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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner)
@lissbee.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer, ABI Communication Lab, The University of Sydney | Convenor, Digital Health & Informatics Network (DHIN) | Associate Editor, Brain Impairment | Super interested in all things 🧠📱 🗣️ 📝🖼️ #bskySPEECHIES | Kuring-gai/Bundjalung Country
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Nov 4
Social media can help you stay connected after a brain injury, but there can be risks.
Learn about social media & staying safe after #TBI or #ABI using social-ABI-lity - our free online course, funded by
icareNSW with partner Brain Injury Australia.
Sign up at bit.ly/social-ABI-l...
social-ABI-lity - ABI Communication Lab
Welcome to social-ABI-lity – a program which provides information and strategies to support social media skills and safety after an acquired brain injury (ABI). social-ABI-lity is the world’s only sel...
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · 21d
🌟 Proud moment for our students!

During placement, #students teamed up with people living with #dementia & #primaryprogressiveaphasia to co-design this resource for #DementiaAwarenessMonth:

🔗 lnkd.in/gCgq4nXU

Share to spark conversation, raise #awareness, & amplify voices with #livedexperience! 💛
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · 24d
✨ Webinar Recording Live! ✨

We’re still smiling after Friday’s #AskTheExpert session on #socialmedia & #aphasia 💛

We heard from researchers Jennifer Lee, Josh Espinosa, & @abicommlab.bsky.social members @lissbee.bsky.social & Megan Trebilcock!

💬 Watch here! lnkd.in/gdkPGn_7

#BrainInjury
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · Aug 13
#Perfectionism: Strive for progress - not perfection.
Stop trying to make that paragraph perfect. Make it better and get it in.
Stop waiting for the perfect idea - work with what you've got and get on with it.
Stop waiting for the perfect time - make a start now.
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · Jul 11
Mon 14 July, 4:00–5:30pm AEST

Clinical Bite with A/Prof Anita Wong & Honours grad Joyce Cai on working with #multilingualfamilies and being #culturallysensitive.

How can we better support families from #diversebackgrounds? Hear key strategies for culturally responsive practice.

lnkd.in/ghrPmS-e
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Jun 27
Had a little break from the socials - because everything - what have I missed?
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ABI CEN @abicen.bsky.social · Jun 9
Calling all UK SLTs working in CCD & TBI! Take part in research survey below!

Share widely!
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Neuro Therapist @neurotherapist.bsky.social · Jun 9
📣 Are you a UK SLT who works with CCD after TBI? Take part in our short survey! redcap.link/bkd8w50z

Share your experiences and what you see as the main barriers and facilitators to delivering best practice.
Your participation will help to inform future practice.

#TBI #CCD #SLT
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Ethics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · Jun 27
If you have more than you need, build a longer table - not a higher fence.
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Jun 27
Went down a beautiful rabbit hole this morning reading this & beyond, thank you @mariapopova.bsky.social 🤗
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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Jun 27
For anyone who has lost a loved one, Thoreau on living through loss www.themarginalian.org/2023/03/01/t...
Thoreau on Living Through Loss
“Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident.”
www.themarginalian.org
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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27
Keynote 4 @icpla2025.bsky.social - Athanasios Karasimos talking my language. Board games great to use in teaching as low-cost and easily adapted! #icpla2025
Presenter in front of PowerPoint.
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WHO @who.int · Jun 27
#Deafblindness ≠ invisible

Today is #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness. Let’s commit to:

🔹Making health information accessible in all formats
🔹Training health workers in inclusive communication 🔹Listening to and amplifying the voices of the deafblind community

👉 bit.ly/45KHBjq #HealthForAll
A Venn diagram on a green background shows two overlapping circles. The left blue circle is labeled "Hearing Loss" and the right orange circle is labeled "Vision Loss." The overlapping area is purple, representing "Deafblindness," with a yellow arrow pointing to it. Below, text reads: "International Day of Deafblindness."
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jun 27
In @ashajournals.bsky.social 🆓🔓@lissbee.bsky.social Rietdijk Southwell @leannetogher.bsky.social et al The Peer Effect Is "Utterly Profound": A Social-ABI-lity Pilot Study of a Multicomponent, Peer-Moderated Social Media Skills Intervention for People w #ABI. doi.org/10.1044/2024...
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The Peer Effect Is “Utterly Profound”: A Social-ABI-lity Pilot Study of a Multicomponent, Peer-Moderated Social Media Skills Intervention for People With Acquired Brain Injury
Purpose: People who have an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience challenges in using social media. However, rehabilitation clinicians report fe...
doi.org
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Jun 27
Glad I’m not the only one that does this on occasion! 🤗🤗🤗
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John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · Feb 11
Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...
Mental health after stroke
YouTube video by Stroke Foundation
www.youtube.com
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · Jun 3
Members of the ABI #CommLab recently published in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology:

The Peer Effect Is “Utterly Profound”: A Social-ABI-lity Pilot Study of a Peer-Moderated Social Media Skills Intervention for People With #AcquiredBrainInjury

To read more: lnkd.in/gE-ka5Ps
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · Jun 6
#FinancialReview: 'Stunt double' helps university teachers clone themselves

Dr Petra Avramovic, developed a Cogniti chatbot that acts as the parent of a child with a stutter. Students converse with Cogniti, giving advice on their clinical #communicationskills.

www.afr.com/technology/stunt-...
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ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬 @abicommlab.bsky.social · Jun 20
Convers-ABI-lity is a 10-week program for people with #ABI and their #communicationpartners to build #conversationstogether. It includes self-guided activities and video calls with a speech pathologist.

For more information, contact Dr Rachael Rietdijk: rachael.rietdijk@sydney.edu.au
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · May 21
Great event coming up! Hosted by the DHIN ECR Community Working Group 🙌

#DigitalHealth Dialogues: In Conversation with Dr Simon Kos

🗓 Wed 11 June, 3–5 pm
📍Susan Wakil Health Building, University of Sydney
🥂 Networking + refreshments

RSVP by May 28: www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-he...
Digital Health Dialogues: In Conversation with Dr Simon Kos + Networking
Join us for an exciting evening with Dr Simon Kos, Chief Medical Officer ANZ at Microsoft, hosted by the Digital Health ECR Community!
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · May 18
In @ashajournals.bsky.social Keegan LC Hoepner JK @leannetogher.bsky.social Kennedy M Bogart E @lissbee.bsky.social MacDonald S 2025. Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication. AJSLP. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
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Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication
Purpose: Keegan, Hoepner, et al. (2023) developed a framework for social, cognitive-communication assessment, which was intended to make social c...
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 24
Read some of their fab papers:

Lo et al. (2024) “Stay tuned”: an exploratory content and thematic analysis of brain injury videos on YouTube doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Tint et al. (2025) Healing is a community: an exploratory study of #TraumaticBrainInjury content on Instagram doi.org/10.1080/0963...
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 24
TL;DR
People lose social connections after an ABI. They use social media yet receive little support to use it. We developed the Social Media and Online Communication Assessment (SOCA) tool, to guide clinicians in supporting use of social media for communication, participation, & inclusion after ABI
Screenshot of the poster presented, key info is presented as a TL;DR statement: TL;DR People lose many of their social connections after an ABI. They continue to use social media after their injury yet receive little support to use it safely. This research aimed to co-create a social media communication assessment tool to support people in setting and achieving social media goals in rehabilitation. We developed the Social Media and Online Communication Assessment (SOCA) tool, the first of its kind to guide clinicians in supporting use of social media for communication, participation, and inclusion after ABI.
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 24
TL;DR
People with #TraumaticBrainInjury used Instagram & YouTube to: Educate; Share; Promote; Motivate & Support. YouTube posts told personal stories, while Instagram emphasised community & overcoming challenges. Health professionals should support safe & effective use of social media in rehab.
Screenshot of the poster presented, key info is presented as a TL;DR statement: People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can feel lonely due to changes in cognitive-communication. Social media helps them connect but can be challenging to use. People used Instagram and YouTube to: Educate others; Share experiences; Promote services; and Motivate and support. YouTube focused on telling personal recovery stories, while Instagram emphasised community and overcoming challenges. Social media can reduce isolation for people with TBI. Health professionals should support its safe and effective use in rehabilitation.
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 24
Recently got to present (at the IBIA World Congress) some awesome work by past Honours students (Charlene Lo, Sonia Tint, & Janet Tedjasasmita) on exploring #BrainInjury related posts on social media & developing an assessment tool to guide clinicians in supporting use of social media after ABI 🧵
Screenshot of the poster presented, key info is presented as a TL;DR statement: People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can feel lonely due to changes in cognitive-communication. Social media helps them connect but can be challenging to use. People used Instagram and YouTube to: Educate others; Share experiences; Promote services; and Motivate and support. YouTube focused on telling personal recovery stories, while Instagram emphasised community and overcoming challenges. Social media can reduce isolation for people with TBI. Health professionals should support its safe and effective use in rehabilitation. Screenshot of the poster presented, key info is presented as a TL;DR statement: TL;DR People lose many of their social connections after an ABI. They continue to use social media after their injury yet receive little support to use it safely. This research aimed to co-create a social media communication assessment tool to support people in setting and achieving social media goals in rehabilitation. We developed the Social Media and Online Communication Assessment (SOCA) tool, the first of its kind to guide clinicians in supporting use of social media for communication, participation, and inclusion after ABI.
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Dr Anna Volkmer @annavolkmer.bsky.social · Apr 17
We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support

We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession.

The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 3
📣 We have a full-time Lab manager role available!!

🗣️ Join us in the ABI Communication Lab team @sydney.edu.au & work on #DigitalHealth projects supporting inclusion after #AcquiredBrainInjury.

▶️ For more information & to apply: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
Visual with blue background stating 'ABI Communication Lab The University of Sydney. Join the team. We have a full time ABI Communication Lab Manager role available until 2027. Join our team to help conduct research with people with neurogenic communication disorders.'
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Aisling Walsh @aislingwalsh.bsky.social · Apr 1
If you're disabled, you are more likely to read books by able bodied writers that are inspiration p0rn or else detail how your life is ruined by disability, than books by actually disabled writers, as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social wrote in Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Disabled Authors Deserve, and Demand, More
Author and activist Alice Wong reflects on disability representation in publishing.
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