Ruth Herbert
BA, PGDip, MSc, PhD
Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Emeritus Professor of Aphasiology
Ruth Herbert is Emeritus Professor of Aphasiology. She retired from the University of Sheffield in 2020.
r.herbert@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2403
+44 114 222 2403
362 Mushroom Lane
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Ruth Herbert
Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS
Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS
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Books
- POWERS: Profile of word errors and retrieval in speech. Guildford: J&R Press.
- Accessible Information Guidelines. London: Stroke Association.
Journal articles
- Semantic processing in aphasia: evidence from semantic priming and semantic interference. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 1-26.
- Syntactic cueing of spoken naming in jargon aphasia. Aphasiology. View this article in WRRO
- Imageability, familiarity, and age of acquisition ratings for Arabic abstract nouns, abstract verbs and adjectives. The Mental Lexicon, 13(3), 354-387. View this article in WRRO
- Gulf Arabic nouns and verbs: A standardized set of 319 object pictures and 141 action pictures, with predictors of naming latencies. Behavior Research Methods, 50(6), 2408-2425. View this article in WRRO
- Collaborative design of accessible information with people with aphasia. Aphasiology. View this article in WRRO
- Lexical retrieval after Arabic aphasia: Syntactic access and predictors of spoken naming. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 42, 140-155. View this article in WRRO
- Morpho-syntactic processing of Arabic plurals after aphasia: dissecting lexical meaning from morpho-syntax within word boundaries. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 32(6), 340-367. View this article in WRRO
- Activation of syntax in lexical production in healthy speakers and in aphasia.. Cortex, 57, 212-226. View this article in WRRO
- Syntactic versus lexical therapy for anomia in acquired aphasia: Differential effects on narrative and conversation. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49(2), 162-173. View this article in WRRO
- Aphasia rehabilitation: does generalisation from anomia therapy occur and is it predictable? A case series study.. Cortex, 49(9), 2345-2357.
- Determiner Cuing in Arabic Anomia: The Role of Syntax in Lexical Retrieval. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 94, 141-141.
- A Normative Database and Determinants of Lexical Retrieval for 186 Arabic Nouns: Effects of Psycholinguistic and Morpho-Syntactic Variables on Naming Latency. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 1-21.
- Determiner primes as facilitators of lexical retrieval in English.. J Psycholinguist Res, 41(6), 439-453. View this article in WRRO
- Effects of syntactic cueing therapy on picture naming and connected speech in acquired aphasia.. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 22(4), 609-633. View this article in WRRO
- Anticipatory other-completion of augmentative and alternative communication talk: a conversation analysis study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33(3), 261-269.
- Making information about stroke more accessible. International Journal of Stroke, 2(6), 4-4.
- A controlled study of changes in conversation following aphasia therapy for anomia. DISABIL REHABIL, 33(3), 229-242.
- The role of noun syntax in spoken word production: evidence from aphasia.. Cortex, 46(3), 329-342.
- Do picture-naming tests provide a valid assessment of lexical retrieval in conversation in aphasia?. APHASIOLOGY, 22(2), 184-203.
- An investigation of a relative impairment in naming non-living items: theoretical and methodological implications. J NEUROLINGUIST, 19(2), 96-123.
- A deficit in noun syntax representations in aphasia. BRAIN LANG, 95(1), 94-95.
- Combining lexical and interactional approaches to therapy for word finding deficits in aphasia. APHASIOLOGY, 17(12), 1163-1186.
- Phonological and orthographic facilitation of word-retrieval in aphasia: Immediate and delayed effects. Aphasiology, 16(1-2), 151-168.
- Phonological therapy for word-finding difficulties: A re-evaluation. Aphasiology, 16(10-11), 981-999.
- Phonological and orthographic approaches to the treatment of word retrieval in aphasia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(SUPPL.), 7-12.
- The development of a self-directed and peer-based clinical training programme. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(SUPPL.), 401-405.
- Treatment of word retrieval in aphasia: Generalisation to conversational speech. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(SUPPL.), 13-18.
- Cognitive Neuropsychology and Conversation Analysis in Aphasia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, 35(4), 573-574.
- Phonological facilitation of aphasic naming and predicting the outcome of treatment for anomia. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE, 74(3), 435-438.
- Treating word finding difficulties- beyond picture naming. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders(33), 208-213.
Chapters
- Efficacy of treatment: Effects on word retrieval and conversation. In Byng S, Duchan J & Pound C (Ed.), Aphasia Therapy File (Vol. II) (pp. 69-82). Hove UK: Psychology Press.
- Phonological therapy for word-finding difficulties: a re-evaluation In Nickels L (Ed.), Macquarie Monographs in Cognitive Science: Rehabilitation of Spoken Word Production in Aphasia (pp. 981-1000). Hove: Psychology Press.
- The Aphasia Therapy File Psychology Press
Conference proceedings papers
- Integration of Syntax and Lexis in Anomia Therapy. AOA2010, 48TH ACADEMY OF APHASIA PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 6 (pp 258-259)