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I came to academia after several years working as a Speech Therapist in various London hospitals. My research career started at Birkbeck College, University of London, where I obtained my PhD in 1992.
In 1996 I moved to Macquarie University, initially as a visiting Research Fellow on a Wellcome Trust Fellowship. In 1999 I took up an Australian Research Council QEII Fellowship followed by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (2006) and ARC Future Fellowship (2013).
My research field can be broadly characterised as "the cognitive neuropsychology of language". In other words, I investigate language impairments (both developmental, and acquired as a result of brain damage) and use these to test the adequacy of cognitive models of language comprehension and production. In addition, the use of these models can inform our understanding of the language impairments and how best to remediate them. My research focuses on acquired language impairment (aphasia and progressive aphasia), but also with some work in the field of impaired literacy (dyslexia) in children and adults.
Much of my research has focused on word production and particularly assessment and treatment of impairments of word production (anomia), however, I also have an interest in experimental investigation of word production in speakers without language impairment. I have a commitment to research into the remediation of language disorders, and collaborate with speech pathologists in this endeavour.
I am also Macquarie University's Director for the international PhD programme: International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language and Brain (IDEALAB): http://em-idealab.com/.
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Developing better treatments for language disorders (ARC)
Nickels, L., MQRES, M. & MQRES 3 (International), M. 3.
31/12/12 → …
Project: Research
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International Doctorate in Experimental Approaches to Language and Brain (IDEALAB)
1/07/12 → …
Project: Research
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ProResA: The time course of pronoun resolution in post-stroke and progressive aphasia
Arslan, S., Bastiaanse , R. & Nickels, L.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of low-moderate intensity Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy and Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy in chronic aphasia after stroke
Pierce, J. E., OHalloran, R., Togher, L., Nickels, L., Copland, D., Godecke, E., Meinzer, M., Rai, T., Cadilhac, D. A., Kim, J., Hurley, M., Foster, A., Carragher, M., Wilcox, C., Steel, G. & Rose, M. L., Jan 2024, In: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 31, 1, p. 44-56 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aphasia therapy software: an investigation of the research literature and the challenges of software development
Cuperus, P., de Kok, D., de Aguiar, V. & Nickels, L., 13 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aphasiology. 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-intensity aphasia intervention is minimally fatiguing in chronic aphasia: an analysis of participant self-ratings from a large randomized controlled trial
Pierce, J. E., Cavanaugh, R., Harvey, S., Dickey, M. W., Nickels, L., Copland, D., Togher, L., Godecke, E., Meinzer, M., Rai, T., Cadilhac, D. A., Kim, J., Hurley, M., Foster, A. M., Carragher, M., Wilcox, C. & Rose, M. L., Jul 2024, In: Stroke. 55, 7, p. 1877-1885 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-intensity aphasia therapy is cost-effective in people with poststroke aphasia: evidence from the COMPARE Trial
Kim, J., Rose, M. L., Pierce, J. E., Nickels, L., Copland, D. A., Togher, L., Godecke, E., Meinzer, M., Rai, T., Hurley, M., Foster, A., Carragher, M., Wilcox, C. & Cadilhac, D. A., 1 Mar 2024, In: Stroke. 55, 3, p. 705-714 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How cognition has been assessed in research with people with aphasia: a systematic scoping review
Tessaro, B., Salis, C., Hameau, S. & Nickels, L., 2024, In: Speech, Language and Hearing. 27, 3, p. 176-190 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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