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Carla Magdalani

Research Assistant

School of Health & Psychological Sciences Department of Language and Communication Science

Contact details

Address

Carla Magdalani City, University of London
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).