Projects per year
Personal profile
Clinical activities
Dana is a practicing Clinical Neuropsychologist and supervises postgraduate psychology students on placement.
Research interests
Neuropsychological interventions
Assessment of cognitive and emotional difficulties following TBI and stroke
Treatment of depression and anxiety post-ABI using motivational interviewing and CBT
Rehabilitation of memory and other cognitive difficulties following ABI
Use of telehealth delivery of cognitive rehabilitation following ABI
Use of smartphone and tablet technology by people with TBI and stroke and their treating clinicians
Clinical implementation of evidence-based neuropsychological interventions
Training neuropsychological intervention skills in postgraduate psychology students and registered psychologists
Development of measures of clinical competencies in delivering neuropsychological interventions
External positions
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
12 Feb 2018 → …
Research area keywords
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Stroke
- Neuropsychological Interventions
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Memory Skills Group
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Clinician competence
- Group Interventions
- Smartphones
- Telehealth
Network
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Group-based memory rehabilitation: A multi-centre, phased investigation
Wong, D., Cadilhac, D., Stolwyk, R. & Kim, J.
23/01/19 → 23/01/24
Project: Research
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Telehealth delivery of memory rehabilitation following stroke
Wong, D., Stolwyk, R., Cadilhac, D. & Ponsford, J.
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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Memory Rehabilitation Initiative
Wong, D., Stolwyk, R. & Cadilhac, D.
28/06/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Other
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Acceptability of telehealth in post-stroke memory rehabilitation: A qualitative analysis
Lawson, D. W., Stolwyk, R. J., Ponsford, J. L., Baker, K. S., Tran, J. & Wong, D., 2 Jan 2022, In: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 32, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue following Acquired Brain Injury: Predictors of Treatment Response
Ymer, L., McKay, A., Wong, D., Frencham, K., Grima, N., Tran, J., Nguyen, S. & Ponsford, J., May 2022, In: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 37, 3, p. e220-e230 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Brief Period of Wakeful Rest after Learning Enhances Verbal Memory in Stroke Survivors
Evans, F. A., Stolwyk, R. J. & Wong, D., Oct 2021, In: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 27, 9, p. 929-938 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A comparison of systematic instruction, error-based learning and trial and error to train the use of smartphone memory apps after acquired brain injury: A three-armed phase II randomised controlled trial study protocol
Ramirez-Hernandez, D., Stolwyk, R. J., Ownsworth, T. & Wong, D., Sep 2021, In: Brain Impairment. 22, 2, p. 217-232 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Characterising the impact of BRAINSPaN: A multidisciplinary community of practice for clinicians and researchers in the brain impairment field
Wong, D., Steel, J., Baker, K. & Doig, E., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Brain Impairment. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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ASSBI Clinical Innovation Award
Wong, Dana (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Education (Innovation in Teaching)
Wong, Dana (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
Wong, Dana (Recipient), Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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Smartphone apps can be memory aids for people with brain injuries, and everyone else
12/07/17 → 2/10/17
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities