School of Human Communication Sciences
Ms Robyn O'Halloran
Lecturer
Tel: 03 9479 1818
Fax: 03 9479 1874
Email: r.o'halloran@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
- B. App Sci (Speech and Hearing, Hons) Curtin University, Western Australia
- Master of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland, Queensland
- Commenced a PhD, The University of Queensland, Queensland
Areas of Interest
- Adults with acquired neurogenic communication disabilities
- The experience of adults with communication disabilities in acute hospitals
- The prevalence of adults with communication disabilities in acute hospitals
- Patient centred care in hospital
Biography
I received a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech and Hearing, Hons) from Curtin University, Western Australia in 1989. I then worked as a speech pathologist in a general community health centre in Orange, NSW, before moving to Sydney and working at the Croydon Community Rehabilitation Centre and Balmain Hospital. I then moved to Victoria in 1995 and worked as a speech pathologist at The Geelong Hospital, specialising in acute stroke care.
As an external student I completed a masters by research in Speech Pathology through the University of Queensland in 2002 and after receiving an Australian Postgraduate Award in 2004 I commenced a PhD, again through the University of Queensland. My masters and PhD research have been based on the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). With my supervisors and research colleagues I have used this framework to develop a functional communication measure for patients in the acute hospital setting. Further research has focussed on identifying how many patients have communication impairments in the acute hospital stroke unit, how many patients are able to communicate their needs in hospital and the factors that influence a patient’s ability to communicate their needs.
Teaching
- Problem based learning facilitator
- Supervision of 4th year undergraduate research projects
Publications
O’Halloran, R., Hickson, L. and Worrall, L. (in press). The number of people with communication related impairments in the acute hospital stroke unit. International Journal of Speech- Language Pathology.
O’Halloran, R., Hickson, L. and Worrall, L. (in press). A psychometric investigation of speech, language and cognitive communicative rating scales for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders in the acute hospital setting. International Journal of Speech- Language Pathology.
O’Halloran, R., Hickson, L and Worrall, L. (2008). Environmental Factors that influence communication between people with communication disability and their healthcare providers in hospital: A review of the literature within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 43 (6), 601-632.
O’Halloran, R. and Larkins, B. (2008). The ICF Activities and Participation related to speech-language pathology. International Journal of Speech- Language Pathology, 10, 1-2, 18-26.
Lewis, E., Lyon, K., Mitten, K., O’Halloran, R. and Cox, B. (2007). Picture based resources for the Inpatient Functional Communication Interview. Melbourne: Communication Resource Centre, Scope.
O’Halloran, R., Worrall, L. and Hickson, L. (2007). Development of a measure of communication activity for the acute hospital setting: Part I. Rationale and preliminary findings. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 15, 1, 39-50.
O’Halloran, R., Worrall, L. Code, C. and Hickson, L. (2007). Development of a measure of communication activity for the acute hospital setting: Part II. Item analysis, selection and reliability. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 15, 1, 51-66.
O’Halloran, R., Worrall, L., Toffolo, D., Code, C. and Hickson, L. (2004). The Inpatient Functional Communication Interview (IFCI). Oxon: Speechmark.
McCooey-O’Halloran, R., Worrall, L. and Hickson, L. (2004). Evaluating the role of speech-language pathology with patients with communication disability in the acute hospital setting using the ICF. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 12, 49-58.
McCooey, R., Worrall, L. and Hickson, L. (2002). A new approach to assessment and management of in-patients with communication difficulties. In C. Williams and S. Leitao (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2002 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference: Journey from the Centre, Alice Springs, pp 47-53.
Worrall, L., McCooey, R., Davidson, B., Larkins, B. and Hickson, L. (2002). The validity of functional assessments of communication and the Activity/Participation components of the ICIDH-2: do they reflect what really happens in real-life? Journal of Communication Disorders, 35, 107-137.
McCooey, R. Speech, swallowing and voice symptoms tables. In D. Tracey. (2000). Anatomica: The complete reference to the human body and how it works. Sydney: Random House.
McCooey, R., Toffolo, D. and Code, C. (2000). A socio-environmental approach to functional communication in hospital in-patients. In L. Worrall & C.M. Frattali (Eds.), Neurogenic communication disorders: A functional approach (pp.295-311). New York: Thieme Medical Publishers.
Harasty, J. and McCooey, R. (1994). The prevalence of communication impairment in adults: A summary and critical evaluation of the literature. Australian journal of human communication disorders, 21, 81- 95.
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