I am fascinated by language. This skill allows us to express our thoughts and understand the thoughts of other people. I am interested in how the mind/brain processes language and in applying this knowledge to Speech and Language Therapy.  I work with healthy 'normal' adults and those who have acquired language and communication problems as a result of stroke, brain injury or degenerative neurological conditions.

For details of my interests and research, please see the Research and Publications pages.

BiographyX

I am a Lecturer in Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading, UK. This post allows me to work clinically as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), continue research and teach trainee SLTs and postgraduate students.

I completed a doctorate at University College London (UCL), with Professor Gabriella Vigliocco and then post-doctroal research with Professor Karalyn Patterson at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK. I completed training to be an SLT at UCL, before starting my post at the University of Reading.