People with aphasia (language disorder following stroke or brain injury) often have difficulties understanding or using numbers, leading to devastating emotional and practical impacts like reduced independence and difficulties with everyday functional tasks (e.g., telling the time and managing money). There is an urgent need to develop comprehensive assessments and effective interventions for treating numeracy difficulties in aphasia.

My research aims to further our understanding about the problems people with aphasia have with numbers and how we can assess and treat these difficulties. In my PhD, I will develop a comprehensive numeracy assessment that is accessible to people with aphasia, learn more about the neurological underpinning of numeracy difficulties in aphasia and finally co-produce and pilot a novel intervention to help people with aphasia regain their numeracy skills.