Dr Kirstine Shrubsole holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology (First Class Honours) from The University of Queensland, and completed her PhD in 2018. Kirstine has a research focus on improving implementation of evidence into practice in speech pathology and multidisciplinary services, with a special interest in stroke and aphasia rehabilitation. She has demonstrated that practice change is achievable for healthcare teams working in aphasia, leading to positive outcomes for patients, clinicians, and organisations.
Kirstine has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, and has been awarded over $6 million in competitive research funding. In her current role as the Conjoint Research Fellow in Speech Pathology (Princess Alexandra Hospital and The University of Queensland), Kirstine provides research capacity building and mentoring to speech pathologists and supports multidisciplinary research. She completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (The University of Queensland) from 2021-2023. Kirstine is the co-founder and Deputy Lead of the Collaboration of Aphasia Triallists’ Implementation Science in Aphasia working group, and a research affiliate of the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, and the Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation and Recovery.
Journal Article: How do speech pathologists use the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway to inform practice? A qualitative study
Trebilcock, Megan, Power, Emma, Rose, Miranda L. and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2023). How do speech pathologists use the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway to inform practice? A qualitative study. Aphasiology, 1-22. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2023.2246214
Journal Article: Exploring impairments and allied health professional utilisation in people with myasthenia gravis: A cross-sectional study
Cavanagh, Neve, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Alsop, Tahlia and Williams, Katrina (2023). Exploring impairments and allied health professional utilisation in people with myasthenia gravis: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 114, 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.05.012
Journal Article: A survey of speech pathologists’ opinions about the prospective acceptability of an online implementation platform for aphasia services
Trebilcock, Megan, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Ryan, Brooke (2023). A survey of speech pathologists’ opinions about the prospective acceptability of an online implementation platform for aphasia services. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58 (2), 390-405. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12796
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
(2022–2027) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
Measuring Conversation in Aphasia: Development of an Outcome Measure
Doctor Philosophy
Unspoken, Unheard, Unmet: Improving Access to Preventative Health Care through Better Conversations about Care.
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the Feasibility of a Communication Partner Training Programme for Bilingual Patients with Aphasia and Their Significant Others
Doctor Philosophy
Treatment efficacy and therapy outcomes
Wallace, Sarah J., Shrubsole, Kirstine and Brady, Marian C. (2021). Treatment efficacy and therapy outcomes. Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders. (pp. 129-158) edited by Ilias Papathanasiou, Patrick Coppens and Constantin Potagas. Burlington, MA United States: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Trebilcock, Megan, Power, Emma, Rose, Miranda L. and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2023). How do speech pathologists use the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway to inform practice? A qualitative study. Aphasiology, 1-22. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2023.2246214
Cavanagh, Neve, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Alsop, Tahlia and Williams, Katrina (2023). Exploring impairments and allied health professional utilisation in people with myasthenia gravis: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 114, 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.05.012
Trebilcock, Megan, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Ryan, Brooke (2023). A survey of speech pathologists’ opinions about the prospective acceptability of an online implementation platform for aphasia services. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58 (2), 390-405. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12796
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Power, Emma and Hallé, Marie‐Christine (2023). Communication partner training with familiar partners of people with aphasia: A systematic review and synthesis of barriers and facilitators to implementation. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58 (2), 601-628. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12805
An Updated Systematic Review of Stroke Clinical Practice Guidelines to Inform Aphasia Management
Burton, Bridget Mary, Isaacs, Megan L., Brogan, Emily Louise, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Kilkenny, Monique F., Power, Emma, Godecke, Erin, Cadilhac, Dominique, Copland, David and Wallace, Sarah J. (2023). An Updated Systematic Review of Stroke Clinical Practice Guidelines to Inform Aphasia Management. International Journal of Stroke, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/17474930231161454
Pilot trial of the online implementation intervention Aphasia Nexus: connecting evidence to practice
Trebilcock, Megan, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Ryan, Brooke (2022). Pilot trial of the online implementation intervention Aphasia Nexus: connecting evidence to practice. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2153918
Aphasia outcome measurement in clinical practice: an international survey
Tyler, Chloe, Finch, Emma, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Ryan, Brooke, Soroli, Efstathia, Martinez-Ferreiro, Silvia and Wallace, Sarah J. (2022). Aphasia outcome measurement in clinical practice: an international survey. Aphasiology, 37 (10), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2022.2112143
Devlin, Isobel, Williams, Katrina L. and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2022). Fragmented care and missed opportunities: the experiences of adults with myasthenia gravis in accessing and receiving allied health care in Australia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45 (15), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2094481
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Copland, David, Hill, Annie, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Lawrie, Melissa, O’Connor, Denise A., Pattie, Moya, Rodriguez, Amy, Ward, Elizabeth C., Worrall, Linda and McSween, Marie-Pier (2022). Development of a tailored intervention to implement an Intensive and Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP) into Australian health services. Aphasiology, 37 (9), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2022.2095608
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Rogers, Kris and Power, Emma (2022). Sustaining acute speech–language therapists’ implementation of recommended aphasia practices: a mixed methods follow‐up evaluation of a cluster RCT. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 57 (1), 152-171. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12684
Lynch, Elizabeth A., Lassig, Chris, Turner, Tari, Churilov, Leonid, Hill, Kelvin and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2021). Prioritizing guideline recommendations for implementation: a systematic, consumer-inclusive process with a case study using the Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19 (1) 85, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12961-021-00734-w
Wallace, Sarah J., Sullivan, Bridget, Rose, Tanya A., Worrall, Linda, Le Dorze, Guylaine and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2021). Core outcome set use in poststroke aphasia treatment research: examining barriers and facilitators to implementation using the theoretical domains framework. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (10), 1-14. doi: 10.1044/2021_jslhr-20-00683
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Davies, Chloe and Williams, Katrina L. (2021). Do people with Myasthenia Gravis need speech-language pathology services? A national survey of consumers’ experiences and perspectives. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2021.1961862
Setting a prioritized agenda to drive speech–language therapy research in health
Finch, Emma, Ward, Elizabeth C., Brown, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Hill, Anne E., Hill, Annie, Hobson, Tania, Rose, Tanya, Scarinci, Nerina, Marshall, Jeanne, Cameron, Ashley and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2021). Setting a prioritized agenda to drive speech–language therapy research in health. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 56 (4), 768-783. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12626
Trebilcock, Megan, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Ryan, Brooke (2021). Development of an online implementation intervention for aphasia clinicians to increase the intensity and comprehensiveness of their service. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (17), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1910867
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Lin, Tz-Jie, Burton, Christine, Scott, Julie and Finch, Emma (2021). Delivering an iterative Communication Partner Training programme to multidisciplinary healthcare professionals: a pilot implementation study and process evaluation. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 56 (3), 620-636. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12618
Wallace, Sarah J., Kothari, Janaki, Jayasekera, Anushki, Tointon, Jessica, Baiyewun, Toluwalase and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2021). Do caregivers who connect online have better outcomes? A systematic review of online peer-support interventions for caregivers of people with stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Brain Impairment, 22 (3), 233-259. doi: 10.1017/brimp.2021.5
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Pitt, Rachelle, Till, Kirsty, Finch, Emma and Ryan, Brooke (2020). Speech language pathologists’ practice with children of parents with an acquired communication disability: a preliminary study. Brain Impairment, 22 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1017/brimp.2020.11
Making aphasia implementation stick: ensuring the sustainability of implementation
Power, Emma, Bryant, Lucy and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2020). Making aphasia implementation stick: ensuring the sustainability of implementation. Speech, Language and Hearing, 23 (1), 25-29. doi: 10.1080/2050571x.2019.1707349
Shrubsole, Kirstine (2019). Implementation of an integrated multidisciplinary Movement Disorders Clinic: applying a knowledge translation framework to improve multidisciplinary care. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43 (14), 2071-2083. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1691666
Arnold, Hayley, Wallace, Sarah J., Ryan, Brooke, Finch, Emma and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2019). Current practice and barriers and facilitators to outcome measurement in aphasia rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study using the theoretical domains framework. Aphasiology, 34 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1678090
A how-to guide to aphasia services: celebrating Professor Linda Worrall’s contribution to the field
Wallace, Sarah J., Baker, Caroline, Brandenburg, Caitlin, Bryant, Lucy, Le Dorze, Guylaine, Power, Emma, Pritchard, Madeleine, Rose, Miranda L., Rose, Tanya, Ryan, Brooke, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Togher, Leanne and Trebilcock, Megan (2019). A how-to guide to aphasia services: celebrating Professor Linda Worrall’s contribution to the field. Aphasiology, 33 (7), 888-902. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1609774
Trebilcock, Megan, Worrall, Linda, Ryan, Brooke, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Jagoe, Caroline, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Bright, Felicity, Cruice, Madeline, Pritchard, Madeleine and Le Dorze, Guylaine (2019). Increasing the intensity and comprehensiveness of aphasia services: identification of key factors influencing implementation across six countries. Aphasiology, 33 (7), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1602860
Hickey, Jessica, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Power, Emma (2019). Implementing aphasia recommendations in the acute setting: speech-language pathologists’ perspectives of a behaviour change intervention. Aphasiology, 33 (5), 606-628. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1561416
The Acute Aphasia IMplementation Study (AAIMS): a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise A. (2018). The Acute Aphasia IMplementation Study (AAIMS): a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53 (5), 1021-1056. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12419
Young, Laura, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda and Power, Emma (2018). Factors that influence Australian speech-language pathologists’ self-reported uptake of aphasia rehabilitation recommendations from clinical practice guidelines. Aphasiology, 32 (6), 646-665. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1443201
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise A (2018). Barriers and facilitators to meeting aphasia guideline recommendations: what factors influence speech pathologists' practice?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41 (13), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1432706
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise A. (2017). Priorities for closing the evidence-practice gaps in poststroke aphasia rehabilitation: a scoping review. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 99 (7), 1413-1423.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.08.474
Neuroscientific implications in assessment and intervention for aphasia
Worrall, Linda, Brandenburg, Caitlin and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2016). Neuroscientific implications in assessment and intervention for aphasia. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 67 (6), 285-292. doi: 10.1159/000444751
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise A. (2016). Recommendations for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: an updated systematic review and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines. Aphasiology, 31 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2016.1143083
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O’Connor, Denise A. (2018). Implementing a tailored behaviour change intervention to improve speech pathologists’ aphasia practices: results of a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. 18th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference (IARC) 2018 , Aveiro, Portugal, 5 - 7 September 2018. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Informa UK Limited. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1486375
The acute aphasia implementation study (aaims): a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise (2018). The acute aphasia implementation study (aaims): a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Stroke 2018 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 7–10 August 2018. Sage Publications: London, United Kingdom. doi: 10.1177/1747493018778666
Shrubsole, Kirstine, Worrall, Linda, Power, Emma and O'Connor, Denise A. (2017). Closing the evidence-practice gap: Developing and piloting a behaviour change intervention in post-stroke aphasia management. SMART STROKES 2017 Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 10–11 August 2017. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Implementation priorities for closing evidence-practice gaps in aphasia
Shrubsole, K., Worrall, L., Power, E. and O'Connor, D. (2015). Implementation priorities for closing evidence-practice gaps in aphasia. 26th ASM of the Stroke Society of Australasia and 11th Australasian Nursing and Allied Health Stroke Conference SMART STROKES, Melbourme, VIC Australia, 2-4 September 2015. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12584
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
(2022–2027) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
(2022–2024) National Stroke Foundation
Aphasiology Symposium of Australasia 2018
(2018) Ian Potter Foundation
Measuring Conversation in Aphasia: Development of an Outcome Measure
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Unspoken, Unheard, Unmet: Improving Access to Preventative Health Care through Better Conversations about Care.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Investigating the Feasibility of a Communication Partner Training Programme for Bilingual Patients with Aphasia and Their Significant Others
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Implementation of Comprehensive High-dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT)
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Aphasia Nexus: Connecting Evidence to Practice
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor