Professor Janice Murray
Professor
My profile
Biography
Prizes and awards
Runner up - Faculty Award for Outstanding Research and Knowledge Exchange (2013).
Finalist - Staff Award ‘Outstanding Research/Knowledge Exchange’ across entire staff group within Manchester Metropolitan University (2013).
Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence (2012) for ‘Emergence of working memory in children using aided communication” Murray & Goldbart (2011) published in Journal of Assistive Technologies.
Exemplary Researcher Award, Research Institute for Health and Social Change (2010).
Editorial Board membership
Associate Editor for the Journal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2013 - ongoing)
Membership of professional associations
Committee member: Research Committee International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2012 - ongoing)
Departmental representative for Knowledge Exchange (2013 - ongoing)
Chair-elect of Council, International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Canada (2012 - ongoing)
Chair, Communication Matters, UK charity promoting awareness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, affiliated to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) (2009-2012)
Enterprise Fellowship, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care (2008)
Impact
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
I recently developed a ground-breaking suite of Masters modules to support practitioners in the field of AAC.
Supervision
I supervise students at both Masters and PhD levels.
Research outputs
I have a national and international reputation for my work in AAC. I have a particular interest in language development through aided communication and is currently part of an international research project (Becoming an Aided Communicator) involving 16 countries mapping language development through aided technologies.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Smith, M., Murray, J. (2016) The Silent Partner? Language, Interaction and Aided Communication.
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Chapters in books
May, A., Dada, S., Murray, J. (2023) 'Implementing AAC for a Person with Dementia.' Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. pp. 176-193.
Lynch, Y., Murray, J. (2023) 'The I-ASC Explanatory Model as a Support for AAC Assessment Planning: A Case Report.' Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. pp. 12-26.
Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Whittle, H., Lynch, Y., Murray, J. (2020) 'Augmented communication: Patient and public involvement in research: Rhetoric and reality.' The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education. pp. 427-439.
Goldbart, J.L., Hynan, A., Murray, J. (2017) 'Self-representation considerations for people who use augmentative and alternative communication and online social media.' Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives. Routledge,
Goldbart, J.L., Bell, H., Murray, J. (2016) 'Operational demands and representational forms.' The Silent Partner? Language, Interaction and Aided Communication. J&R Press,
Murray, J., Smith, M.M. (2011) 'Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices: The voices of adult users..' Handbook of research on personal autonomy technologies and disability informatics..
Smith, M., Murray, J., von Tetzchner, S., Langan, P. (2010) 'A tale of transitions: The challenges of integrating speech synthesis in aided communication.' Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies: Tools for Aiding Impairment. IGI Global,
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Reports
(2013) Communication Matters Research Matters: an AAC Evidence Base research project – final report. Communication Matters/International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC).
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Internet publications
Murray, J. (2013) Case study form.
Murray, J., Pennington, L., Mjøen, T., Andrada, M.D.G. (2011) Viking speech scale.
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Journal articles
Webb, E.J.D., Meads, D., Lynch, Y., Randall, N., Judge, S., Goldbart, J., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Hess, S., Murray, J. (2023) 'Something for everybody? Assessing the suitability of AAC systems for children using stated preference methods.' Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 39(3) pp. 157-169.
Judge, S., Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Randall, N., Whittle, H., Goldbart, J. (2022) 'Attributes of communication aids as described by those supporting children and young people with AAC.' International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58(3) pp. 910-928.
Stadskleiv, K., Batorowicz, B., Sandberg, A.D., Launonen, K., Murray, J., Neuvonen, K., Oxley, J., Renner, G., Smith, M.M., Soto, G., van Balkom, H., Walter, C., Yang, C.K., von Tetzchner, S. (2022) 'Aided communication, mind understanding and co-construction of meaning.' Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 25(8) pp. 518-530.
Sotiropoulou Drosopoulou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M., Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K., Lynch, Y., Stadskleiv, K., Von Tetzchner, S. (2022) 'Conversation patterns between children with severe speech impairment and their conversation partners in dyadic and multi-person interactions.' Applied Linguistics, 43(3) pp. 473-492.
Dada, S., van der Walt, C., May, A.A., Murray, J. (2021) 'Intelligent assistive technology devices for persons with dementia: a scoping review.' Assistive Technology,
Bozic, N., Lawthom, R., Murray, J., Oldfield, J. (2021) 'Using a situative perspective to gain a deeper understanding of how children’s strengths are related to social context.' The Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 21(3) pp. 280-289.
Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Goldbart, J., Moulam, L., Judge, S., Webb, E., Jayes, M., Meredith, S., Whittle, H., Randall, N., Meads, D., Hess, S. (2021) 'The decision-making process in recommending electronic communication aids for children and young people who are non-speaking: the I-ASC mixed-methods study.' Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(45) pp. 1-158.
Jayes, M., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Whittle, H., Lynch, Y., Goldbart, J., Judge, S., Webb, E., Meads, D., Hemsley, B., Murray, J. (2021) 'Making public involvement in research more inclusive of people with complex speech and motor disorders: the I-ASC project.' Qualitative Health Research, 31(7) pp. 1260-1274.
Webb, E.J.D., Meads, D., Lynch, Y., Judge, S., Randall, N., Goldbart, J., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Hess, S., Murray, J. (2021) 'Attribute Selection for a Discrete Choice Experiment Incorporating a Best-Worst Scaling Survey.' Value in Health, 24(4) pp. 575-584.
Alant, E., Basil, C., Jennische, M., Loncke, F., McNaughton, S., Murray, J., Renner, G., Smith, M., Soto, G., van Balkom, H., von Tetzchner, S. (2020) 'At the end of the journey Lyle Lewis Lloyd (August 10 1934-February 12 2020).' Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985), 36(1) pp. 1-3.
Webb, E.J.D., Lynch, Y., Meads, D., Judge, S., Randall, N., Goldbart, J., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Hess, S., Murray, J. (2019) 'Finding the best fit: Examining the decision-making of augmentative and alternative communication professionals in the UK using a discrete choice experiment.' BMJ Open, 9(11) pp. 1-12.
May, A.A., Dada, S., Murray, J. (2019) 'Review of AAC interventions in persons with dementia.' International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 54(6) pp. 857-874.
Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Liz, M., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Randall, N., Judge, S. (2019) 'Professionals’ decision-making in recommending communication aids in the UK: competing considerations.' Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35(3) pp. 167-179.
Lynch, Y., Murray, J., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Batorowicz, B., Randall, N., Judge, S. (2019) 'Decision-making in communication aid recommendations in the UK: cultural and contextual influencers.' Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35(3) pp. 180-192.
Judge, S., Randall, N., Goldbart, J., Lynch, Y., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Murray, J. (2019) 'The language and communication attributes of graphic symbol communication aids – a systematic review and narrative synthesis.' Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(6) pp. 652-662.
Webb, E.J.D., Meads, D., Lynch, Y., Randall, N., Judge, S., Goldbart, J., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Hess, S., Murray, J. (2019) 'What's important in AAC decision making for children? Evidence from a best-worst scaling survey..' Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985), pp. 1-15.
Smith, M.M., Batorowicz, B., Sandberg, A.D., Murray, J., Stadskleiv, K., van Balkom, H., Neuvonen, K., von Tetzchner, S. (2018) 'Constructing narratives to describe video events using aided communication.' AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, pp. 1-14.
Murray, J., Sandberg, A.D., Smith, M.M., Deliberato, D., Stadskleiv, K., von Tetzchner, S. (2018) 'Communicating the unknown: descriptions of pictured scenes and events presented on video by children and adolescents using aided communication and their peers using natural speech..' Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34(1) pp. 30-39.
Bozic, N., Lawthom, R., Murray, J. (2017) 'Exploring the context of strengths – a new approach to strength-based assessment.' Educational Psychology in Practice, 34(1) pp. 26-40.
Judge, S., Randall, N., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Murray, J., Goldbart, J. (2017) 'The Language and Communication Characteristics of Communication Aids - A Systematic Review.' Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242pp. 347-350.
Gough, S., Yohannes, A.M., Murray, J. (2016) 'Using video-reflexive ethnography and simulation-based education to explore patient management and error recognition by pre-registration physiotherapists.' Advances in Simulation, 1(9)
Hynan, A., Goldbart, J., Murray, J. (2015) 'A grounded theory of Internet and social media use by young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)..' Disabil Rehabil, 37(17) pp. 1559-1575.
Hemsley, B., Murray, J. (2015) 'Distance and proximity: Research on social media connections in the field of communication disability.' Disability and Rehabilitation, 37
Hynan, A., Murray, J., Goldbart, J. (2014) ''Happy and excited': Perceptions of using digital technology and social media by young people who use augmentative and alternative communication.' Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 30
Murray, J., Martin, A., Pennington, L., Marshall, J., Enderby, P., Goldbart, J. (2014) 'A case study template to support experimental design in Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Assistive Technology.' Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 9(1) pp. 60-69.
Pennington, L., Virella, D., Mjøen, T., da Graça Andrada, M., Murray, J., Colver, A., Himmelmann, K., Rackauskaite, G., Greitane, A., Prasauskiene, A., Andersen, G., de la Cruz, J. (2013) 'Development of The Viking Speech Scale to classify the speech of children with cerebral palsy.' Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(10) pp. 3202-3210.
Smith, M.M., Murray, J. (2011) 'Parachute without a ripcord: the skydive of communication interaction.' Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27(4) pp. 292-303.
Murray, J., Goldbart, J. (2011) 'Emergence of working memory in children using aided communication.' Journal of Assistive Technologies, 5(4) pp. 214-232.
Murray, J., Goldbart,, J. (2011) 'Emergence of working memory in children using aided communication..' Journal of Assistive Technologies,, 5(4) pp. 213-232.
Murray, J., Goldbart, J. (2009) 'Cognitive and language acquisition in typical and aided language learning: A review of recent evidence from an aided communication perspective.' Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 25(1) pp. 31-58.
Murray, J., Goldbart, J. (2009) 'Augmentative and alternative communication: a review of current issues.' Paediatrics and Child Health, 19(10) pp. 464-468.
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Conference papers
Paterson, H., Jayes, M., Lancaster, J., Murray, J. (2023) 'AAC users and nursing staff’s thoughts and perceptions of current AAC training with content considerations for future training interventions.' 37. 11/9/2022 - 13/9/2022. Communication Matters / ISAAC UK, pp. 21-25.
Jayes, M., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Lynch, Y., Whittle, H., Randall, N., Judge, S., Goldbart, J., Murray, J. (2019) 'The rhetoric and reality of co-producing research with those who use AAC.' In Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Nottingham, 25/9/2019 - 26/9/2019.