Background

PhD in Neurolinguistics (2006)

MA in Clinical Linguistic Research (2002)

BSc (Hons) Speech Pathology & Therapy (2000)

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Degree Programme Director - MSc in Language Pathology

Lead of Quality in Teaching & Learning in Speech & Language Sciences

Speech & Language Therapist at Tavistock Aphasia Centre (North East)

HCPC registered (SL06768)

RCSLT member (RC0016487)

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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Editor (Language section)

Research

On-going Research Projects in 2019-20:

Speech-timing analysis of spoken narratives in aphasia (with Dr Gayle DeDe, Temple University, USA; Dr. Arpita Bose, University of Reading)

Speech-timing analyses of memory span in aphasia (with Professor Nadine Martin, Temple University, USA)

Teaching

Introduction to language pathology

Language and cognition in normal and abnormal ageing (final year option)

Clinical supervision at the Tavistock Aphasia Centre (North East)

Publications

• DeDe G, Salis C. Temporal and Episodic Analyses of the Story of Cinderella in Latent Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2020, 29(1S), 449-462.
• Salis C, Obermeyer J, Edwards S. Aphasia. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. In Press.
• Salis C, Murray L, Vonk JMJ. Systematic review of subjective memory measures to inform assessing memory limitations after stroke and stroke-related aphasia. Disability and Rehabilitation 2019, epub ahead of print.
• Menger F, Morris J, Salis C. The impact of aphasia on Internet and technology use. Disability and Rehabilitation 2019, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Zakariás L, Kelly H, Salis C, Code C. The methodological quality of short-term/working memory treatments in post-stroke aphasia: A systematic review. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2019, 62(6), 1979-2001.
• Faraday J, Salis C, Barrett A. Equipping nurses and care staff to manage mealtime difficulties in people with dementia: A systematic scoping review of training needs and interventions. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2019, eoub ahead of print.
• Salis C, Kelly H, Code C. Memory impairments in aphasia. In: Damico,JS;Ball,MJ, ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2019, pp.1155-1159.
• Salis C, Martin N, Meehan SV, McCaffery K. Short-term memory span in aphasia: Insights from speech-timing measures. Journal of Neurolinguistics 2018, 48, 176-189.
• Minkina I, Salis C, Martin N. Short-term and working memory deficits in aphasia: Current issues in theory, evidence, and treatment. Journal of Neurolinguistics 2018, 48, 1-3.
• Welsh D, Morrissey K, Foley S, McNaney R, Salis C, McCarthy J, Vines J. Ticket to talk: Supporting conversation between young people and people with dementia through digital media. In: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2018, Montreal, Canada: Association for Computing Machinery.
• Salis C, Murray L, Bakas K. An International Survey of Assessment Practices for Short-Term and Working Memory Deficits in Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2018, 27, 574-591.
• Zakariás L, Salis C, Wartenburger I. Transfer effects on spoken sentence comprehension and functional communication after working memory training in stroke aphasia. Journal of Neurolinguistics 2018, 48, 47-63.
• Salis C, Hwang F, Howard D, Lallini N. Short-term and Working Memory Treatments for Improving Sentence Comprehension in Aphasia: A Review and a Replication Study. Seminars in Speech and Language 2017, 38(01), 29-39.
• Menger F, Morris J, Salis C. Internet Use in Aphasia: A Case Study Viewed Through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. Topics in Language Disorders 2017, 37(1), 6-24.
• Murray L, Salis C, Martin N, Dralle J. The use of standardised short-term and working memory tests in aphasia research: a systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: An International Journal 2018, 28(3), 309-351.
• Menger F, Morris J, Salis C. Aphasia in an Internet Age: Wider Perspectives on Digital Inclusion. Aphasiology 2016, 30(2-3), 112-132.
• Salis C, Hwang F. Digital technology and aphasia. Aphasiology 2016, 30(2-3), 109-111.
• Salis C, Kelly H, Code C. Assessment and treatment of short-term and working memory impairments in stroke aphasia: A practical tutorial. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 2015, 50(6), 721-736.
• Salis C. Short-term memory treatment: Patterns of learning and generalisation to sentence comprehension in a person with aphasia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2012, 22(3), 428-448.
• Salis C, Saddy JD. Comprehension of wh-questions in a case of mixed dementia. Journal of Neurolinguistics 2011, 24(2), 156-162.
• Salis C. Understanding of auditory discourse in older adults: The effects of syntax and working memory. Aphasiology 2011, 25(4), 529-539.
• Edwards S, Salis C. Individual variation and task effects: Response to Inglis. Aphasiology 2010, 24(1), 116-118.
• Salis C, Edwards S. Treating written verbs and sentences in aphasia: A clinical study. Aphasiology 2010, 24(9), 1051-1063.
• Salis C. Processing of wh-questions in a case of posterior cortical atrophy. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2009, 11(6), 461-471.
• Salis C, Edwards S. Tests of syntactic comprehension in aphasia: An investigation of task effects. Aphasiology 2009, 23(10), 1215-1230.
• Salis C, Edwards S. Comprehension of wh-questions and declarative sentences in agrammatic aphasia: The set partition hypothesis . Journal of Neurolinguistics 2008, 21(5), 375-399.
• Salis C, Edwards S. Adaptation theory and non-fluent aphasia in English. Aphasiology 2004, 18(12), 1103-1120.
• Vukovic M, Sukur Z, Vukovic I, Salis C, Code C. Reliability and validity of the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39) for a Serbian population. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2020. Submitted.