Nicholas is a Speech and Language Therapist who graduated from The University of Sydney, Australia in 1999 with a BAppSc in Speech Pathology. He worked as a Speech and Language Therapist both in Australia and UK with a keen interest in working with people with neurological conditions particularly, traumatic brain injury (TBI). He completed a research masters degree focused on the effectiveness of communication partner training for paid carers of people with TBI. Currently, his PhD is focused on investigating the effect of project-based treatment for improving communication skills and quality of life in people with acquired brain injury (ABI). His research interests lie in understanding the nature of communication problems following a brain injury, approaches to the remediation of these problems and how to measure changes in communicative ability and quality of life post-treatment. He also has interest in defining complex behavioural treatments, proving fidelity of treatments and goal-setting including, the use of accessible technology and videotaping in the goal-setting process.

"Acquired brain injury Cognitive-communication disorders Communication partner training Project-based treatment Quality of life"