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I hadn’t spoken to my throat in all my 65-years
Our patients are central to guiding the research that we do. While we help them recover function, they help us design new approaches, strategies and technologies for use with subsequent patients.
So when our patients speak, we listen. We hope you will as well.
The videos below are a testament to their strength and their faith in recovery and our commitment to the potential for rehabilitation.
An engineer by profession, Tony provides great insights about the use of biotechnology in rehabilitation at the Rose Centre.
Eric gave an inspiring speech about his experiences at the Rose Centre opening ceremony.
Lucy Greig, MSc BSLT, graduated from the University of Canterbury in Speech and Language Therapy in 2000. She completed her Masters in Science (speech science) at The University of Auckland in 2011, examining the changes in word-retrieval in healthy older adults. Lucy has worked as a clinician in the field of dysphagia and acquired communication disorders across a variety of healthcare settings, including acute neurological and neurosurgical, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics and in the community.
Tally Smith, M.A., CCC-SLP obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Speech Pathology from the University of Northern Iowa with a neurogenic endorsement. She completed a clinical fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her clinical experience has been solely devoted to adult medical speech pathology in the US and New Zealand, where she has worked primarily in outpatient and community settings, with a special interest in older person’s health and neurological disorders.
Gilly Kitto, BSLP, completed her studies at the University of Canterbury in Speech and Language Pathology in 2014. She has experience working in paediatric dysphagia and early intervention across a variety of sectors including education and healthcare settings. She has practiced across New Zealand in child development, acute paediatric and neonatal wards. Gilly has strong intra-professional relationships in the field of paediatric dysphagia and enjoys working collaboratively.
Maggie-Lee Huckabee, PhD practised for 13 years before the frustration of never knowing ‘the answers’ led her to an academic career. She is a Professor at University of Canterbury and the Director of the UC Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research. She worked clinically for many years before pursuing a research career but remains invested in best practice for dysphagia diagnosis and rehabilitation through clinically focusesd research and clinical consultation with Ms Greig on Rose Centre patients.
Dr Phoebe Macrae is the Deputy Director of the University of Canterbury Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research and a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury. Her area of research includes swallowing neurophysiology and dysphagia and defining the role of sensation in upper aerodigestive function. She was recently awarded a prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowship for a 5-year research programme titled ‘Cross-disciplinary characterization of upper aerodigestive function’. This work utilizes her collaborations with respiratory medicine, physiotherapy, otolaryngology and engineering to explore the links between respiration, swallowing and coughing.
Fiona is the smiling face of the Rose Centre, greeting our patients, encouraging the staff and managing the administration and paperwork. Previously, Fiona has worked as an administrator for the NZBRI and for law firms in the Christchurch region.