Jeff Small, University of British Columbia

Research

Alzheimer'S Disease Cognition Communication Episodic Recent Memory Intervention Memory Training Rehabilitation Spaced Retrieval

Latest papers

"Staying connected": Speech-language pathologists' perspectives on the communication needs of people with primary progressive aphasia and their family members.
International journal of speech-language pathology · 2025
Perceptions of older and younger adults who wear hearing aids.
International journal of audiology · 2024 · senior author
Functional hearing impairment common in Parkinson's disease: Insights from a pilot study.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery · 2024

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Episodic memory training for persons with Alzheimer's disease
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$96,339
New Frontiers in Memory Training for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$22,322

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

"Staying connected": Speech-language pathologists' perspectives on the communication needs of people with primary progressive aphasia and their family members.

Davies K, Howe T, Small J, Hsiung GR

International journal of speech-language pathology2025

DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2024.2388072 PMID: 39318129

02

Perceptions of older and younger adults who wear hearing aids.

Beadle J, Jenstad L, Cochrane D, Small J

International journal of audiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2305279 PMID: 38258789

03

Functional hearing impairment common in Parkinson's disease: Insights from a pilot study.

Jose M, Nene D, Choi MWY, Yu AC, Small J, Mirian M, Jenstad L, Appel-Cresswell S

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108524 PMID: 39260089

04

‛It's all communication': Family members' perspectives on the communication needs for themselves and their relatives with primary progressive aphasia.

Davies K, Howe T, Small J, Hsiung GR

International journal of language & communication disorders2024

DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.13042 PMID: 38762773

05

Care Staff Perspectives on Using Mobile Technology to Support Communication in Long-Term Care: Mixed Methods Study.

Wilson R, Small J

JMIR nursing2020Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/21881 PMID: 34406973

06

Mobile Apps to Support Caregiver-Resident Communication in Long-Term Care: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.

Wilson R, Cochrane D, Mihailidis A, Small J

JMIR aging2020Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/17136 PMID: 32267236

07

Verbal and nonverbal indicators of quality of communication between care staff and residents in ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse long-term care settings.

Small J, Chan SM, Drance E, Globerman J, Hulko W, O'Connor D, Perry J, Stern L, Ho L

Journal of cross-cultural gerontology2015First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10823-015-9269-6 PMID: 26260486

Episodic memory training for persons with Alzheimer's disease

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Small, Jeff

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognition; Communication; Episodic Recent Memory; Intervention; Memory Training; Rehabilitation; Spaced Retrieval

$96,339

New Frontiers in Memory Training for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Small, Jeff

Keywords: Activities Of Daily Living; Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognition; Communication; Intervention; Memory Training

$22,322

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Audiology and Speech Science
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
School of Nursing
Medicine/Neurology
Other

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Lorienne Jenstad

Audiology and Speech Science

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Silke Appel-Cresswell

Medicine/Neurology

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Alex Mihailidis

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Elisabeth Drance

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alzheimer'S Disease Dear Professor Small, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper ""Staying connected": Speech-language pathologists' perspectives on the communication needs of people with primary progressive aphasia and their family members." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Jeff Small