Walker, Traci, Dr

Dr Traci Walker

BA, MA, PhD

Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Senior Lecturer

traci.walker@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2420

Room 205, 362 Mushroom Lane

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Dr Traci Walker
Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 205
362 Mushroom Lane
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S10 2TS

Profile

I am a linguist and phonetician. I regularly employ the Conversation Analysis (CA) methodology in my research to investigate the function of syntactic and phonetic structures in typical and atypical communication. In lay terms, I examine how people put sentences together and pronounce those sentences to see how these details affect what happens next in an interaction, be it an everyday conversation or a consultation with a medical professional.

My most recent work has focussed on communication in medical interactions, including using digital technologies to increase access to healthcare by speeding up referral to the appropriate care pathway.

I currently hold a four-year NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research grant: Improving Triadic Decision-making Involving People with Dementia. This study focuses on understanding the structure of medical interactions involving people with dementia at various stages of the disease. The outputs from this work are designed to inform and support the current policy drive within the NHS to involve all people, especially those living with dementia, in decisions about their care.

Research interests

Combining phonetic and interactional analyses
Interactional analysis of medical consultations
Communication in atypical populations (eg people with aphasia, dementia or autism)

Collaborators

Professor Markus Reuber (University of ��«Ӱҵ)
Dr Gareth Walker (University of ��«Ӱҵ)
Professor Christopher Burton (University of ��«Ӱҵ)
Dr Alys Griffiths (University of ��«Ӱҵ)

Publications

Journal articles

Pevy N, Christensen H, Walker T & Reuber M (2024) . Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 114, 84-89.
Walker G, Walker T, O'Malley R, Mirheidari B, Christensen H, Reuber M & Blackburn D (2023) . Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 14(3), 408-429.
Wardrope A, Bell S, Blackburn D, Dickson J, Reuber M & Walker T (2023) . Journal of Medical Ethics, 49(7), 493-494.
Pevy N, Christensen H, Walker T & Reuber M (2023) . Epilepsy & Behavior, 143.
O'Malley RPD, Mirheidari B, Harkness K, Reuber M, Venneri A, Walker T, Christensen H & Blackburn D (2021) . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 92(1), 12-15.
Walker T, Christensen H, Mirheidari B, Swainston T, Rutten C, Mayer I, Blackburn D & Reuber M (2020) . Dementia, 19(4), 1173-1188.
Walker G, Walker T, Moon L & Reuber M (2020) . International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 30(1), 92-109.
Xavier CCM & Walker TS (2018) . Research on Children and Social Interaction, 2(1), 49-73.
Thomson J, Gee M, Sage K & Walker T (2018) . International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53(4), 659-674.
Channon A, Foulkes P & Walker T (2018) . Journal of Pragmatics, 129, 154-172.
Windeatt-Harrison IL & Walker T () . Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 14(2), 292-311.