Contact details
Address
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
About
Overview
Carla Magdalani is a research assistant for the APT project (Aphasia Partnership Training), 2021-2023, and also for LUNA MOON (Language Underpins Narrative in Aphasia: MOving On with Narrative), an online course aimed at helping Speech and Language Therapists to develop their discourse analysis skills.
Previously, she worked as a Clinical Assessor for LUNA (March 2020 - October 2021) and during that time, achieved a distinction in her MSc, analysing the reliability of discourse analysis using LUNA data.
Qualifications
- MSc Speech and Language Therapy, City University of London, England, Feb 2020 – Aug 2021
- PGDip Speech and Language Therapy, City, University of London, England, Sep 2016 – Jul 2018
- MA Biblical Studies, King's College London, England, Sep 2010 – Jul 2011
- BAHons Theology, University of Durham, England, Sep 2007 – Jul 2010
Administrative role
- Moderator for BAS Symposium, City University of London, Sep 2022
Memberships of professional organisations
- The Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs), Feb 2022 – present
- Registered Speech and Language Therapist, Health and Care Professions Council, Oct 2018 – present
- Certified, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), Sep 2016 – present
Research
Msc Speech and Language Therapy
Dissertation supervised by Dr Lucy Dipper and Dr Madeline Cruice. Title: Determining the Intra-rater, Inter-rater, and Test-retest Reliability of two Discourse Measures in the Personal Narratives of Speakers with Aphasia in a Repeated Baseline Study
Professional activities
Events/conferences (8)
- UCLH: Aphasia therapy course - 4 webinars. (Seminar) (2022).
- NIHR Impact strategy (webinar). (2022).
- Better Conversations with Aphasia 2021 conference. (2021).
- Academy of Aphasia 2021 conference. (Conference) London, UK (2021).
Paper: Determining rater and test-retest reliability of discourse measures in the spoken personal narratives of people with aphasia
Author: Stark, B.
Co-authors: Magdalani, C.; Doub, A.; Hittson, A.; Alexandar, J.; Cruice, M.; Cockayne, L.; Dipper, L.
Description: Online and remote: joint presentation with Dr Brielle Stark that was part of a symposium called 'Spotlighted Spoken Discourse in Aphasia' - NIHR INCLUDE webinar (diversity training). (2021).
- RCSLT Conference 2021. (Conference) (2021).
- British Aphasiology Society (BAS) 2021 conference. (Conference) London, UK (2021).
Paper: Poster presentation: Determining the Intra-rater, Inter-rater, and Test-retest Reliability of two Discourse Measures in the Personal Narratives of Speakers with Aphasia in a Repeated Baseline Study
Author: Magdalani, C.
Co-authors: Cruice, M.; Dipper, L.
Description: Online and remote conference: Poster presentation and 3 minute video - FOQUSAphasia presenter. (Seminar) London, United Kingdom (2021). Invited speaker.
Paper: Determining the intra-rater, inter-rater, and test-retest reliability of two discourse measures in the spoken personal narratives of people with aphasia
Author: Magdalani, C.
Co-authors: Cruice, M.; Dipper, L.
Other (2)
- Behaviour Change Technique (BCT) Taxonomy training - self-directed online course, BCTT v.1 (Nov 2021).
- Public and Patient Involvement training - 5 workshops, University College of London (Nov 2021).