Dr Kyla Hudson
Casual Principal Allied Health Research Assistant & Casual Research Assistant & Research Fellow
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Researcher biography
Communication Disability, Aphasia Rehabilitation, ICF
Kyla Brown is a speech pathologist within the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Aphasia Rehabilitation and the Communication Disability Centre at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her primary research interests are in the areas of aphasia rehabilitation and applications of the ICF (with a focus on participation and environmental factors). Her PhD used a qualitative approach to explore the topic of "Living Successfully with Aphasia"
Book Chapters
Skeat, Jemma, Barnard, Rachel, Hudson, Kyla, Melvin, Katelyn, Meyer, Carly and Scarinci, Nerina (2022). Re-analyzing qualitative data: using meta-synthesis approaches to bring qualitative data together. Diving deep into qualitative data analysis in communication disorders research. (pp. 231-256) edited by Rena Lyons, Lindy McAllister, Clare Carroll, Deborah Hersh and Jemma Skeat. London: J&R Press.
Hersh, Deborah, Worrall, Linda, O'Halloran, Robyn, Brown, Kyla, Grohn, Brooke and Rodriguez, Amy D. (2013). Assess for success: evidence for therapeutic assessment. Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia. (pp. 145-164) edited by Nina Simmons-Mackie, Julia M King and David R Beukelman. Baltimore, MA, United States: Brookes Publishing.
Journal Articles
Tran, Duc Huu, Pham, Dinh Ngan Thanh, Le An, Pham, Hudson, Kyla and Wallace, Sarah J. (2024). The validation of aphasia united best practice recommendations with people with aphasia and their caregivers in Vietnam: a nominal group technique study. Aphasiology, 1-27. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2024.2367624
Cameron, Ashley, McPhail, Steven, Hudson, Kyla, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer and Finch, Emma (2019). Telepractice communication partner training for health professionals: A randomised trial. Journal of Communication Disorders, 81 105914, 105914. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2019.105914
Cameron, Ashley, Hudson, Kyla, Finch, Emma, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer and McPhail, Steven (2018). 'I've got to get something out of it. And so do they': experiences of people with aphasia and university students participating in a communication partner training programme for healthcare professionals. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53 (5), 919-928. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12402
Finch, Emma, Fleming, Jennifer, Cameron, Ashley, Lethlean, Jennifer, Hudson, Kyla, Dassanayake, Samantha and McPhail, Steven M (2017). Is an educational lecture a critical component of communication partner training?. International journal of speech-language pathology, 20 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2017.1360940
Finch, Emma, Cameron, Ashley, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer, Hudson, Kyla and McPhail, Steven (2017). Does communication partner training improve the conversation skills of speech-language pathology students when interacting with people with aphasia?. Journal of Communication Disorders, 68, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.05.004
Baker, Caroline , Worrall, Linda , Rose, Miranda , Hudson, Kyla , Ryan, Brooke and O’Byrne, Leana (2017). A systematic review of rehabilitation interventions to prevent and treat depression in post-stroke aphasia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (16), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1315181
Ryan, Brooke, Hudson, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Thomas, Emma, Finch, Emma, Clark, Kathy and Lethlean, Jennifer (2017). The aphasia action, success, and knowledge programme: results from an Australian phase I trial of a speech-pathology-led intervention for people with aphasia early post stroke. Brain Impairment, 18 (3), 284-298. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2017.5
Cameron, Ashley, McPhail, Steven, Hudson, Kyla, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer, Tan, Ngang Ju and Finch, Emma (2017). The confidence and knowledge of health practitioners when interacting with people with aphasia in a hospital setting. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (11), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1294626
Cameron, Ashley, McPhail, Steven M., Hudson, Kyla, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer and Finch, Emma (2017). A pre–post intervention study investigating the confidence and knowledge of health professionals communicating with people with aphasia in a metropolitan hospital. Aphasiology, 31 (3), 359-374. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2016.1225277
Worrall, Linda E., Hudson, Kyla, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Ryan, Brooke and Simmons-Mackie, Nina (2017). Determinants of living well With aphasia in the first year poststroke: a prospective cohort study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98 (2), 235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.06.020
Worrall, Linda, Ryan, Brooke, Hudson, Kyla, Kneebone, Ian, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Hoffman, Tammy, Power, Emma, Togher, Leanne and Rose, Miranda (2016). Reducing the psychosocial impact of aphasia on mood and quality of life in people with aphasia and the impact of caregiving in family members through the Aphasia Action Success Knowledge (Aphasia ASK) program: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17 (153) 153, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1257-9
Cameron, Ashley, McPhail, Steven M., Hudson, Kyla, Fleming, Jennifer, Lethlean, Jennifer and Finch, Emma (2015). Increasing the confidence and knowledge of occupational therapy and physiotherapy students when communicating with people with aphasia: A pre-post intervention study. Speech, Language and Hearing, 18 (3), 148-155. doi: 10.1179/2050572814Y.0000000062
Grohn, Brooke, Worrall, Linda, Simmons-Mackie, Nina and Hudson, Kyla (2014). Living successfully with aphasia during the first year post-stroke: a longitudinal qualitative study. Aphasiology, 28 (12), 1405-1425. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2014.935118
Brown, Kyla, Hill, Anne J., Copley, Anna, Rose, Miranda and Cartmill, Bena (2014). The changing face of clinical research. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (1), 14-18.
Brown, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Davidson, Bronwyn and Howe, Tami (2013). Reflection on the benefits and limitations of participant-generated photography as an adjunct to qualitative interviews with participants with aphasia. Aphasiology, 27 (10), 1214-1231. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2013.808736
Rodriguez, Amy D., Worrall, Linda, Brown, Kyla, Grohn, Brooke, McKinnon, Eril, Pearson, Charlene, Van Hees, Sophia, Roxbury, Tracy, Cornwell, Petrea, MacDonald, Anna, Angwin, Anthony, Cardell, Elizabeth, Davidson, Bronwyn and Copland, David A. (2013). Aphasia LIFT: exploratory investigation of an intensive comprehensive therapy programme. Aphasiology, 27 (11), 1339-1361. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2013.825759
Finch, Emma, Fleming, Jennifer, Brown, Kyla, Lethlean, Jennifer, Cameron, Ashley and McPhail, Steven M. (2013). The confidence of speech-language pathology students regarding communicating with people with aphasia. BMC Medical Education, 13 (1) 92, 92.1-92.8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-92
Tregea, Shelley and Brown, Kyla (2013). What makes a successful peer-led aphasia support group?. Aphasiology, 27 (5), 581-598. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2013.796506
Brown, Kyla, Davidson, Bronwyn, Worrall, Linda E. and Howe, Tami (2013). "Making a good time": the role of friendship in living successfully with aphasia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15 (2), 165-175. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.692814
Worrall, Linda E., Howe, Tami, O'Callaghan, Anna, Hill, Anne J., Rose, Miranda, Wallace, Sarah J., Rose, Tanya, Brown, Kyla, Power, Emma, O'Halloran, Robyn and Rohde, Alexia (2013). The World Report on Disability as a blueprint for international, national, and local aphasia services. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 15 (1), 106-112. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.721004
Grohn, Brooke, Worrall, Linda E., Simmons-Mackie, Nina and Brown, Kyla (2012). The first 3-months post-stroke: What facilitates successfully living with aphasia?. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14 (4), 390-400. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.692813
Brown, Kyla, Worrall, Linda E., Davidson, Bronwyn and Howe, Tami (2012). Living successfully with aphasia: A qualitative meta-analysis of the perspectives of individuals with aphasia, family members and speech-language pathologists. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14 (2), 141-155. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2011.632026
Brown, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Davidson, Bronwyn and Howe, Tami (2011). Living successfully with aphasia: Family members share their views. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 18 (5), 536-548. doi: 10.1310/tsr1805-536
Brown, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Davidson, Bronwyn and Howe, Tami (2011). Exploring speech-language pathologists' perspectives about living successfully with aphasia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 46 (3), 300-311. doi: 10.3109/13682822.2010.496762
Worrall, Linda, Brown, Kyla, Cruice, Madeline, Davidson, Bronwyn, Hersh, Deborah, Howe, Tami and Sherratt, Sue (2010). The evidence for a life-coaching approach to aphasia. Aphasiology, 24 (4), 497-514. doi: 10.1080/02687030802698152
Brown, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Davidson, Bronwyn and Howe, Tami (2010). Snapshots of success: An insider perspective on living successfully with aphasia. Aphasiology, 24 (10), 1267-1295. doi: 10.1080/02687031003755429
Brown, Kyla, McGahan, Leslie, Alkhaledi, Maram, Seah, Denise, Howe, Tami and Worrall, Linda (2006). Environmental factors that influence the community participation of adults with aphasia: The perspective of service industry workers. Aphasiology, 20 (7), 595-615. doi: 10.1080/02687030600626256
Conference Papers
Finch, E., Cameron, A., Fleming, J., Lethlean, J., Brown, K. and McPhail, S. (2016). Communication partner training with people with aphasia, health professionals and health professional students: a program of research. SMART STROKES 2016 Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 25-26 August 2016. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1747493016661644
Grohn, B., Worrall, L., Simmons-Mackie, N., Brown, K. and Thomas, E. (2013). Living successfully with aphasia during the first-year post stroke. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 1 June 2013.
Brown, K., Worrall, L., Davidson, B. and Howe, T. (2012). Exploring the meaning of living successfully with aphasia: The use of photography as an adjunct to interviews in research with individuals with aphasia. A combined event of the Stroke Society of Australasia 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting and the 8th Smart Strokes Australasian Nursing and Allied Health Stroke Conference, Sydney Australia, 29-31 August 2012. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4930.2012.00907.x