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Kati
Renvall

Senior University Lecturer, Speech-Language Pathology
PhD, Adjunct Professor (FIN: dosentti) Senior Lecturer
Language Processing in Adults (LaPA) project

Contact

Assistentinkatu 7
20500
Turku

Links

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kati_Renvall
ORCID

Areas of expertise

cognitive neuropsychology
speech therapy
acquired neurological language/communication disorders
assessment of communication disorders
treatment of communcation disorders
word-finding/word retrieval disorders (anomia)
aphasia

Biography

I am a speech pathologist and PhD in psychology. I work as a senior lecturer at the University of Turku and hold titles of Title of Docent (University of Helsinki, Finland). My areas of expertise include cognitive neuropsychology of language, aphasia, word-finding, anomia, assessment and treatment of adult neurogenic language disorders. I supervise BA, MA and PhD research/theses. I have supervised approximately 100 bachelor's and master's theses. I am currently supervising 3 PhD Researchers. 

Teaching

I have experience of teaching at the university level since 2006 and I have taught dozens of courses at the basic, intermediate and advanced level at the University of Turku (Finland) and I have also held several lectures and research colloquia at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). I have undergone university pedagogics (60 ECTS) making me a qualified teacher. I have also completed some similar courses also at Macquarie University (Australia).

Research

My ultimate research aims could be summarised as an attempt to develop "theoretically motivated, clinically possible, and functionally relevant intervention programs for people with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders". I am particularly interested in word retrieval, its impairments (anomia), and treatment. I mainly use methodology adopted from the cognitive neuropsychological approach. However, I am also curious what the modern brain imaging technology has to offer. Currently, I am conducting studies which will hopefully provide valuable insights into extending word retrieval treatment from concrete nouns - as in traditional speech therapy - to more abstract concepts, such as adjectives. 

Publications

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Setting a Research Agenda for the Assessment and Treatment of Aphasia in Minority Languages (2026)

Cortex
Škorić, Ana Matić; Pourquié, Marie; Norvik, Monica; Kuvač Kraljević, Jelena; Gram Simonsen, Hanne; Martínez-Ferreiro, Silvia; Fyndanis, Valantis; Munarriz-Ibarrola, Amaia; Soroli, Eva; Pak-Hin Kong, Anthony; Anjum, Javad; M. K., Niharika; Sze, Wei Ping; Salmons, Io; Gavarró, Anna; Rofes, Adrià; Grima, Ritienne; Python, Gregoire; S.W. Reem, Alyahya; Kambanaros, Maria; Garraffa, Maria; Selvi-Balo, Semra; Biedermann, Britta; Renvall, Kati; Taiebine, Mohamed; Biran, Michal; Areej, Ayesha; Dilara Scheffer, Suzan; Ezzedine, Nour; Hallowell, Brooke; Keulen, Stefanie;
Goral, Mira; Peñaloza, Claudia; Arslan, Seçkin
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Puheterapia (2024)

Makkonen, Tanja; Renvall, Kati
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa)
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