Lauren Kiddle (neè Kovesy)

Founding Director | Speech Pathologist

Lauren is the Founding Director of Neuroplastic Fantastic and a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist.

Lauren has over 18 years experience working with adults in various countries, including at internationally acclaimed teaching hospitals in Melbourne (Epworth HealthCare, Austin Health), Sydney (St. Vincent's Health), and London (Royal Hospital of Neurodisability, Royal Free Hospital). She has also worked in private practice in Australia and Singapore, and consulted in the United States.

Lauren's passion is working with people with acquired neurological conditions (particularly dementia, stroke, acquired brain injury, and Parkinson's Disease).

In 2015, Lauren designed and ran an intensive, group program for people with language difficulties post-stroke (aphasia). It included communication, music, art and community integration classes. In 2017, the program won the Hesta Primary Healthcare Award (nationally acclaimed healthcare award). The group program is still running today.

Lauren has contributed to research into multi-modal group programs and telehealth (see below).

Lauren loves photography, travel, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Relevant Training

Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Speech Pathology), La Trobe University
Understanding Dementia Short Course, University of Tasmania
Preventing Dementia Short Course, University of Tasmania
Creating Supportive Environments for People Living with Dementia, Dementia Training Australia
Supported Communication Partner Training

Awards

HESTA Primary Health Care Awards, ‘Team Excellence Category’ (2017)
Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia Scholarship (2017)
Becher Foundation Grant (2014)
Eireen Lucas Foundation Scholarship (2015)
Royal Talbot Research Grant (2015)
Smart Strokes Conference Scholarship (2012)

Research

Kilov, A., Berarducci, M., Kovesy, L., Faux, S., & Mozer, R. (2012). Technology
outreach to patients with aphasia living in rural communities. E-Poster presented at Stroke 2012 Conference (A combined event of the Stroke Society of Australasia 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting and the 8 th Smart Strokes Australasian Nursing and Allied Health Stroke Conference), 29-31 August, Sydney. Abstract printed in International Journal of Stroke, 7 (Suppl. 1), 50-51.
Berarducci, M., Kilov, A., Kovesy, L., Faux, S., & Mozer, R. (2012). A new era of technological advances: Keeping up in the clinical setting. Poster presented at the 15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference at the Aphasia Symposium of Australia, 7th-10th October, Melbourne.
Kovesy, L., Attard, M., Rose, M. (2016). A Phase 1 investigation of the Austin Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (Austin-ICAP). In writing.

Lauren Kiddle (neè Kovesy)

Relevant Training

Awards

Research

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