Staff profile

Dr Jacinta Douglas

Head of Department, Associate Professor

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Human Communication Sciences

HS1-334, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

B App Sc (Sp Path), Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia, M Sc (Psych), University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, PhD (Psych), University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Membership of professional Associations

Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, Speech Pathology Australia, Victorian Brain Injury Recovery Association

Area of study

Speech Pathology

Brief Profile

Jacinta has qualifications in the disciplines of speech pathology and neuropsychology. She has extensive research and clinical experience in rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury. Jacinta’s research interests involve evidence-based clinical practice, cognitive-communication disorders and social participation after acquired brain injury. Her recent work focuses on measurement of perceived social communication deficits (the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire), coping with communication breakdown, the social impact of impaired communication and self concept following acquired brain injury. Jacinta is a Fellow of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment and is founding co-editor of the journal Brain Impairment.

Research interests

Disability

- Social Linkage, Self-Concept and Well-being

Speech Pathology

- Understanding the role of communication in forming relationships following acquired brain injury

Recent Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (in press). A Model of Processes that Underpin Positive Relationships for Adults with Severe Intellectual Disability. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability,

Slattery, J., Morgan, A., & Douglas, J. (in press). Early sucking and swallowing problems as predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome in children with neonatal brain injury: A Systematic Review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology,

Mealings, M. & Douglas, J. (in press). Considering the student perspective in returning to school after TBI: a literature review. Brain Injury,

Dacakis, G., Oates, J., & Douglas, J. (in press). Beyond Voice: Perceptions of gender in male-to-female transsexuals. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,

Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (in press). Social interaction with adults who have limited communication skills: Having fun and hanging out. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.

Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (2011). The challenges and benefits of using participant observation to understand the social interaction of adults with intellectual disabilities. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27(4), 267-278.

Togher, L., Yiannoukas1, C., Lincoln, M., Power, E., Munro, N., McCabe, P., Ghosh1, P., Worrall, L., Ward, E, Ferguson, A., Harrison, E.,  & Douglas, J. (2011). Evidence Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology Curricula: A Scoping Study, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13(6), 459-468.

Douglas, J. (2010). Placing Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Context of the Self and Meaningful Engagement. Seminars in Speech & Language, 31, 197-204.

Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (2010). The pearl in the middle. A case study of social relationships with an individual with a severe intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 35, 175-186.

Douglas, J. (2010). Using the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire to measure perceived social communication ability in adolescents with traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 11(2), 171-182.

Shorland, J. & Douglas, J. (2010). Understanding the role of communication in maintaining and forming friendships following traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 24(4), 569-580.

Douglas, J. (2010). Relation of executive functioning to pragmatic outcome following severe traumatic brain injury. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53(2), 365-382.

Mealings, M. & Douglas, J. (2010). ‘School’s a big part of your life...’: Adolescent perspectives of their school participation following Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Impairment, 11(1), 1-16

Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (2009). Maximising community inclusion through mainstream communication services for adults with severe disabilities. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11(3), 180-190.

Vassallo, S., Cooper, S., & Douglas, J. (2009). Visual scanning in the recognition of facial affect: Is there an observer sex difference? Journal of Vision, 9, 1-10.

Knox, L. & Douglas, J. (2009). Long-term ability to interpret facial expression after traumatic brain injury. Brain and Cognition, 69, 442-449.

Macrae, M. & Douglas, J. (2008). Communication Outcome 12 Months Following Left Hemisphere Stroke in the Elderly. Brain Impairment, 9, 170-178.

Rose, M. & Douglas, J. (2008) Treating a semantic word production deficit in aphasia with verbal and gesture methods. Aphasiology, 22, 20-41.

Douglas, J., Bracy, C. & Snow, P. (2007). Exploring the factor structure of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire: Insights into the nature of communication deficits following traumatic brain injury. Aphasiology, 21, 1181-1194.

Douglas, J., Bracy, C. & Snow, P. (2007). Measuring perceived communicative ability after traumatic brain injury: Reliability and validity of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 22, 31-38.

Drummond, M., Douglas, J. & Olver, J. (2007). Anosmia after traumatic brain injury: A clinical update. Brain Impairment, 8, 61-70

Abel, L. & Douglas, J. (2007). Effects of age on latency and error generation in internally mediated saccades. Neurobiology of Aging, 28(4): 627-37.

Rose, M. & Douglas, J. (2006). A comparison of verbal and gesture treatments for a word production deficit resulting from acquired apraxia of speech. Aphasiology, 20, 1186-1209.

Watts, A., & Douglas, J. (2006). Interpreting facial expression and communication competence following severe traumatic brain injury. Aphasiology, 20, 707-722.

Douglas, J., Dyson, M., & Foreman, P. (2006). Increasing leisure activity following severe traumatic brain injury: Does it make a difference? Brain Impairment, 2, 107-118.

Bracy, C., & Douglas, J. (2005). Marital dyad perceptions of injured partners’ communication following severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 6, 1-12.

Books and Book Chapters

Douglas, J. (2012). Social Linkage, Self-Concept and Well-being after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. In J. Jetten, C. Haslam, & S. A. Haslam (Eds.) The Social Cure: Identity, Health & Wellbeing. London: Psychology Press.

Reilly, S., Douglas, J., & Oates, J. (Eds.). (2004). Evidence Based Practice Issues in Speech Pathology. London: Whurr.

Douglas, J., Brown, L., & Barry, S. (2004). The evidence base for the treatment of aphasia following stroke. In S. Reilly, J. Douglas, & J. Oates (Eds.). Evidence Based Practice Issues in Speech Pathology. London: Whurr.

Douglas, J. (2004). The evidence base for the treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders following traumatic brain injury in adults. In S. Reilly, J. Douglas, & J. Oates (Eds.). Evidence Based Practice Issues in Speech Pathology. London: Whurr.

Reilly, S., Oates, J. & Douglas, J. (2004). Future directions. In S. Reilly, J. Douglas, & J. Oates (Eds.). Evidence Based Practice Issues in Speech Pathology. London: Whurr.

Snow, P. & Douglas, J. (1999). Discourse rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. In C. Code, S. McDonald, & L. Togher (Eds.) Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury. London: Psychology Press, 271-320.