Frances Cochrane

Biography

Dr Frances Cochrane is a senior lecturer and course coordinator of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) program, and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP). Her PhD research focused on speech pathology services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders.

Fran also was in an Educational Designer (Lead) role at JCU within the Directorate of Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement from 2020 - 2022. Since her appointment at JCU, Fran have been awarded two College of Healthcare Sciences Teaching Awards, an Inclusive and Accessible LearnJCU Site Award, an Award for Excellence (Innovation and Change), and an Inclusive Practice Award.

Research

Projects

Pilot trial of an online tool to support speech pathology students’ assessment literacy and preparation for the first OSCE

01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024

Research Collaborators and Partners

Dr Petrea Cornwell

Menzies Research Institute

Dr Samantha Siyambalapitiya

Griffith University

Louise Brown

James Cook University

Teaching

Taught Modules

[SL5200] Advanced Practice in DysphagiaLecturer

2024

[SL2003] Acquired Speech ImpairmentsCoordinator

2024

[SL5201] Advanced Practice in Adult Speech PathologyLecturer

2024

[SL1001] Foundations of Speech PathologyLecturer

2024

[SL3004] Acquired Language ImpairmentsCoordinator, Lecturer

2024

[SL1004] Linguistic DevelopmentCoordinator, Lecturer

2024

[SL1002] Foundations of Linguistics and PhonologyCoordinator, Lecturer

2024

[SL3013] Topics in Focus in Speech Pathology 2Lecturer

2024

Completed Honours and External Research Students

Healthcare students' awareness and knowledge of aphasia: An online survey

HONOURS

Teaching Grants

Pilot trial of an online tool to support speech pathology students’ assessment literacy and preparation for the first OSCE

01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024

Activities

Education

Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons IIA), James Cook University

Graduate Certificate in Education (Academic Practice), James Cook University

Fellow Advance Higher Education, Advance Higher Education

Awards

JCU Award for Excellence (Innovation and Change)

2021

College of Healthcare Sciences Teaching Excellence Award

2017

College of Healthcare Sciences Teaching Excellence Award

2016

Tavistock Trust for Aphasia student award

2013

Inclusive and Accessible LearnJCU Site Award

2023

Inclusive Practice Award

2023

Employment

Educational Designer, James Cook University

2020 - 2022

Lecturer - speech pathology, James Cook University

2015 - 2020

Speech pathologist, QLD Health

2014 - 2017

Senior lecturer and course coordinator, James Cook University

2022

Associations

Speech Pathology Australia

Indigenous Allied Health Australia

Australian Society for the Study of Brain Injury (ASSBI)

Output

"Working together...I can't stress how important it is": Indigenous Health Liaison Officers' insights into working with speech-language pathologists and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with stroke and TBI

2024

Cochrane, Frances; Singleton-Bray, Jenna; Canendo, Waverley; Cornwell, Petrea; Siyambalapitiya, Sama...

Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU

Assessment and rehabilitation of acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury: a retrospective chart review

2023

Cochrane, Frances; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha; Cornwell, Petrea (2023) 'Assessment and rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitati, 45 (7):1154-1164. [DOI] ...

Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU

Clinical profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with stroke and traumatic brain injury at a regional Australian hospital: a retrospective chart audit

2021

Cochrane, Frances; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha; Cornwell, Petrea (2021) 'Clinical profile of Aborigina. Brain Impairment, 22 :281-293. [DOI] ...

Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU

Speech-language pathology services for Indigenous Australian adults with acquired communication disorders: a systematic quantitative literature review

2020

Cochrane, Frances; Cornwell, Petrea; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha (2020) 'Speech-language pathology ser. Speech, Language and Hearin, 23 (2):79-90. [DOI] ...

Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU

"... Trial and error ...": speech-language pathologists' perspectives of working with Indigenous Australian adults with acquired communication disorders

2016

Cochrane, Frances Clare; Brown, Louise; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha; Plant, Christopher (2016) '... Tr. Inte, 18...

Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU

Speech-language pathology services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples post stroke or TBI: A qualitative case exploration.

2024

Cochrane, Frances; Appleby, Morgan; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha; Cornwell, Petrea (2024) IARC 2024: In...

Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU

Indigenous health liaison officers’ insights: Speech pathology and neurogenically injured patients

2021

Cochrane, Frances; Singleton-Bray, Jenna; Canendo, Waverley; Siyambalapitiya, Samantha; Cornwell, Pe...