DrLaura Chahda

Senior Lecturer, Speech Pathology

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development

  • Senior Lecturer, Speech Pathology
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Speech pathology practice in palliative and supportive care
  • Communication, cognition, and decision-making capacity in serious illness
  • Eating and drinking with acknowledged risk and end-of-life communication
  • Disability, complex communication needs, and AAC
  • Cognitive-communication disorders and meaningful therapeutic interventions
  • Practice education, curriculum design, and simulation-based learning
  • Culturally responsive and Indigenous-informed pedagogy in health education
  • Ethical and person-centred care across the lifespan
  • Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in communication accessibility