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John E Pierce

@jepierce.bsky.social
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Post Doctoral research fellow at @aphasiaCRE, Speech Pathologist behind aphasiatherapyonline.com, research interests #aphasia, tech and #AI. 👤ℹ️ johnepierce.github.io

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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
POSITION VACANT - RESEARCH ASSISTANT We're looking for a speech pathologist as a research assistant (1 year full time). Involves providing support within two clinical trials, liaising with participants & managing data & processes. Find out more - careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/j...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Researchers examined the acceptability, usability, & preliminary efficacy of a script training intervention delivered via open-source software using adaptive distributed practice for Spanish speakers w/ #aphasia. on.asha.org/44Og5jA @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
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Using Open-Source Software to Help Spanish Speakers With Aphasia Learn Everyday Sentences: A Single-Case Experimental Design
Purpose: There is a critical need to develop evidence-based and accessible interventions for Spanish speakers with aphasia (SSWA). Script trainin...
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Google Scholar has been AI-ified. You still get direct links to articles ✅ You get a brief summary of article results, which seem accurate ✅ Scholar doesn't try to answer your query directly, only presents evidence ✅ Scholar decides what articles to return ⚠️ scholar.google.com/scholar_labs...
A screenshot of the new Google Scholar Labs interface. The search includes a starting question and a list of articles with an AI summary of each one's findings.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Well let me know if you find anyone! Would love to offer languages like Welsh, Gaeilge, Māori…
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Makes a great student project, or can be done with a small amount of funding, OR by enthusiastic volunteers. Obviously needs native speakers though. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @armstrongslt.bsky.social
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Yes I think the Basque Comprehensive Aphasia Test was adapted through the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists group - they have a procedure which is being used for many languages now. I’d be thrilled to offer Welsh on my site www.aphasiatherapyonline.com - do you know anyone who could lead that?
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Free online aphasia therapy
A free speech therapy website for aphasia. No signup and no cost. Developed by a speech pathologist.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Interesting! Are there any Welsh language aphasia assessments?
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I feel very strongly that tables and figures should be put *within the manuscript* until it's ready for publication. Saves endless scrolling by the reviewer. I would be more likely to review for journals who promise this. Willing to die on this hill.
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Greg Hickok @gregoryhickok.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking. My new @psychtoday.bsky.social essay excerpted and adapted from Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language, forthcoming this month @mitpress.bsky.social. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire... .
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Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking
For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that controls the melody and rhythm of how we speak and sing.
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Susie Williams @susieslt.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I use gesture therapy in the acute stroke unit, do you? @maddyhaines.bsky.social and @laurarees.bsky.social would like to hear from you if you are an SLT, SLTA or rehab assistant
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I've started to lose trust in research from certain places - trial results always seem too perfect. Every outcome is p<0.0001, recruitment is fast... Is it just me?
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Help Improve Support for People with Mild Aphasia Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem “fine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group…
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Help Improve Support for People with Mild Aphasia
Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem “fine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group conversations- Expressing ideas clearly We are seeking participants in or around Melbourne for a study exploring the key challenges faced by people with mild aphasia and health professionals, and how services can better support them.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📣 Aphasia Therapy Online is now live in Norwegian (bokmål) 🇳🇴 Huge thanks to Kristine Tveter Borgen, Vanessa Seidler Krone, and Assoc. Prof. Melanie Kirmess for making this adaptation possible 🙏 Explore here 👉 www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/no And here’s a small taste of the Norwegian additions ⬇️
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We are excited to introduce ASA Keynote Speaker - Lauren Fletcher, who will be presenting "HealthTalk Connect – Collaboration is the Key to Clinical Research" For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
AI is changing fast - so how might it affect life with aphasia? I covered some possibilities in an #aphasia-friendly talk to members of the National Aphasia Association 🇺🇸 Bryn Bowles, who lives with aphasia, also spoke about how she uses AI in daily life. #aphasia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9t...
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Ask the Expert: AI and Aphasia
YouTube video by National Aphasia Association
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A/Prof Sarah J. Wallace @sarahjwallace.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🚘 Do you support return to driving following stroke? 💭 We want your views on the best ways to support people with aphasia to get back behind the wheel. 👂We want to hear from all multidisciplinary team members! uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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A/Prof Sarah J. Wallace @sarahjwallace.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
💭 Planning an economic evaluation for a #stroke or #aphasia study? 📊 We compared the EQ-5D-3L & SAQOL-39g ⚠️ We found use of the EQ-5D-3L in economic evaluations including people with aphasia requires caution. 📖 Why? Read the paper here: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...
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Aphasia-specific or generic outcomes? a comparison of two health-related quality of life instruments for economic evaluations of aphasia treatments - Quality of Life Research
Purpose Economic evaluations based on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inform healthcare decisions. The generic EuroQol 5-Dimensions Health Questionnaire, 3-Level (EQ-5D-3L) permits conversion t...
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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies
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Nelson J. Hernandez @nelsonjslp.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Glad to see it changing with developments like the AAA course and @nelsonjslp.bsky.social’s PhD work creating and intervention
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Exactly! It came through strongly in our co-design work that people who suddenly found themselves “carers” of family with aphasia felt unprepared, undersupported and overwhelmed.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only. doi.org/10.1080/0963...
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Carers in post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review of interventions and outcomes beyond communication partner training
Carers of people with aphasia face unique challenges. Research has demonstrated that these carers have a higher burden of care and more negative stroke-related outcomes in comparison to carers of s...
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Sydney - People with Aphasia are needed for a study on user experiences of virtual reality. If you can come to UTS for a 2-2.5 hr session to experience & give feedback on virtual reality scenarios, please see more info here - aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/05/g...
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Niamh Devane, PhD @niamhdevane.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
📢 Can you support aphasia research? Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare* This is the *final month* of recruitment We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...
Advert for aphasia research
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
We’ll need a clinical trial to be certain.
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James Curtis, PhD, SLP, BCS-S @jamescurtisslp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🚨 SLPs, we need your help! 🚨 We are conducting a 20-30 minute survey study on perceptual ratings of pharyngeal residue in MBS 🩻. We’re looking for SLPs 👩‍⚕️ at all levels—clinicians, trainees, and students—to take part. Link to survey ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/2025CurtisAI...
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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · 27/02/2025
New #aphasia and internet search paper from authors @hcid.city and @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social and beyond. openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34... 🔎 #Search 🔡 #Aphasia ✅️ #A11y
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City Research Online - "The Internet is Hard. Is Words": Investigating Information Search Difficulties Experienced by People with Aphasia and strategies for Combatting Them
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thank you Linda 😊 Really excited about this area. Plenty to do!!
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Aphasia therapy now available in Vietnamese online  Vietnamese Fact Sheet:   www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia. Dialects include vocab & accents tailored to Northern, Southern, and Australian Vietnamese communities. Visit the Vietnamese site - url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oSsHC0YZ4V....
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Assessment is a key challenge of this area for sure! In fact I hope to have a PhD student looking at Ax soon.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
For fantastic insights into the challenges of "very mild" aphasia, see Cavanaugh & Haley, 2020; Mozeiko & Pascariello, 2020. @rbcavanaugh.bsky.social @jenmozeiko.bsky.social
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
*If you're interested, two papers that summarise the issues very well are Cavanaugh & Haley, 2020; Mozeiko & Pascariello, 2020 @rbcavanaugh.bsky.social @jenmozeiko.bsky.social 5/5
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Can't wait to get started! With @miranda-rose.bsky.social, Matthew Berryman, Lucy Dipper, Annie Hill, Marcella Carragher, Dana Wong, Leonid Churilov, Achini Adikari, Emma Power 4/5
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Later this year, we’ll work directly with stroke survivors with mild aphasia to: 🔍 Evaluate how well existing assessments capture their real-world communication challenges 🎯 Identify their priorities for treatment and management 💡 Co-design innovative, targeted interventions 3/5
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Despite this, clinicians have very little evidence-based guidance—because few tailored treatments have been designed for very mild aphasia. I’m therefore really pleased to be kicking off a new program of research looking at mild/very mild aphasia, with seed funding from @latrobeuni.bsky.social 2/5
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
People with milder #aphasia are often discharged early from rehabilitation as they are perceived to be “recovered.” And yet - they experience frustrating language difficulties, reduced confidence, and difficulty keeping up in conversations and returning to work. 1/5
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Wow!!!! Thanks everyone 😍 We now have over 4K people who have accessed interact-ABI-lity & over 500 who have accessed social-ABI-lity 🙌 Check out these FREE resources: abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au/social-brain...
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The Social Brain Toolkit - ABI Communication Lab
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Madeline Cruice @madelinecruice.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Are you a #SLT in the UK working with people w #aphasia & family members/ others delivering communication partner training? Want to participate in an online discussion session in February or March 2025 about what comm strategies you address in rehab? Email m.cruice@city.ac.uk for details! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆
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Aphasiology Symposium of Australasia 2025 (ASAMelb2025) @asamelb2025.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Announcing the ASA Melbourne 2025 Theme - Collaborating for Success 27 & 28 November 2025 La Trobe University, Melbourne Please add this event to your calendar. Visit the new ASAMelb2025 website – www.aphasiasymposium.com.au and Subscribe to receive updates on abstracts, event updates & news.
Aphasiology Symposium of Australasia. Collaborating for Success will be held in Melbourne on 27th and 28th November 2025
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
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Mental health after stroke
YouTube video by Stroke Foundation
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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · 07/02/2025
The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia
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Submit an Abstract | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🎙 It covers Northern, Southern & Australian vocab/accents and has a lot of custom words added. Sincere thanks go to the Telematics Trust, MyTien Lam Lazzarotto, Genevieve Vuong, and the advice and testing of Mr. Tran Huu Duc, Ms. Pham Dinh Ngan Thanh, and Lisa Nguyen. 2/2
Screenshot of the about page of aphasia therapy online, written in VietnameseScreenshot of the home page of aphasia therapy online, written in Vietnamese
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🌟 🇻🇳 Big news! My free aphasia therapy site is now in Vietnamese thanks to the Telematics Trust! With 85M+ speakers globally, this will help Vietnamese communities in 🇦🇺 🇻🇳 & beyond 🌏 We also made an accessible Vietnamese aphasia fact sheet (maybe the 1st?): www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia 1/2
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Kathryn Pettigrove @kathrynslp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🗣️First Bluesky post seems like a good opportunity to share the second publication of my PhD! It outlines the design & development of our education package about community #aphasia group facilitation, and our phase I acceptability pilot. More info on phase II will follow soon @aphasiacre.bsky.social
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Getting it just right – developing and piloting a speech pathology education package about facilitation in community aphasia groups
Community aphasia groups (CAGs) can contribute significantly to the long-term psychosocial wellbeing of people living with aphasia. However, they may also contribute to negative outcomes for group ...
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Great news for Speech Pathologists supporting individuals with post-stroke aphasia – CLEAR online PD course registration is just $99 for elligible attendees! Dear Colleague I am writing to let you know about a subsidised opportunity for eligible speech pathologists to undertake the Counselling…
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Great news for Speech Pathologists supporting individuals with post-stroke aphasia – CLEAR online PD course registration is just $99 for elligible attendees!
Dear Colleague I am writing to let you know about a subsidised opportunity for eligible speech pathologists to undertake the Counselling Education in Aphasia Rehabilitation (CLEAR) professional development course. Thanks to funding from the Victorian Department of Health as part of their Public Health and Wellbeing Plan priority of improving mental wellbeing, subsidised places are available in each of the&hellip;
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If someone leaves the house and then comes back in because they forgot something, it IS funny every single time to ask them how their work/school/outing was.
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Okay so uploaded gifs don’t animate on Bluesky 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Can’t wait to open my inbox next week 😑 Stay strong!
A man opens a door unleashing a flood of water and jetsam
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Welcome! 🇦🇺 See you soonish 🙂
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