The Aphaisa CRE is pleased to congratulate Aphasia CRE Affiliate Dr Sam Harvey on the announcement of receiving a prestigious Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship for 2024. This scholarship provides funding to support Sam as an Australian postdoctoral researcher to undertake a 4 – 10 month position at the University of Pittsburgh in the USA.
Sam is a speech pathologist and postdoctoral researcher in the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre. He completed his PhD with Prof Miranda Rose in the Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabiliatation (Aphasia CRE) at La Trobe University. Sam researches the effectiveness of aphasia treatments and the quality of aphasia services.
Aphasia treatment is effective but factors such as race and ethnicity, education, and socioeconomic background affect healthcare access and aphasia recovery. Sam’s Fulbright research seeks to understand the social determinants of aphasia recovery.
““We want to make aphasia services fairer so everyone with aphasia gets the right treatment for them.” Dr Sam Harvey
