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Profile summary
Esther is a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) and Chartered Psychologist with expertise in acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Following a series of clinical posts as an SLT, she was seconded from the NHS to conduct research with clinical populations. Esther became a clinical lecturer and was awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in recognition of innovation in her teaching, curriculum development and quality assurance activities. She is an experienced clinician and practice educator having combined the development of specialist clinical services with professional student training in a higher education context. Esther is passionate about the use of group work having run numerous intervention groups for people with acquired communication difficulties including aphasia (acquired language disorder) and Parkinson’s Disease. Her current research focus concerns identity and adjustment in people living with post-stroke aphasia. Esther joined the University in 2024 as part of the postgraduate studies team within the School of Health Professions
Professional memberships
- Certified member of The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
- Chartered Psychologist and member of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the British Aphasiology Society
- Member of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs)
Roles on external bodies
Education Visitor (Health and Care Professions Council)
Reviewer for:
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Aphasiology
- Bulletin of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Teaching interests
Acquired neurogenic communication disorders
Cognitive psychology and neuropsychology
Developmental and acquired disorders of cognition
Research methods
Additional information
In 2023 I changed my name from Esther Pettit to Esther Jolliff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Research output
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Life stories and adjustment to post-stroke aphasia
Jolliff, E. & Smithson, J., 3 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Group intervention for acquired writing disorders in aphasia
Jolliff, E. & Tope, L., 3 Apr 2023, In: Aphasiology. 38, 2, p. 366-388 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reading the room: The practice educator, the student and the client. Three perspectives on a specialist reading and writing clinic for people with aphasia
Pettit, E., Williams, T. & Burton, D., 2023, In: Bulletin of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘The most important thing that ever happened to me was the stroke’: Biographic narratives of people with aphasia.
Jolliff, E. & Smithson, J., Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Biographic narratives of people with aphasia: The story so far
Pettit, E. & Smithson, J., Jun 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review