John E Pierce
@jepierce.bsky.social
Post Doctoral research fellow at @aphasiaCRE, Speech Pathologist behind http://aphasiatherapyonline.com, research interests #aphasia, tech and #AI.
👤ℹ️ http://johnepierce.github.io/
👤ℹ️ http://johnepierce.github.io/
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.
I would be more likely to review for journals who promise this.
Willing to die on this hill.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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.
I would be more likely to review for journals who promise this.
Willing to die on this hill.
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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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@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.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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@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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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
@maddyhaines.bsky.social and @laurarees.bsky.social would like to hear from you if you are an SLT, SLTA or rehab assistant
MSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! lr19377@essex.ac.uk / mh24873@essex.ac.uk #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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
@maddyhaines.bsky.social and @laurarees.bsky.social would like to hear from you if you are an SLT, SLTA or rehab assistant
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?
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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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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…
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…
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.
aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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…
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…
📣 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 ⬇️
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 ⬇️
September 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📣 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 ⬇️
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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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
For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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
For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au
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...
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...
Ask the Expert: AI and Aphasia
YouTube video by National Aphasia Association
www.youtube.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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...
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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🚘 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_...
💭 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_...
July 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🚘 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_...
💭 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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💭 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...
📊 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...
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...
link.springer.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
💭 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...
📊 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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Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies
Thousands of Australian uni students will now receive $331 a week for practical placements. But not everyone’s happy
Thousands of Australian uni students will now receive $331 a week for practical placements. But not everyone’s happy
Teaching, nursery, midwifery and social work students to benefit, as government urged to expand eligibility and increase pay to minimum wage
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Thousands of university and Tafe students will receive financial support to complete mandatory placements for the first time from Tuesday, in a major win for stakeholders who have spent years pushing the commonwealth to address “placement poverty”.
But not all students are eligible for the payments, and others say the federal government hasn’t gone far enough to address a cost-of-living crisis facing young people. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies
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Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️
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...
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
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...
doi.org
March 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️
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...
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
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...
doi.org
March 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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...
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
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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...
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...
March 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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...
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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📢 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-...
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-...
March 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
📢 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-...
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-...
Reposted by John E Pierce
🚨 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...
March 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚨 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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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
openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34...
🔎 #Search
🔡 #Aphasia
✅️ #A11y
February 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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
openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34...
🔎 #Search
🔡 #Aphasia
✅️ #A11y
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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....
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....
February 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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....
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....
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
February 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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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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...
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...
The Social Brain Toolkit - ABI Communication Lab
abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au
February 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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...
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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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! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆
February 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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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.
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.
February 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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.
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.
Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
Mental health after stroke
YouTube video by Stroke Foundation
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
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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
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
Submit an Abstract | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025
blogs.city.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
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
#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)
🌟 🇻🇳 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
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
January 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)