Monica Blom Johansson

Researcher at Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences; Speech-Language Pathology

Telephone:
+46 18 471 47 47
E-mail:
monica.blom.johansson@uu.se
Visiting address:
BMC, Husargatan 3, Uppsala
Postal address:
Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA

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Academic merits:
PhD

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I am an associate professor and researcher at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences. My research primarily focuses on the psychosocial consequences of aphasia and how to provide support and conversation training to family members.

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Since 1992, I have worked clinically as a licensed speech and language pathologist with individuals with aphasia, in both geriatric and rehabilitation medicine settings at Falu Hospital, Umeå University Hospital, and Uppsala University Hospital. I earned my PhD in 2012 with the dissertation "Aphasia and Communication in Everyday Life". and obtained my docent qualification (associate professorship) in 2021. Between 2013 and 2024, I held a lectureship at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, where I was deeply involved in the Speech and Language Pathology Program—as program director and director of studies, as well as in leadership roles and as a research group leader. At the department, I taught subjects such as neurolinguistics, aphasia, communication strategies, and research methodology. Today, my teaching mainly consists of supervising and reviewing master's, advanced-level, and doctoral theses. I have been an Associate Professor (Docent) in Speech and Language Pathology since 2021 and am currently involved in research projects at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, in collaboration with Uppsala University Hospital.

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My research focuses on what it is like to live with aphasia, particularly the experiences of family members and what can be done to support and ease their situation. I am also interested in how communication strategies can be trained to facilitate conversations with a person with aphasia, and whether such training can promote the well-being of both the individual with aphasia and their conversation partner. This type of work requires valid and reliable assessment instruments, which is another area of interest for me.

Monica Blom Johansson

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