Position

Research Associate
Project Manager, TBI Express

Qualifications

BAppSc(SpPath)(Hons 1, University Medal) University of Sydney, 1995
PhD University of Sydney, 2006
Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist

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Power, E. (1996) University Medal, University of Sydney.

Memberships and Service

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

Recent Areas of Teaching

Linguistics and Grammar, Huntington's disease and communication, dysarthria, Professional Development, Technology and speech pathology, Professional Development I, II, IV

Associate supervisor for Andrea Kilov - PhD candidate in Speech Pathology
Associate supervisor for Nicholas Behn - Masters candidate in Speech Pathology

Areas of Interest

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.

Traumatic brain injury, degenerative communication disorders, Huntington's Disease

Faculty Research Group

Disability and Community Research Group
Neurogenic Communication Disorders Team
Communication and Inclusion Team

• 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
• 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

• Power, E. (2005). Conversational group therapy in a challenging population. ANCIG. Sydney (RRCS), April
• 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
• 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
• Power, E. (1998). Object recognition, semantics and connectionist models. Hornsby Hospital Professional Development, August
• Power, E. (1997). A comparison of pantomime skills in two aphasic subjects with limb apraxia. IPDG, RRCS, 21st February

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