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Nina Simmons-Mackie is affiliated with Southeastern Louisiana University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the intersecting fields of Neuroscience, Medicine, and Health Professions, with notable contributions to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, General Health Professions, Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass:

  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Simmons-Mackie has published research in various venues, with a concentration in aphasia and communication disorders. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Aphasiology
  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
  • Journal of Communication Disorders

Collaborations with multiple co-authors are evident, with recurring partnerships involving:

  • Linda Worrall
  • Jamie H. Azios
  • Aura Kagan
  • Katie Strong
  • Brent Archer

Selected recent publications by Simmons-Mackie and colleagues include:

  • Establishing consensus on a definition of aphasia: an e-Delphi study of international aphasia researchers, 2020, Aphasiology
  • Friendship matters: a research agenda for aphasia, 2021, Aphasiology
  • Measuring communication as a core outcome in aphasia trials: Results of the ROMA-2 international core outcome set development meeting, 2022, International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
  • Conversation as an Outcome of Aphasia Treatment: A Systematic Scoping Review, 2022, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Best Practice in Post-Stroke Aphasia Services According to People with Lived Experience. A Modified Nominal Group Technique Study, 2023, Aphasiology

Best Publications

  • Training volunteers as conversation partners using "Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia" (SCA): a controlled trial.

    Aura Kagan;Sandra E. Black;Judith Felson Duchan;Nina Simmons-Mackie

  • Communication partner training in aphasia: a systematic review.

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Anastasia Raymer;Elizabeth Armstrong;Audrey Holland

  • Counting what counts: A framework for capturing real‐life outcomes of aphasia intervention

    Aura Kagan;Nina Simmons‐Mackie;Alexandra Rowland;Maria Huijbregts

  • Communication Partner Training in Aphasia: An Updated Systematic Review.

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Anastasia Raymer;Leora R. Cherney;Leora R. Cherney

  • Which outcomes are most important to people with aphasia and their families? an international nominal group technique study framed within the ICF

    Sarah J. Wallace;Linda Worrall;Tanya Rose;Guylaine Le Dorze

  • Translational Research in Aphasia: From Neuroscience to Neurorehabilitation

    Anastasia M. Raymer;Pelagie Beeson;Audrey Holland;Diane Kendall

  • Communicative access and decision making for people with aphasia: Implementing sustainable healthcare systems change

    Nina N. Simmons‐Mackie;Aura Kagan;Charlene O'Neill Christie;Maria Huijbregts

  • Qualitative research and speech-language pathology: a tutorial for the clinical realm.

    Jack S. Damico;Nina N. Simmons-Mackie

  • A set of observational measures for rating support and participation in conversation between adults with aphasia and their conversation partners.

    Aura Kagan;Joanne Winckel;Sandra Black;Judith Felson Duchan

  • Qualitative methods in aphasia research: basic issues

    Jack S. Damico;Nina Simmons-Mackie;Mary Oelschlaeger;Roberta Elman

  • Application of the ICF in aphasia.

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Aura Kagan

  • Outcome assessment in aphasia: a survey

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Travis T. Threats;Aura Kagan

  • Qualitative methods in aphasia research: conversation analysis

    Jack S. Damico;Mary Oelschlaeger;Nina Simmons-Mackie

  • Reformulating the definition of compensatory strategies in aphasia

    Nina N. Simmons-mackie;Jack S. Damico

  • What is aphasia? Results of an international survey

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Chris Code;Chris Code;Elizabeth Armstrong;Lillian Stiegler

  • Treatment of Aphasia Through Family Member Training

    Nina N. Simmons-Mackie;Kevin P. Kearns;Gail Potechin

  • The assessment for living with aphasia: reliability and construct validity

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Aura Kagan;J Charles Victor;Alex Carling-Rowland

  • Conversation therapy for aphasia: a qualitative review of the literature.

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Meghan C. Savage;Linda Worrall

  • Management of Discourse in Group Therapy for Aphasia.

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Roberta J. Elman;Audrey L. Holland;Jack S. Damico

  • Access and social inclusion in aphasia: Interactional principles and applications

    Nina N. Simmons‐Mackie;Jack S. Damico

  • Communication strategies used by 'good' versus 'poor' speaking partners of individuals with aphasia

    Nina Simmons-Mackie;Aura Kagan

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda Worrall
Linda Worrall University of Queensland
Leora R. Cherney
Leora R. Cherney Northwestern University
Audrey Holland
Audrey Holland University of Arizona
Miranda Rose
Miranda Rose La Trobe University
Leanne Togher
Leanne Togher University of Sydney
Anastasia M. Raymer
Anastasia M. Raymer Old Dominion University
Elizabeth Rochon
Elizabeth Rochon University of Toronto
Laura L. Murray
Laura L. Murray University of Western Ontario
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
Myrna F. Schwartz
Myrna F. Schwartz Temple University

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