DrEmma Wallace

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

CURRENT PROJECTS 

  • Dysphagia Decision Tool - to improve clinical decision making for individuals living with dementia and dysphagia
  • De-implementation of thickened fluids for individuals living with dementia.
  • Dysphagia Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury (Haniya Noble, PhD)
  • Dysphagia Rehabilitaiton in Parkinson's Disease (Dharshini Manorahan, PhD)
  • Upper Airway Sensory Assessment for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors (Jessica Tam, PhD)

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • PROJECT
    A framework for deimplementing the routine use of thickened fluids for individuals living with dementia
    Academic Implementation Science Network5 Jan 2026
    Project leaders:
    • Wallace E
  • PROJECT
    The Dysphagia Decision Tool (DDT) - to enhance dysphagia clinical decision making for individuals living with dementia.
    5 Jan 2026
    Project leaders:
    • Wallace E
  • PROJECT
    Building student speech pathologists’ confidence, communication skills and work readiness through a novel clinical education experience – a pilot feasibility study
    Sydney Local Health District4 Jan 2026
    Project leaders:
    Collaborators:
  • PROJECT
    A dysphagia telerehabilitation program for stroke survivors living in the community – evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility.
    3 Jan 2022
    Project leaders:
    • Wallace E,
    • NEAL E
  • PROJECT
    A Student-Led Tele-Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) Program for Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) Survivors
    Royal North Shore HospitalPrince of Wales Hospital3 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2024
    Project leaders:
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Dysphagia rehabilitation in adults with tetraplegia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Enhancing Dysphagia Rehabilitation in People with Parkinson's Disease through Motor Learning and Biofeedback
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Upper airway sensory changes following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer