I am a clinical psychologist whose interests lie in clinical neuropsychology. My training in both clinical psychology & clinical neuropsychology was undertaken in the UK & I joined the University of Tasmania in 2001. I act as the coordinator for coursework higher degrees.
Research Interests
Various areas of clinical neuropsychology, including:
Long-term monitoring of cognitive changes in MS
Cognitive outcome following subarachnoid haemorrhage
Psychosocial factors in neurological disease
Recovery and rehabilitation of attentional and memory deficits following head injury.
Teaching
These include cognitive and psychosocial assessment, recovery and rehabilitation in neurological patients
UnitsSelected Publications:- Skilbeck, CE, 2000, 'Strategies for the rehabilitation of cognitive loss in late life due to stroke', RD Hill Backman, L & Neely, AS (Eds), ‘Cognitive Rehabilitation in Old Age’, Oxford University Press, New York
- Skilbeck, CE, 1996, 'Psychological aspects of stroke', RT Woods (Ed), ‘Handbook of Clinical Psychology of Elderly People’, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester
- Skilbeck, CE, 1993, 'The assessment of intelligence & cognitive abilities across the lifespan', J Beech & L Harding (Eds), 'Neuropsychological assessment'. , NFER-Nelson, London
- Skilbeck, CE, 1992, 'Neuropsychological assessment of stroke', In J Crawford, D Parker, & W McKinlay (Eds), 'A Handbook of neuropsychological assessment' LEA
- Bradley, VA, Welch, JL, & Skilbeck, CE, , 1993, 'Microcomputers & cognitive retraining', Laurence Erlbaum & Associates, , Hove
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