The Brisbane Evidence-Based Language Test was created by Alexia Rohde, PhD. This research initiative involved a large multidisciplinary team of collaborators (listed below) including speech pathology clinical and research staff, neurologists, biostatistician and clinical epidemiologist located around Australia.
Acknowledgements
Test Development
The Research Team
Dr Alexia Rohde
Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI)
School of Public Health and Social Work
Queensland University of Technology
Emeritus Professor Linda Worrall
Department of Speech Pathology
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of Queensland
Professor Suhail A. Doi
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
College of Medicine
Qatar University
Associate Professor Erin Godecke
Department of Speech Pathology
School of Psychology and Social Science
Edith Cowan University, Perth
Dr Robyn O’Halloran
Discipline of Speech Pathology
Department of Community & Clinical Allied Health
La Trobe University, Melbourne
Dr Anna Farrell
Director of Speech Pathology
Department of Speech Pathology
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Nadine Lawson
Speech Pathology Team Leader
Department of Speech Pathology
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Molly McCracken
Department of Speech Pathology
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of Queensland
Rebecca Cremer
Senior Speech Pathologist
Department of Speech Pathology
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Dr Michael David
Biostatistician
School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
The University of Queensland
Associate Professor Andrew Wong
Director, Neurology and Stroke Unit
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Senior Neurologist, The Prince Charles Hospital
Dr Graham Hall
Director of Neurology and Stroke Services
Senior Neurologist (ret)
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
This research was supported by grant and scholarship funds from the following organisations
ANZ Medical Trustees
Australian Stroke Foundation
David Sherwood Trust
Equity Trustees Wealth Services Ltd.
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation
Other Contributors
The University of Queensland and other institutions
Akmaliza Ali, PhD, Audiologist
Renee Allan, Speech Pathologist
David Allen, PhD Candidate, Audiologist
Rebecca Armstrong, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Matt Ascough, Website Development
Caitlin Brandenburg, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Emma Caird, Senior Speech Pathologist
Emma Finch, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Abby Foster, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Prof. Paul Glasziou, Clinical Epidemiologist
Annie Hill, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Tanya Hirst, Senior Speech Pathologist
Kyla Hudson, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Tom Joyce, Copyright Lawyer
Margaret Massey, Speech Pathologist
Eril McKinnon, Speech Pathologist
David Miles, Technology Trainer
Stacie Park, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Rachelle Pitt, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Brooke Ryan, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Sarah Sheridan, PhD, MBBS, Epidemiologist
Kirstine Shrubsole, PhD, Speech Pathologist
Emily Witten, Speech Pathologist
Rowan Yardley, Website Development
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Lynell Bassett, Director of Speech Pathology
Jenny Blotteaux, Senior Speech Pathologist
Penni Burfein, Senior Speech Pathologist
Jane Crombie, Senior Speech Pathologist
Emily Dalmau, Senior Speech Pathologist
Grace Fleming, Speech Pathologist
Jennifer Gallagher, Senior Speech Pathologist
Dawn Harwood, Stroke Clinical Nurse
Jessica Hayes, Speech Pathologist
Marita Plunkett, Senior Speech Pathologist
Pamela Ray, Senior Speech Pathologist
Genevieve Skinner, Stroke Research Nurse
Shana Taubert, Senior Speech Pathologist
Leisa Turkington, PhD, Senior Speech Pathologist
Elizabeth Venables, Speech Pathologist
Nina Wegener, Senior Speech Pathologist
Susan Whitty, Senior Speech Pathologist
Sarah Wilson, Senior Speech Pathologist
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Catherine Bomford, Speech Pathologist
Kathy Clark, Speech Pathology Team Leader (GARU)
Kelli Hancock, Speech Pathology Team Leader
Erin Kelly, Speech Pathologist
Wendy McCallum, Director of Speech Pathology
Clare McMeniman, Speech Pathologist
Kylie Short, Senior Speech Pathologist
Marie Williams, Stroke Clinical Nurse
Lauren Wright, Speech Pathologist
Special Thanks To
The stroke patients, family members and other study participants who generously agreed to participate in this research.
Also special thanks to the more than 100 speech pathologists from across Australia and internationally who contributed to the test development by:
- Providing copies of their own informal language measures to guide the test development
- Participating in the piloting of test items and providing feedback