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Position
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Research Associate
Project Manager, TBI Express
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Qualifications
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BAppSc(SpPath)(Hons 1, University Medal) University of Sydney, 1995
PhD University of Sydney, 2006
Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist
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| Awards |
Power, E. (1996) University Medal, University of Sydney.
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Memberships and Service
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1995-current: Member of Speech Pathology Association of Australia
Current committee member for SpeechBITE
2004-2007: President, Speech Pathology Australia, NSW Branch
2006-2007: President, Allied Health Alliance, NSW Inc
2005-2006: Secretary, Allied Health Alliance, NSW Inc
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Recent Areas of Teaching
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Linguistics and Grammar, Huntington's disease and communication, dysarthria, Professional Development, Technology and speech pathology, Professional Development I, II, IV
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| Student Supervision |
Associate supervisor for Andrea Kilov - PhD candidate in Speech Pathology
Associate supervisor for Nicholas Behn - Masters candidate in Speech Pathology
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Areas of Interest
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Traumatic brain injury, degenerative communication disorders, pantomime expression and recognition in people with aphasia and dementia, outcome measures, group language therapy, clinical education, evidence based practice in speech pathology.
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| Current Areas of Research |
Traumatic brain injury, degenerative communication disorders, Huntington's Disease
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Faculty Research Group
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Disability and Community Research Group
Neurogenic Communication Disorders Team
Communication and Inclusion Team
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| Invited conference workshops (international and national) |
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Keast, K., & Power, E. (2003). Enhancing nutrition and swallowing for people with Huntington Disease. Australian Huntington Disease Association National Conference, Burnie, TAS, 6th-7th November
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Power, E. (2001). Update on gesture and communication in aphasia and dementia. Singapore Speech-Language and Hearing Association Professional Development Group, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. 1st October
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| Invited workshops (local) |
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Power, E. and Anderson A. (2008). Communication in Huntington Disease. NSW Adult Neurogenic Communication Interest Group (ANCIG). Sydney (RRCS), to present September.
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Togher, L., McDonald, S., Tate, R., Power, E. & Mansley, R. (2008). Training communication partners of people with TBI. Ryde Rehab Centre Sydney (RRCS) Speech Pathology Department, Sydney, June.
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Power, E. (2005). Conversational group therapy in a challenging population. ANCIG. Sydney (RRCS), April
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Power, E. (2001). Gesture in Alzheimer's Disease and Aphasia. How can Cognitive Neuropsychological Models help provide a basis for functional communication therapy? Information Processing Discussion Group (IPDG), Sydney (RRCS), 5th December
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Power, E., (2000). What's in a gesture? Newcastle Adult Interest Group, June 30th : A case study on pantomimed gesture in aphasia. IPDG, July; Semantics, limb apraxia and gesture in aphasia. Ryde Hospital Adult Speech Pathology Department; Testing gestures and semantics in aphasia. Bankstown Hospital Adult Speech Pathology Meeting, March
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Power, E. (1998). Object recognition, semantics and connectionist models. Hornsby Hospital Professional Development, August
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Power, E. (1997). A comparison of pantomime skills in two aphasic subjects with limb apraxia. IPDG, RRCS, 21st February
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