Madeline Cruice

Senior lecturer - aphasiology

Profile

Madeline has worked in the Department since December 2002 as a lecturer in aphasia, professional studies, disability studies, and as a clinical tutor for the third year undergraduate programme.

From June 2004 to December 2007, Madeline was the Programme Director for the undergraduate programme in speech and language therapy, coordinated the Disability and Society Research Group, and acted as the departmental representative to the Teaching and Learning Committee. She has supervised more than 20 BSc, MSc Conversion and MSc Human Communication research projects at City. Since graduating, Madeline has clinical tutored approximately 40 students in their middle year of undergraduate study, and acted as clinical educator to more than 60 students in adult rehabilitation hospital and community clinical placements.

In September 2007, Madeline attended the Think Tank for social approaches to aphasia, as one of 15 invited guests of the Aphasia Institute, Toronto. As well as teaching and tutoring, she now runs the Compass Centre reading clinic for people with aphasia or head injury, with colleague Naomi Cocks, and commenced a new position in January 2009 as lead for a 2 year project on clinical education, innovation and enterprise, within the Department.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Pathology
1998-2001 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Conferred 15 April 2002
Thesis: Communication and Quality of Life in Older People with Aphasia and Healthy Older People

Bachelor of Speech Pathology
1994 - 1997 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Thesis: Changes in Naming Ability with Age in Normal Australian Older Adults: A Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Study

Research interests

Quality of life for people with communication disabilities and their families
Exploring the response process in quality of life evaluation for people with aphasia
Promoting inclusive environments for people with communication disabilities.
Clinical reasoning and decision-making in clinical case management
Student and clinical educator perspectives and outcomes in clinical practice

Memberships

Health Professionals Council
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, UK
Speech Pathology Association of Australia
Australian Centre on Quality of Life
Affiliated Member of the Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, Australia
Fellow of the Educational Development Centre

Funded projects

£4,999. Farrington-Douglas, C., Cruice, M., & Heron, C. Developing an OSCE to evaluate speech and language therapy students' clinical and communication skills. Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Clinical and Communication Skills Seedcorn Grant. November 2009 - July 2010.
£100, 000. Marshall, J., Pring, T., Cocks, N., Cruice, M., Hickin, J, Best, W. Enhancing communication in aphasia through gesture. Stroke Association UK.
£19,315. Cruice, M. Enhancing SLT students' clinical and communication skills in setting goals with patients and clients in adult neurological acute, rehabilitation and community settings. Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Clinical and Communication Skills Spotlight Project Grant. May 2009-March 2010.
£2,000. Cruice, M. Developing a community of practice across acute and chronic adult acquired neurological conditions. Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Clinical and Communication Skills Seedcorn Grant. March-December 2009.
£5,000. Cruice, M. & Dipper, L. Exploring the impact of communication disability on one's capacity to talk about quality of life. City University London Pump-Priming. 2009.
£7,500 Cruice, M. How do older people describe their quality of life? British Academy Small Grant SG-45024. February-May 2007.
£5,000 Cruice, M. What is quality of life like if you have aphasia? And can your spouse answer for you? City University London Pump-Priming. 2005-2006.
£10,000 Cruice, M. Developing speech and language therapy students' reflective practice skills. City University London Teaching Fellowship. 2005.
£2,000 Cruice, M. & Pound, C. (from Connect - the Communication Disability Network). Making research information accessible for people with aphasia: Combining user perspectives and evidence-based research for success. British Aphasiology Society Research Funds.
$2,000 Cruice, M. Tackling public transport: Making it easier for people with aphasia. Disability Services Queensland Access and Awareness grant Funding Program. July - December 2002.

Past responsibilities within City University

Programme Director for the BSc (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy
Disability and Society Departmental Research Group Leader
Departmental Representative on School of Allied Health Sciences Academic Practice, Programmes and Standards Committee
Module co-ordination of HCM010: Identity, inclusion and living with disability and deafness

Peer-reviewed Publications

Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (Epub ahead of print, 14 July 2010). Reporting on psychological well-being of older adults with chronic aphasia in the context of unaffected peers. Disability & Rehabilitation.
Barnard, R., Cruice, M., & Playford, E.D. (2010). Strategies used in the pursuit of achievability during goal setting in rehabilitation. Qualitative Health Research, 20(2), 239-250.
Cocks, N. & Cruice, M. (2010). The experiences and perspectives of overseas trained speech and language therapists working in the UK. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12(3), 271-282.
Cocks, N., Matthews, N., Barnett, L., Phillips, E., Middleton, R., Gregoire-Clarke, J., & Cruice, M. (2010). Functional reading therapy for individuals with acquired reading difficulties: A preliminary investigation exploring its effectiveness. ACQuiring knowledge in speech, language and hearing, 12(1), 37-41.
Hersh, D., & Cruice, M. (2010). Beginning to teach the end: The importance of including discharge from aphasia therapy in the curriculum. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 45(3), 263-274.
Worrall, L., Brown, K., Cruice, M., Davidson, B., Hersh, D., Howe, T., & Sherratt, S. (2010). The evidence for a life-coaching approach to aphasia. Aphasiology, 24(4), 497-514.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2010). Health-related quality of life in people with aphasia: Implications for fluency disorders quality of life research. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 35, 173-189.
Cruice, M., Hill, R.,Worrall, L. & Hickson, L. (2010). Conceptualising quality of life for older people with aphasia. Aphasiology, 24(3), 327-347.
Cruice, M. (2008). The contribution and impact of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health on quality of life in communication disorders. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10(1&2), 38-49
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2006). Quantifying aphasic people's social lives in the context of their non-aphasic peers. Aphasiology, 20(12), 1210-1225.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2006). Perspectives of quality of life by people with aphasia and their family: Suggestions for successful living. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 13(1), 14-24.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2005). Personal factors, communication and vision predict social participation in older adults. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 7(4), 220-232.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., Hickson, L., & Murison, R. (2005). Measuring quality of life: Comparing family members' and friends' ratings with those of their aphasic partners. Aphasiology, 19(2), 111-129.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., Hickson, L., & Murison, R. (2003). Finding a focus for quality of life with aphasia: Social and emotional health, and psychological well-being. Aphasiology, Special Issue, 17(3), 333-353.
Cruice, M., Hirsch, F., Worrall, L., Holland, A., & Hickson, L. (2000). Quality of life for people with aphasia: Performance on and useability of quality of life assessments. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing, 5, 85-91.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2000). Quality-of-life measurement in speech pathology and audiology. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing, 5 (1), 1-20.
Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2000). Boston Naming Test results for healthy older Australians: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study. Aphasiology, 14 (2), 143-155.

Books, book chapters and other publications

Hilari, K. & Cruice, M. (submitted). Chapter 12. Quality of life approach to aphasia. In I. Papathanasiou, P. Coppens, & C. Potagas (Eds.), Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC.
Vroman, K. & Cruice, M. (2010). Chapter 16. Alternatives to fieldwork including service learning and case based teaching: Issues and possibilities. In L., McAllister, M. Paterson, J. Higgs, & C. Bithell (Eds.), Innovations in allied health fieldwork education: A critical appraisal, pp.179-188. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Marshall, J., Hilari, K., & Cruice, M. (2010). Communication. In J. Williams & L. Perry, (Eds.), Acute stroke nursing, pp.184-204. London: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Cruice, M. (2010). The role of wellbeing in the quality of life for the person with acquired communication impairments. In S. Brumfitt (Ed.), Psychological well-being in the person with acquired communication problems, pp.86-115. London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Penman, T., & Cruice, M. (2009). Involving and engaging users with communication disability in consultations about health and health services. In K. Byran (Ed.), Communication in healthcare. (pp.165-207). Oxford: Peter Lang.
Cruice, M., Hill, R., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2008). Chapter 6. Comparing and contrasting views: Building consensus around quality of life with aphasia, in V. Joffe, M., Cruice, and S. Chiat (Eds.), Language disorders in children and adults: New issues in research and practice, pp 98-121. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
Joffe, V., Cruice, M., & Chiat, S. (Eds.) (2008). Language disorders in children and adults: New issues in research and practice. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
Joffe, V., Cruice, M., & Chiat, S. (2008). An introduction to language disorders in children and adults: New and different themes, issues and connections, in V. Joffe, M., Cruice, and S. Chiat (Eds.), Language disorders in children and adults: New issues in research and practice, pp xi - xxvii. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
Cruice, M. (2007). Editiorial: Issues of access and inclusion with aphasia. Aphasiology, 21(1), 3-8.
Cruice M. (2006). Invited commentary by Brumfitt and Barton, 'Evaluating well-being in people with aphasia using speech therapy and clinical psychology'. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 13(7), 310.
Cruice, M. (2005). Common issues but alternative solutions and innovations. A commentary on McAllister 'Issues and innovations in clinical education'. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 7(3), 162-166.
Worrall, L., & Cruice, M. (2005). Why the WHO ICF and QOL constructs do not lend themselves to programmatic appraisal for planning therapy for aphasia. A commentary on Ross and Wertz, 'Advancing appraisal: Aphasia and the WHO'. Aphasiology, 19(9), 885-893.
Cruice, M. (2001). Communication and quality of life in older people with aphasia and healthy older people. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Division of Speech Pathology, University of Queensland, Australia.
Worrall, L., & Cruice, M. (2000). Book review: VASES: Visual Analogue Self-Esteem Scale. Aphasiology, 14 (11), 1153-1154.

Recent Conference Presentations

Cruice, M., & Taylor, K. (2010). Working in partnership: Crucial experiences for learning about living with communication disability. Paper presented at the Clinical Education Conference, 31 August - 2 September, City University, London, UK.
Cruice, M. (2010). Considering the ICF as a conceptual framework for understanding quality of life of adults with communication disorders: Strengths and limitations. Paper presented at the 28th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), 22-26 August, Athens, Greece.
Cruice, M., & Barnard, R. (2010). Exploring goal setting practices in adult neurology settings: A report on the processes and evolution of the project and the outcomes for clinicians and students. Paper presented at the 28th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), 22-26 August, Athens, Greece.
Farrington-Douglas, C., & Cruice, M. (2010). Evaluating students' learning in adult neurology settings using an intensive clinical education approach. Paper presented at the 28th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), 22-26 August, Athens, Greece.
Cruice, M. (2009). Pre-placement clinical skills teaching: An analysis of key components, benefits and students' perceptions of value of a five-day university-based intensive programme. Paper presented at the Third International Clinical Skills Conference, Prato, 1-4 July 2009.
Cruice, M. (2009). Measuring and improving quality of life with aphasia after stroke: Philosophical, conceptual and practical approaches. Invited presentation at the 2nd Nordic Aphasia Conference, 14 - 16 May, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Cruice, M. (2008). Quality of life in aphasia: A history of the past, the realities and practicalities of the present, and vision for the future. Keynote presented at the 13th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, 30 June - 2 July, 2008, Ljubljana.
Cruice, M., Hill, R., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2007). Exploring the construct of activity in quality of life in older people with and without aphasia. Paper presented at the Biennial International British Aphasiology Society Conference, 10-12 September, Edinburgh.
Cruice, M. (2007). Lessons learned from within and beyond aphasia research experiences: Roles, relationships and process. Paper presented within symposium on Engagement and aphasia, at the Biennial International British Aphasiology Society Conference, 10-12 September, Edinburgh.
Cruice, M., & Hill, R. (2006). Building a comprehensive (not competing) view of quality of life with aphasia.Paper presented at the Making New Connections 2 Conference, London, 13-15 September 2006.
Cruice, M., Hill, R., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2006). The meaning of quality of life according to people with aphasia. Paper presented at the 12th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, Sheffield, 4-6 June, 2006.
Cruice, M., Hill, R., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2006). To what extent can we rely on the views of family members and friends when it comes to understanding aphasic people's quality of life? Paper presented at Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Ghent, 26 May-2 June 2006.
Cruice, M. (2006). Improving the quality of life of patients with aphasia. Invited presentation for Primary Care Conference, May 2006.