Joanne Cummings

Joanne currently works as a Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde. She has completed a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Glasgow Caledonian University, an MRes in Psychology and a PhD at the University of Strathclyde. Her primary research interests include cognitive rehabilitation following brain injury such as stroke, physical activity for psychological health and behaviour change. Joanne is also interested in research methodologies for special populations.

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Cognitive rehabilitation for attention deficits – does it work?

Joanne Cummings summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review of cognitive rehabilitation for attention deficits post-stroke, which finds a paucity of evidence to help inform practice.

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Are cognitive screening tools good enough?

Joanne Cummings, Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde, writes her debut blog on a recent systematic review of the cognitive screening tools used after stroke.

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