ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬
@abicommlab.bsky.social
The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Communication Lab @sydney.edu.au
🧠 Cracking the code of communication 💬
Studying cognition and communication after brain injury, stroke & dementia | Prof. Leanne Togher & team
🧠 Cracking the code of communication 💬
Studying cognition and communication after brain injury, stroke & dementia | Prof. Leanne Togher & team
🧠 Colorado researchers led by Dr. Lisa Brenner (VA & CU School of Medicine), with Chris Lowry (CU Boulder), are studying whether the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus can support mental health in veterans—highlighting the gut–brain link in TBI & PTSD.
Read more: lnkd.in/g_KYnTrk
#Neuroscience
Read more: lnkd.in/g_KYnTrk
#Neuroscience
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🧠 Colorado researchers led by Dr. Lisa Brenner (VA & CU School of Medicine), with Chris Lowry (CU Boulder), are studying whether the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus can support mental health in veterans—highlighting the gut–brain link in TBI & PTSD.
Read more: lnkd.in/g_KYnTrk
#Neuroscience
Read more: lnkd.in/g_KYnTrk
#Neuroscience
📚 ABI Communication Lab – Book of the Month: A Boy and a Jaguar
A moving story about a boy who stutters and finds his voice through connection, safety, and being truly seen. A powerful reminder that communication flourishes when people feel supported. 🧠🐆
#BookOfTheMonth #Communication #SLP
A moving story about a boy who stutters and finds his voice through connection, safety, and being truly seen. A powerful reminder that communication flourishes when people feel supported. 🧠🐆
#BookOfTheMonth #Communication #SLP
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
📚 ABI Communication Lab – Book of the Month: A Boy and a Jaguar
A moving story about a boy who stutters and finds his voice through connection, safety, and being truly seen. A powerful reminder that communication flourishes when people feel supported. 🧠🐆
#BookOfTheMonth #Communication #SLP
A moving story about a boy who stutters and finds his voice through connection, safety, and being truly seen. A powerful reminder that communication flourishes when people feel supported. 🧠🐆
#BookOfTheMonth #Communication #SLP
🎓🧠 Here are some tips for navigating life after your #PhD
🧭 Clarify your direction
💼 Explore diverse #career pathways
📣 Communicate your skills confidently
🤝 Stay connected to your #community
📅 Build structure into your new routine
📂 Keep your #research portfolio organised
#ResearchCommunity
🧭 Clarify your direction
💼 Explore diverse #career pathways
📣 Communicate your skills confidently
🤝 Stay connected to your #community
📅 Build structure into your new routine
📂 Keep your #research portfolio organised
#ResearchCommunity
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🎓🧠 Here are some tips for navigating life after your #PhD
🧭 Clarify your direction
💼 Explore diverse #career pathways
📣 Communicate your skills confidently
🤝 Stay connected to your #community
📅 Build structure into your new routine
📂 Keep your #research portfolio organised
#ResearchCommunity
🧭 Clarify your direction
💼 Explore diverse #career pathways
📣 Communicate your skills confidently
🤝 Stay connected to your #community
📅 Build structure into your new routine
📂 Keep your #research portfolio organised
#ResearchCommunity
🌟 January is Australian Women’s History Month 🌟
At the ABI Communication Lab, we celebrate and honour the trailblazing women whose passion, intellect, and courage have shaped science.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianWomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Inclusion
#DiversityInScience
At the ABI Communication Lab, we celebrate and honour the trailblazing women whose passion, intellect, and courage have shaped science.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianWomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Inclusion
#DiversityInScience
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🌟 January is Australian Women’s History Month 🌟
At the ABI Communication Lab, we celebrate and honour the trailblazing women whose passion, intellect, and courage have shaped science.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianWomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Inclusion
#DiversityInScience
At the ABI Communication Lab, we celebrate and honour the trailblazing women whose passion, intellect, and courage have shaped science.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianWomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Inclusion
#DiversityInScience
👂✨ Hearing Awareness Week (Jan 1–7) ✨👂
Hearing health matters—especially for people with acquired brain injuries, where hearing challenges can make communication even tougher.
Let’s start the year by tuning in to better hearing health. 💙
Hearing health matters—especially for people with acquired brain injuries, where hearing challenges can make communication even tougher.
Let’s start the year by tuning in to better hearing health. 💙
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
👂✨ Hearing Awareness Week (Jan 1–7) ✨👂
Hearing health matters—especially for people with acquired brain injuries, where hearing challenges can make communication even tougher.
Let’s start the year by tuning in to better hearing health. 💙
Hearing health matters—especially for people with acquired brain injuries, where hearing challenges can make communication even tougher.
Let’s start the year by tuning in to better hearing health. 💙
🎉 Happy New Year from the ABI Communication Lab!
Grateful for the collaborations and discoveries that shaped 2025. Thank you to our participants, partners, and colleagues who inspire our work everyday.
✨ Here’s to 2026 — wishing everyone a healthy and hopeful year ahead.
#HappyNewYear #BrainInjury
Grateful for the collaborations and discoveries that shaped 2025. Thank you to our participants, partners, and colleagues who inspire our work everyday.
✨ Here’s to 2026 — wishing everyone a healthy and hopeful year ahead.
#HappyNewYear #BrainInjury
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎉 Happy New Year from the ABI Communication Lab!
Grateful for the collaborations and discoveries that shaped 2025. Thank you to our participants, partners, and colleagues who inspire our work everyday.
✨ Here’s to 2026 — wishing everyone a healthy and hopeful year ahead.
#HappyNewYear #BrainInjury
Grateful for the collaborations and discoveries that shaped 2025. Thank you to our participants, partners, and colleagues who inspire our work everyday.
✨ Here’s to 2026 — wishing everyone a healthy and hopeful year ahead.
#HappyNewYear #BrainInjury
🎄 Happy Holidays from the ABI Communication Lab!
As we wrap up another year, our team at the ABI Communication Lab wants to extend our warmest wishes to all of our students, colleagues, partners, and community members.
#HappyHolidays
As we wrap up another year, our team at the ABI Communication Lab wants to extend our warmest wishes to all of our students, colleagues, partners, and community members.
#HappyHolidays
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🎄 Happy Holidays from the ABI Communication Lab!
As we wrap up another year, our team at the ABI Communication Lab wants to extend our warmest wishes to all of our students, colleagues, partners, and community members.
#HappyHolidays
As we wrap up another year, our team at the ABI Communication Lab wants to extend our warmest wishes to all of our students, colleagues, partners, and community members.
#HappyHolidays
🎧 As 2025 comes to a close, we took a moment to “wrap” our year at ABI Communication Lab. Across our social media platforms, we reached record-breaking impressions and engagement, connected with new audiences, and built stronger digital communities 🚀
#abicommunicationlab #spotifywrapped2025 #socialmediagrowth #digitalstrategy #brandstorytelling #marketingwins | ABI Communication Lab
🎧 Our 2025 Wrapped Is In… and We’re Hitting All the Right Notes 🎧 As 2025 comes to a close, we took a moment to “wrap” our year—and what a year it’s been at Abi Communication Lab....
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December 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🎧 As 2025 comes to a close, we took a moment to “wrap” our year at ABI Communication Lab. Across our social media platforms, we reached record-breaking impressions and engagement, connected with new audiences, and built stronger digital communities 🚀
📣 We’re excited to share one of our latest papers: Joanne Steel, Rhianne Hoffman, & Elise Bogart (2025)
Visual stimulus materials used in spoken narrative discourse elicitation after traumatic brain injury: A scoping review
🎥 Here are some practical insights:
Visual stimulus materials used in spoken narrative discourse elicitation after traumatic brain injury: A scoping review
🎥 Here are some practical insights:
#abicommunicationlab #speechpathology #traumaticbraininjury #cognitivecommunication #clinicalresearch | ABI Communication Lab
📣 New publication from the ABI Communication Lab We’re excited to share one of our latest papers: 📝 Joanne Steel, Rhianne Hoffman, & Elise Bogart (2025) Visual stimulus materials used in spoken...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
📣 We’re excited to share one of our latest papers: Joanne Steel, Rhianne Hoffman, & Elise Bogart (2025)
Visual stimulus materials used in spoken narrative discourse elicitation after traumatic brain injury: A scoping review
🎥 Here are some practical insights:
Visual stimulus materials used in spoken narrative discourse elicitation after traumatic brain injury: A scoping review
🎥 Here are some practical insights:
📣 We are delighted to announce the #publication of a new #research article by our recent post-doctoral researcher, Dr Megan Trebilcock, in the peer-reviewed journal #Aphasiology! 🧠📚
🔗 Read the full article (publisher): lnkd.in/giiNQrqX
🔓 Get 50 free e-prints: lnkd.in/gWgzWAGS
🔗 Read the full article (publisher): lnkd.in/giiNQrqX
🔓 Get 50 free e-prints: lnkd.in/gWgzWAGS
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📣 We are delighted to announce the #publication of a new #research article by our recent post-doctoral researcher, Dr Megan Trebilcock, in the peer-reviewed journal #Aphasiology! 🧠📚
🔗 Read the full article (publisher): lnkd.in/giiNQrqX
🔓 Get 50 free e-prints: lnkd.in/gWgzWAGS
🔗 Read the full article (publisher): lnkd.in/giiNQrqX
🔓 Get 50 free e-prints: lnkd.in/gWgzWAGS
🧠 Working in brain injury rehab? TBI Bank offers a rich shared database of real-world communication from people with #TBI—great for research, teaching, and clinical practice.
Review the Ground Rules and email macw@cmu.edu to join.
Explore: tbi.talkbank.org
#SLP #NeuroRehab
Review the Ground Rules and email macw@cmu.edu to join.
Explore: tbi.talkbank.org
#SLP #NeuroRehab
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🧠 Working in brain injury rehab? TBI Bank offers a rich shared database of real-world communication from people with #TBI—great for research, teaching, and clinical practice.
Review the Ground Rules and email macw@cmu.edu to join.
Explore: tbi.talkbank.org
#SLP #NeuroRehab
Review the Ground Rules and email macw@cmu.edu to join.
Explore: tbi.talkbank.org
#SLP #NeuroRehab
✨ Our Director, Professor Leanne Togher, recently presented at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference on 27 Nov 2025. She delivered an insightful presentation on the INCOG Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: INCOG 2.0.
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
✨ Our Director, Professor Leanne Togher, recently presented at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference on 27 Nov 2025. She delivered an insightful presentation on the INCOG Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: INCOG 2.0.
The ABI Communication Lab is proud to celebrate @lissbee.bsky.social and @petraavramovic.bsky.social who were recognised at the School Meeting for Health Sciences for their exceptional contributions to widening participation, equity, and excellence in #teaching and learning 🏆 ✨
#SpeechPathology
#SpeechPathology
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The ABI Communication Lab is proud to celebrate @lissbee.bsky.social and @petraavramovic.bsky.social who were recognised at the School Meeting for Health Sciences for their exceptional contributions to widening participation, equity, and excellence in #teaching and learning 🏆 ✨
#SpeechPathology
#SpeechPathology
The #UniversityofSydney SPEECH Clinic is now taking on clients interested in the 10-week convers-ABI-lity program!
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new adult clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new adult clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The #UniversityofSydney SPEECH Clinic is now taking on clients interested in the 10-week convers-ABI-lity program!
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new adult clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new adult clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
Mixed methods works best with clear purpose, aligned design, planned integration, rigorous qual+quant, joint displays, transparency, and coherence. Keep participants/context central + collaborate widely. #MixedMethods #ResearchDesign #ResearchTips
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Mixed methods works best with clear purpose, aligned design, planned integration, rigorous qual+quant, joint displays, transparency, and coherence. Keep participants/context central + collaborate widely. #MixedMethods #ResearchDesign #ResearchTips
🚨 We're sharing our newest #publication in Brain Impairment:
Optimising Co-Design Methodologies for People with Communication Disorders Following Neurological Impairment: Establishing Criteria, Adapting Practices, and Enhancing Inclusivity
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gB4eYnrD
Optimising Co-Design Methodologies for People with Communication Disorders Following Neurological Impairment: Establishing Criteria, Adapting Practices, and Enhancing Inclusivity
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gB4eYnrD
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🚨 We're sharing our newest #publication in Brain Impairment:
Optimising Co-Design Methodologies for People with Communication Disorders Following Neurological Impairment: Establishing Criteria, Adapting Practices, and Enhancing Inclusivity
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gB4eYnrD
Optimising Co-Design Methodologies for People with Communication Disorders Following Neurological Impairment: Establishing Criteria, Adapting Practices, and Enhancing Inclusivity
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gB4eYnrD
🧠 At the ABI Communication Lab, we’re proud to support the NSW Statewide Brain Injury Telepsychiatry Service — a world-first model connecting #mentalhealth and #braininjury rehab. This service is innovative and essential.
#Telepsychiatry #BrainInjury #DigitalHealth #RuralHealth #NSWHealth #Health
#Telepsychiatry #BrainInjury #DigitalHealth #RuralHealth #NSWHealth #Health
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🧠 At the ABI Communication Lab, we’re proud to support the NSW Statewide Brain Injury Telepsychiatry Service — a world-first model connecting #mentalhealth and #braininjury rehab. This service is innovative and essential.
#Telepsychiatry #BrainInjury #DigitalHealth #RuralHealth #NSWHealth #Health
#Telepsychiatry #BrainInjury #DigitalHealth #RuralHealth #NSWHealth #Health
✨ We’re proud to share that Dr Megan Trebilcock presented on Thursday and Friday at the Aphasiology Symposium in Melbourne—an event that championed #aphasiaadvocacy, interprofessional #collaboration, and the growing role of technology and community-driven #research in our field.
#Aphasia
#Aphasia
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
✨ We’re proud to share that Dr Megan Trebilcock presented on Thursday and Friday at the Aphasiology Symposium in Melbourne—an event that championed #aphasiaadvocacy, interprofessional #collaboration, and the growing role of technology and community-driven #research in our field.
#Aphasia
#Aphasia
🎉 A congratulations to our newest post-doctoral researcher, Dr Emma Van Der Schyff, who officially graduated with her PhD yesterday!
Emma completed her doctoral research within the Cyberpsychology Research Group, where she explored how #videogaming supports #socialcapital and #mentalhealth.
Emma completed her doctoral research within the Cyberpsychology Research Group, where she explored how #videogaming supports #socialcapital and #mentalhealth.
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🎉 A congratulations to our newest post-doctoral researcher, Dr Emma Van Der Schyff, who officially graduated with her PhD yesterday!
Emma completed her doctoral research within the Cyberpsychology Research Group, where she explored how #videogaming supports #socialcapital and #mentalhealth.
Emma completed her doctoral research within the Cyberpsychology Research Group, where she explored how #videogaming supports #socialcapital and #mentalhealth.
The University of Sydney SPEECH Clinic is now taking on clients interested in the 10-week convers-ABI-lity program!
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If you are interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If you are interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The University of Sydney SPEECH Clinic is now taking on clients interested in the 10-week convers-ABI-lity program!
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If you are interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
The SPEECH Clinic will be taking on new clients and will be offering assessment and treatment sessions.
If you are interested, please reach out to petra.avramovic@sydney.edu.au
📚 ABI Communication Lab – #BookoftheMonth – "My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey" by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Dr. Taylor recounts her experience of suffering a stroke at the age of 37 and her subsequent recovery. Her perspective as scientist and patient offers profound insights.
Dr. Taylor recounts her experience of suffering a stroke at the age of 37 and her subsequent recovery. Her perspective as scientist and patient offers profound insights.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📚 ABI Communication Lab – #BookoftheMonth – "My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey" by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Dr. Taylor recounts her experience of suffering a stroke at the age of 37 and her subsequent recovery. Her perspective as scientist and patient offers profound insights.
Dr. Taylor recounts her experience of suffering a stroke at the age of 37 and her subsequent recovery. Her perspective as scientist and patient offers profound insights.
🤝 #NetworkingTips to help you build genuine #connections at your next event
Start with a Friendly Introduction 👋
Ask Open-Ended Questions❓
Listen Actively👂
Find Common Ground 🌍
Have an Elevator Pitch Ready 🎤
Follow Up 📧
#Networking #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #Research
Start with a Friendly Introduction 👋
Ask Open-Ended Questions❓
Listen Actively👂
Find Common Ground 🌍
Have an Elevator Pitch Ready 🎤
Follow Up 📧
#Networking #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #Research
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🤝 #NetworkingTips to help you build genuine #connections at your next event
Start with a Friendly Introduction 👋
Ask Open-Ended Questions❓
Listen Actively👂
Find Common Ground 🌍
Have an Elevator Pitch Ready 🎤
Follow Up 📧
#Networking #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #Research
Start with a Friendly Introduction 👋
Ask Open-Ended Questions❓
Listen Actively👂
Find Common Ground 🌍
Have an Elevator Pitch Ready 🎤
Follow Up 📧
#Networking #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #Research
✨ Last week, the ABI Communication Lab hosted our #EMCR workshop on authentic #co-design. Our panel shared thoughtful insights on what meaningful co-design takes, and our facilitators created space for honest, practical learning. Workshops like this remind us why this work matters!
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
✨ Last week, the ABI Communication Lab hosted our #EMCR workshop on authentic #co-design. Our panel shared thoughtful insights on what meaningful co-design takes, and our facilitators created space for honest, practical learning. Workshops like this remind us why this work matters!
✨ Energising morning at the #DigitalHealthInformaticsNetwork Industry Breakfast at the #UniversityofSydney. Great to connect across health, #research, and industry. Huge thanks @lissbee.bsky.social for her warm and thoughtful facilitation. Excited to keep building momentum together! 🤝
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
✨ Energising morning at the #DigitalHealthInformaticsNetwork Industry Breakfast at the #UniversityofSydney. Great to connect across health, #research, and industry. Huge thanks @lissbee.bsky.social for her warm and thoughtful facilitation. Excited to keep building momentum together! 🤝
🎨 Tips to Make Your #ConferencePoster POP 🔥
- Keep It Clean and Simple 🧹
- Use Bold, Readable Fonts 🔤
- Use High-Quality Images 📸
- Highlight Key Findings ✨
- Use Colour Strategically 🌈
- Use #Canva 🎨
Your #research deserves to shine—make it easy for others to see how! 💪
#ResearchTips
- Keep It Clean and Simple 🧹
- Use Bold, Readable Fonts 🔤
- Use High-Quality Images 📸
- Highlight Key Findings ✨
- Use Colour Strategically 🌈
- Use #Canva 🎨
Your #research deserves to shine—make it easy for others to see how! 💪
#ResearchTips
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🎨 Tips to Make Your #ConferencePoster POP 🔥
- Keep It Clean and Simple 🧹
- Use Bold, Readable Fonts 🔤
- Use High-Quality Images 📸
- Highlight Key Findings ✨
- Use Colour Strategically 🌈
- Use #Canva 🎨
Your #research deserves to shine—make it easy for others to see how! 💪
#ResearchTips
- Keep It Clean and Simple 🧹
- Use Bold, Readable Fonts 🔤
- Use High-Quality Images 📸
- Highlight Key Findings ✨
- Use Colour Strategically 🌈
- Use #Canva 🎨
Your #research deserves to shine—make it easy for others to see how! 💪
#ResearchTips