc(SpPath)(Hons1) PhD MSPA-CPSP
Lecturer
Discipline of Speech Pathology
Sydney School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Discipline of Speech Pathology
Sydney School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sophie is a lecturer in the Discipline of Speech Pathology. She is a certified practicing speech pathologist with experience in assessment and management of adults with swallowing and communication difficulties. Her main teaching role is as a professional practice educator for students undertaking speech pathology placements.
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- Acquired communication disorders
- Acquired brain injury
- Digital health
- Virtual reality
- Professional practice education
- CSCD2066: Introductory Practice 2: Clinical
- CSCD2067: Introductory Practice 2: Community
- CSCD3100: Intermediate Clinic I
- CSCD3101: Intermediate Clinic II
- CSCD5063: Clinical Practice 1
- CSCD5070: Clinical Practice 3
- User-based testing of immersive virtual reality for communication disorders following acquired brain injury
- Cultural and virtual reality adaptation of the Social Brain Toolkit
- Member of Speech Pathology Australia (MSPA)
- Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP)
- Speech Pathologists in Brain Injury Interest Group
- NSW Adult Neurogenic Communication Interest Group
- Digital Health Informatics Network
- USYD Acquired Brain Injury Communication Lab
- USYD Cyberpsychology Research Group
- FMH Travel Showcase Award 2023
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, The University of Sydney
- Universities Australia/Germany Joint Research Co-operation scheme 2023
- 2019-2022
- Merit Award Scholarship,The University of Sydney 2019-2022
Neurosciences and Mental Health
Publications
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Journals
- Brassel, S., Brunner, M., Campbell, A., Power, E., Togher, L. (2024). Exploring Discussions About Virtual Reality on Twitter to Inform Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Content and Network Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26(1). [More Information]
- Christensen, I., Power, E., Togher, L., Brassel, S., Elbourn, E., Folder, N., Jensen, L. (2023). Communication between rehabilitation staff and people with traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. [More Information]
- Brassel, S., Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A., Togher, L. (2023). Speech-Language Pathologists' Views of Using Virtual Reality for Managing Cognitive-Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 907-923. [More Information]
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2024
- Brassel, S., Brunner, M., Campbell, A., Power, E., Togher, L. (2024). Exploring Discussions About Virtual Reality on Twitter to Inform Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Content and Network Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26(1). [More Information]
2023
- Christensen, I., Power, E., Togher, L., Brassel, S., Elbourn, E., Folder, N., Jensen, L. (2023). Communication between rehabilitation staff and people with traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. [More Information]
- Brassel, S., Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A., Togher, L. (2023). Speech-Language Pathologists' Views of Using Virtual Reality for Managing Cognitive-Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 907-923. [More Information]
2022
- Elbourn, E., Brassel, S., Steel, J., Togher, L. (2022). Perceptions of communication recovery following traumatic brain injury: A qualitative investigation across 2 years. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. [More Information]
2021
- Brassel, S., Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M., Togher, L. (2021). Recommendations for the Design and Implementation of Virtual Reality for Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation:Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), e26344-1-e26344-24. [More Information]
2016
- Brassel, S., Kenny, B., Power, E., Elbourn, E., McDonald, S., Tate, R., MacWhinney, B., Turkstra, L., Holland, A., Togher, L. (2016). Conversational topics discussed by individuals with severe traumatic brain injury and their communication partners during sub-acute recovery. Brain Injury, 30(11), 1329-1342. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- FMH Showcase Travel Award 2023, Brassel S, Faculty of Medicine and Health/FMH Showcase Travel Award 2023
Research Presentations
- Brassel, S.,Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A. & Togher, L. (November, 2024).Using immersive virtual reality for assessing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury: What do speech pathologists think? Presentation at the University of Sydney EMCR Networks Symposium, Sydney, Australia.
- Brassel, S. Using immersive virtual reality for assessing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury(September, 2024). Workshop presentation at the National Brain Injury Australia Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
- Pierce, J., Brunner, M., Rietdjik, R., Hill, A., Hernandez, N., Avramovic, P., Brassel, S., Togher, L. & Rose, M. (June, 2024). Technological Innovations in Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders after Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury. Accepted workshop at the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
- Togher, L., Rietdijk, R., Brunner, M., Power, E., Brassel, S., Hayes, R., Keegan, L., Hoepner, J., Bogart, E., MacDonald, S., Kennedy, M. & Avramovic, P. (June, 2024). Developing sustainable online resources for people with acquired brain injury and their families using codesign and implementation principles: The Social Brain Toolkit. Round table presentation at the 53rd Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Hawaii, USA.
- Brassel, S.,Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A. & Togher, L. (2024, May).Using immersive virtual reality for assessing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury: What do speech pathologists think? Poster presentation at the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) Conference, Sydney, Australia.
- Rietdijk, R., Avramovic, P., Brunner, M., Power, E., Brassel, S., Hayes, R. & Togher, L. (2024, May).Using the free self-guided online resource interact-ABI-lity to upskill communication partners of people with acquired brain injury.How-to session at the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) Conference, Sydney, Australia.
- Togher, L., Avramovic, P., Brunner, M., Power, E., Brassel, S. & Rietdijk, R. (2024, March). Communication Partner Training for Health Care Workers, Families, Friends and Community Agencies Who Interact With People With Acquired Brain Injury: Pilot Data for a Free Online Resource Called Interact-ABI-lity. Presentation at the North American Brain Injury Society Conference, Las Vegas, USA.
- Brassel, S., Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M., & Togher., L. (2023). User-based testing of immersive virtual reality for assessing cognitive-communication skills following TBI. Invited symposium presentation at the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland.
- Elbourn, E., Brassel, S., Steel, J & Togher, L. (2023). The Lived Experience of Recovery From Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBIBank Study. Invited symposium presentation at the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland.
- Elbourn, E., Brassel, S., Steel, J & Togher, L. (2022). Clinical priorities for TBI: The lived experience perspective. Presented at The University of Sydney Speech Pathology Research Symposium, Sydney, Australia.
- Brassel, S.,Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M., & Togher., L. (2022). Using virtual reality in rehabilitation for communication skills following brain injury. Invited symposium presentation at the National Brain Injury Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia.
- Brassel, S.,Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M. & Togher., L. (2022). Using virtual reality in rehabilitation for cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. Invited presentation at Royal Rehabilitation Speech Pathology meeting.
- Brassel, S., Power, E., Brunner, M., Campbell, A. & Togher., L. (2022). Speech-language pathologists’ views of using virtual reality for managing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. Presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Online conference hosted by Chapman University, Orange County, CA, USA
- Brunner., M, Rietdjik, R., Avramovic, P., Brassel, S., Yiew, K. & Togher, L. (2021). Innovations in using technology for communication assessment and intervention in the ABI communication lab at The University of Sydney. Presented at The University of Sydney Speech Pathology Research Symposium, Online symposium.
- Brassel, S.,Brunner, M., Campbell, A., Power, E. & Togher, L. (2021). Current uses and opinions of virtual reality: A content analysis of twitter data and focus on brain injury. Poster presentation at the Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 6th Pacific Rim Conference, Online conference.
- Brassel, S.,Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A., & Togher, L. (2021). Speech-language pathologists’ views of using virtual reality for managing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. Poster presentation at the Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN) 6th Pacific Rim Conference, Online conference.
- Brassel, S., Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M. & Togher., L. (2021). Recommendations for the design and implementation of virtual reality for acquired brain injury rehabilitation: Systematic review. Presented at the Digital Health Week 2021, online conference.
- Brassel, S., Power, E., Campbell, A., Brunner, M. & Togher., L. (2021). Virtual reality for rehabilitation of cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. Invited presentation at the Adult Neurogenic Communication Interest Group (ANCIG), online meeting.
- Larkman, C., McKenzie, R., Ryan, H., Taylor, P., Dent, A., Brassel, S.&Lamond, J.(2019). Putting the evidence into action: Aphasia best practice in the Sydney Local Health District. Presented at the Smart Strokes Conference, Hunter Valley, Australia.
- Larkman, C., Taylor, P., Ryan, H., Coventry, S., Lamond, J., McKenzie, R., Brassel, S., Pettigrove, K., Wark, K., Martin, O. & Dent, A. (2018). Paving the pathway for stroke survivors: Augmenting best practice across the speech pathology aphasia journey within Sydney Local Health District. Poster presentation at the Aphasiology Symposium, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia.
- Freeman-Sanderson, A., Brassel, S., Glynn, K., McKenzie, R. & Draper, K. (2017). Clinician and patient centred outcome measures in acute care across a health district:A prospective trial. Presented at the 12th National Allied Health Conference, Sydney, Australia.
- Freeman-Sanderson, A., Brassel, S., Glynn, K., McKenzie, R. & Draper, K. (2017). Comparison of patient and clinician outcomes in dysphagia: Is there a difference? Presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Sydney, Australia.
- Ryan, H., Taylor, P., Larkman, C., Lamond, J., McKenzie, R., Brassel, S., Wark, K., Dent, A. & Martin, O. (2017). Paving the way for people with aphasia. Poster presentation at the SLHD Allied Health Research Forum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Freeman-Sanderson, A., Draper, K., McKenzie, R., Glynn, K. & Brassel, S. (2017). Clinician based facilitators and barriers to use of dysphagia outcomes in acute adult care. Poster presentation at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Brassel, S., Kenny, B., Power, E., Elbourn, E. & Togher, L. (2015). Conversational topics following severe traumatic brain injury: A study at three- and six-months post injury. Presented at the Joint International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI)5th Pacific Rim Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Brassel, S., Kenny, B., Power, E., Elbourn, E. & Togher, L. (2014). Conversational topics following severe traumatic brain injury: A study at three- and six-months post injury. Invited presentation at the Speech Pathologists in Brain Injury Interest Group (SPBIIG), Sydney, NSW, Australia.