The Trustees of the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia are delighted to announce that Professor Miranda Rose is the 2024 recipient of The Robin Tavistock Award.
This award is named after Robin Tavistock, the 14th Duke of Bedford who founded The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia. It is presented annually to a person, or group, who is inspirational and has made a significant contribution to the field of aphasia.
It is impossible to list in this press release, all that Professor Miranda Rose has contributed to the world of aphasia. Since 2019 Miranda Rose has led the internationally respected Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation at La Trobe University in Australia, which she was key in setting up.
In recent years, to highlight only one or two of many important pieces of work, she has led COMPARE examining outcomes from Constraint Induced and Multi-modality aphasia treatments. She has also been a chief investigator on ASK investigating early interventions to prevent depression and enhance quality of life. Miranda has also led the Communication Connect project, which supports long term recovery from stroke and brain injury. An enduring theme in her research has been the exploration of communication strategies in aphasia therapy, and particularly the use of gesture.
The scale of Professor Miranda Rose’s research is awe inspiring. We noted that one research database lists 150 publications under her name, and well over 6,000 citations. But, of course, critically it is not the quantity of her work that is so impressive, it is its range and quality.
It used to be common for science and research to lose touch with humanity and not take into account, or have a real understanding of, the impact of a condition on the patient and their family. But nowadays, because of leadership such as hers, this is less and less the case. While enhancing our theoretical understanding of aphasia and communication, she has always placed the needs of people with aphasia at the heart of your work. In her research we can read about practical therapies that make a real difference to the lives of people living with aphasia.
Added to all of the above, Professor Miranda Rose is recognised as an exceptional mentor to the next generation of clinicians and academics. This, coupled with her pioneering client centred research, has established her as a leader in the field of aphasia, and someone who has earned international respect.
The criterion for this Award is to recognise a person or group who is inspirational and has made a significant contribution to the field of aphasia. Professor Miranda Rose has done this and more and she is indeed a worthy recipient of the Robin Tavistock Award 2024.
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