Dr Bena Brown
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Public Health
Dr Bena Brown is an adjunct Senior Research Fellow in First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Program, School of Public Health, as well as the Research and Education Manager at the Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Healthcare. Bena’s research interests are focused on optimising health service delivery to best serve the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families, and Communities. Bena is engaged in person-centred research design, co-design, and novel Indigenist methods to best support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research leaders. Bena is passionate about research that delivers visible outcomes to the patients she treats, and their families, optimizing equity and access to care. She was awarded her PhD in 2012 from the School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland. Bena has over 65 peer-reviewed publications, has presented at multiple national and international conferences, and has been awarded over $3.5 million in research grants. Bena is also mum to two boys and a passionate member of the Vulcana Circus community.
Researcher biography
Dr Bena Brown is a clinician/researcher who brings her passion for caring for people with cancer and their families to her current role in the FNCWR team, where her focus is on delivering projects that optimise survivorship and cancer health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These projects include implementing novel models of care such as navigation and health behaviour intervention, optimising communication and access to services through the development and evaluation of culturally responsive resources.
Bena has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, has presented at multiple national and international conferences, and has been awarded over $3.6 million in research grants.
She is also an Advanced Speech Pathologist (Cancer Care) at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital and provides RHD supervision for higher-degree students in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in UQ's Health and Behavioural Sciences Faculty. Bena is a member of the Human Research and Ethics Committees at Metro South Health and serves on State-wide committees for the Queensland Collaborative for Cancer Survivorship and the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) Patient-Reported Outcome Working Group.
Outside her research and clinical career, Bena is mum to two boisterous boys, a keen yogi, and passionate student and board member at Vulcana Circus.
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Book Chapters
Brown, Bena, Packer, Rebecca L., Bickford, Jane and Ward, Elizabeth C. (2024). Survivorship. Head and neck cancer: treatment, rehabilitation, and outcomes. (pp. 557-578) edited by Elizabeth C. Ward and Corina J. van As-Brooks. San Diego, CA, United States: Plural Publishing.
Messing, Barbara, Burns, Clare, Wishart, Laurelie and Brown, Bena (2021). Swallowing function and implications in head and neck cancer. Cummings otolaryngology: head and neck surgery . (pp. 1466-1473) edited by Paul W. Flint, Howard W. Francis, Bruce H. Haughey, Marci M. Lesperance, Valerie J. Lund, K. Thomas Robbins and J. Regan Thomas. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier.
Nund, Rebecca L., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena and Ward, Elizabeth C. (2015). Dysphagia and the family. Seminars in Dysphagia. (pp. 159-175) edited by Renee Speyer and Hans Bogaardt. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech - Open Access Publisher. doi: 10.5772/58665
Cartmill, Bena, Nund, Rebecca L. and Ward, Elizabeth C. (2014). Managing survivorship: issues for the patient and carer. Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment, Rehabilitation and Outcomes. (pp. 525-539) edited by Elizabeth C. Ward and Corina J. van as Brooks. San Diege, CA, United States: Plural Publishing.
Journal Articles
Grahvendy, Minna, Brown, Bena and Wishart, Laurelie R. (2024). A Pilot Study on the Collection of Adverse Event Data from the Patient Using an Electronic Platform in a Cancer Clinical Trial Unit. Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 11 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40801-024-00461-y
Webb, Penelope M, Brown, Amy, Brown, Bena, Collins, Louisa G, Crawford Williams, Fiona, Doupain, Kerrie, Eastgate, Melissa, Fennelly, Vicki, Girgis, Afaf, Hartel, Gunter, Ladwa, Rahul, Martin, Karen, Mason, Robert, McGuire, Peter, Miller, Elizabeth, O’Brien, Suzanne, Packer, Rebecca, Pinkham, Mark B, Sabesan, Sabe, Sanmugarajah, Jasotha, Slapp, Georgia, Tapsall, Doreen, White, Jeanie, Wishart, Laurelie R, Wyld, David and Chan, Raymond J (2024). Patient Reported Outcome Measures in cancer care: a hybrid effectiveness-Implementation trial to optimise Symptom control and health service Experience (PROMISE)–protocol for a randomised controlled trial of electronic self-reporting of symptoms versus usual care during and following treatment in patients with cancer. BMJ Open, 14 (11) ARTN e090836, e090836. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090836
Day, Sarah, Mabb, Kira, Nixon, Jodie, Williames, Jocelyn, Emlyn-Jones, Mair, Davis, Kate, Barrett, Christie, Wishart, Laurelie and Brown, Bena (2024). What are the functional outcomes and service experiences of patients with head and neck cancer treated during the COVID-19 pandemic?. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32 (9) 620. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08811-w
de Groot, Anneliese, Brown, Bena, Lindsay, Daniel, Gall, Alana, Hewlett, Nicole, Hickman, Amy and Garvey, Gail (2024). ‘How Your Spirit Is Travelling’—Understanding First Nations Peoples’ Experiences of Living Well with and after Cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (6) 798, 798. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21060798
Grahvendy, Minna, Brown, Bena and Wishart, Laurelie R. (2024). Adverse event reporting in cancer clinical trials: incorporating patient-reported methods. A systematic scoping review. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 17 (4), 335-347. doi: 10.1007/s40271-024-00689-4
Gilroy, John, Henningham, Mandy, Meehan, Drew, Nila, Farhana, McGlone, Joanna, McAtamney, Amanda, Whittaker, Kate, Brown, Bena, Varlow, Megan and Buchanan, Tanya (2024). Systematic review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experiences and supportive care needs associated with cancer. BMC Public Health, 24 (1) 523, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18070-3
Liu, G., Huang, S. H., Ailles, L., Rey-McIntyre, K., Melton, C. A., Shen, S. Y., Burgener, J. M., Brown, B., Zhang, J., Min, J., Wang, Y., Hall, O., Jones, J. T., Budhraja, K., Provance, J. B., Sosa, E. V., Licon, A., Williams, A., Bratman, S. V., Allen, B. A., Hartman, A. R. and De Carvalho, D. D. (2024). Clinical validation of a tissue-agnostic genome-wide methylome enrichment molecular residual disease assay for head and neck malignancies. Annals of Oncology. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2348
Pitt, Rachael, Hutchison, Alana, Pigott, Amanda and Brown, Bena (2023). Safety and acceptability of a modified swallowing impairment screening assessment via nasendoscopy following head and neck cancer treatment: a feasibility study. Speech, Language and Hearing, 27 (3) 2248696, 222-233. doi: 10.1080/2050571x.2023.2248696
Jeans, Claire, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Vertigan, Anne E., Pigott, Amanda E., Nixon, Jodie L., Wratten, Chris and Boggess, May (2023). A prospective, longitudinal and exploratory study of head and neck lymphoedema and dysphagia following chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Dysphagia, 38 (4), 1059-1071. doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10526-1
Butler, Tamara, Smith, Ben, Pilatti, Kirsten, Brown, Bena, Anderson, Kate, Morris, Bronwyn and Garvey, Gail (2023). Fear of cancer recurrence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer. Current Oncology, 30 (3), 2900-2915. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30030222
Pigott, Amanda, Brown, Bena, White, Nicole, McPhail, Steven, Porceddu, Sandro, Liu, Howard, Jeans, Claire, Panizza, Ben and Nixon, Jodie (2022). A prospective observational cohort study examining the development of head and neck lymphedema from the time of diagnosis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19 (4), 473-481. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13843
Nund, Rebecca L. and Brown, Bena (2022). Caregiver burden in head and neck cancer dysphagia cases. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7 (3), 879-884. doi: 10.1044/2022_persp-21-00313
Mazariego, C., Jefford, M., Chan, R. J., Roberts, N., Millar, L., Anazodo, A., Hayes, S., Brown, B., Saunders, C., Webber, K., Vardy, J., Girgis, A. and Koczwara, B. (2022). Priority recommendations for the implementation of patient-reported outcomes in clinical cancer care: a Delphi study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16 (1), 33-43. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01135-2
Hutchison, Alana, Nund, Rebecca Louise, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C. and Wishart, Laurelie (2021). Using dosimetric information to guide dysphagia management in patients with head and neck cancer: clinicians’ knowledge and experiences. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2021.1984578
Wishart, Laurelie R., Harris, Grace B., Cassim, Nabeela, Alimin, Stephanie, Liao, Ting, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C. and Nund, Rebecca L. (2021). Association between objective ratings of swallowing and dysphagia-specific quality of life in patients receiving (chemo)radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer. Dysphagia, 37 (4), 1014-1021. doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10364-7
Pigott, Amanda, Brown, Bena, Trevethan, Megan, Porceddu, Sandro, McCann, Andrew, Pitt, Rachael and Nixon, Jodie (2021). Head and neck lymphoedema: research challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Community Nursing, 26 (Sup10), S6-S15. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.Sup10.S6
Nixon, Jodie, Chan, Raymond, McKinnell, Emma, Ward, Elizabeth, Pinkham, Elizabeth, Wishart, Laurelie, Miller, Elizabeth and Brown, Bena (2021). Rethinking the meaning of 'wellness' for a person with cancer: a qualitative study to explore what elements constitute 'wellness'. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8 (4), 360-368. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon-212
Finch, Emma, Ward, Elizabeth C., Brown, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Hill, Anne E., Hill, Annie, Hobson, Tania, Rose, Tanya, Scarinci, Nerina, Marshall, Jeanne, Cameron, Ashley and Shrubsole, Kirstine (2021). Setting a prioritized agenda to drive speech–language therapy research in health. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 56 (4), 768-783. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12626
Hutchison, Alana R., Wishart, Laurelie R., Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Hargrave, Catriona, Brown, Elizabeth and Porceddu, Sandro (2021). Exploring the interplay between radiotherapy dose and physiological changes in the swallowing mechanism in patients undergoing (chemo)radiotherapy for oropharynx cancer. Dysphagia, 37 (3), 567-577. doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10307-2
Jeans, Claire, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C. and Vertigan, Anne E. (2021). Lymphoedema after head and neck cancer treatment: an overview for clinical practice. British Journal of Community Nursing, 26 (Sup4), S24-S29. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.sup4.s24
Pinkham, Elizabeth P., Teleni, Laisa, Nixon, Jodie L., McKinnel, Emma, Brown, Bena, Joseph, Ria, Wishart, Laurelie R., Miller, Elizabeth, Ward, Elizabeth C., Hart, Nicolas H., Lock, Gemma, Hanley, Brigid and Chan, Raymond J. (2021). Conventional supportive cancer care services in Australia: A national service mapping study (The CIA study). Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18 (3), 191-200. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13575
Wishart, Laurelie R., Brown, Bena, Nund, Rebecca L., Fotinos, Elena, Hutchison, Alana R., Ward, Elizabeth C. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2020). A prospective study monitoring carer distress during (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer via an electronic platform. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68 (2) jmrs.448, 139-148. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.448
Jeans, Claire, Ward, Elizabeth C., Brown, Bena, Vertigan, Anne E., Pigott, Amanda E., Nixon, Jodie L., Wratten, Chris and Boggess, May (2020). Association between external and internal lymphedema and chronic dysphagia following head and neck cancer treatment. Head and Neck, 43 (1) hed.26484, 255-267. doi: 10.1002/hed.26484
Jeans, Claire, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Vertigan, Anne E., Pigott, Amanda E., Nixon, Jodie L., Wratten, Chris and Fellowship: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (2020). Comparing the prevalence, location, and severity of head and neck lymphedema after postoperative radiotherapy for oral cavity cancers and definitive chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal cancers. Head and Neck, 42 (11) hed.26394, 3364-3374. doi: 10.1002/hed.26394
Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2020). Prophylactic swallowing therapy for patients with head and neck cancer: a three-arm randomized parallel-group trial. Head and Neck, 42 (5) hed.26060, 873-885. doi: 10.1002/hed.26060
Finch, Emma, Ward, Elizabeth C., Worrall, Linda, Scrubsole, Kristine, Brown, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Hill, Anne E., Hill, Annie J., Hobson, Tanya, Rose, Tanya, Cameron, Ashley and Scarinci, Nerina (2020). Developing a prioritised agenda to drive speech-language pathology research within health in Queensland. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 22 (1), 22-28. doi: 10.1080/22087168.2020.12370280
Koczwara, Bogda, Bonnamy, James, Briggs, Peggy, Brown, Bena, Butow, Phyllis N., Chan, Raymond J., Cohn, Richard J., Girgis, Afaf, Jefford, Michael, JL Joske, David, Licqurish, Sharon, Mackay, Gillian, Saunders, Christobel M. and Webber, Kate (2020). Patient-reported outcomes and personalised cancer care. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (9) mja2.50893, 406-408. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50893
Kristensen, Marianne Boll, Isenring, Elizabeth and Brown, Bena (2020). Nutrition and swallowing therapy strategies for patients with head and neck cancer. Nutrition, 69 110548, 110548. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.06.028
Nund, Rebecca Louise, Brown, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth Celeste, Maclean, Julia, Roe, Justin, Patterson, Joanne M. and Martino, Rosemary (2019). What are we really measuring? A content comparison of swallowing outcome measures for head and neck cancer based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Dysphagia, 34 (4), 575-591. doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10005-0
Nixon, Jodie L., Brown, Bena, Pigott, Amanda E., Turner, Jane, Brown, Elizabeth, Bernard, Anne, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2019). A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 66 (3) jmrs.346, 184-190. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.346
Hutchison, Alana R., Cartmill, Bena, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Hargrave, Catriona and Brown, Elizabeth (2019). Practices, knowledge and inter‐professional relationships between speech pathologists and radiation therapists managing patients with head and neck cancer. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 66 (2) jmrs.332, 103-111. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.332
Hutchison, Alana R., Cartmill, Bena, Wall, Laurelie R. and Ward, Elizabeth C. (2019). Dysphagia optimized radiotherapy to reduce swallowing dysfunction severity in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer: a systematized scoping review. Head & Neck, 41 (6) hed.25688, 2024-2033. doi: 10.1002/hed.25688
Barnhart, Molly K., Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Brown, Elizabeth, Sim, Jonathon, Saade, George, Rayner, Sandra, Robinson, Rachelle A., Simms, Virginia A. and Smee, Robert I. (2019). Optimising radiation therapy dose to the swallowing organs at risk: an in silico study of feasibility for patients with oropharyngeal tumours. Dysphagia, 34 (6), 869-878. doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-09983-y
Jeans, Claire, Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Vertigan, Anne E., Pigott, Amanda E., Nixon, Jodie L. and Wratten, Chris (2019). Patient perceptions of living with head and neck lymphoedema and the impacts to swallowing, voice and speech function. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28 (1) e12894, e12894. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12894
Wall, Laurelie R., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2018). Economic analysis of a three-arm RCT exploring the delivery of intensive, prophylactic swallowing therapy to patients with head and neck cancer during (chemo)radiotherapy. Dysphagia, 34 (5), 627-639. doi: 10.1007/s00455-018-9960-1
Nixon, Jodie L., Cartmill, Bena, Turner, Jane, Pigott, Amanda E., Brown, Elizabeth, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Porceddu, Sandro V. and Wall, Laurelie (2018). Exploring the prevalence and experience of mask anxiety for the person with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 65 (4), 282-290. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.308
Nixon, Jodie, Gray, Lyndal, Turner, Jane, Bernard, Anne, Scaife, Jessica and Cartmill, Bena (2018). Communicating Actively Responding Empathically (CARE): Comparison of communication training workshops for health professionals working in cancer care. Journal of Cancer Education, 35 (1), 54-60. doi: 10.1007/s13187-018-1439-0
Nixon, Jodie L., Pigott, Amanda E., Cartmill, Bena, Turner, Jane, Fleming, Jennifer and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2018). A mixed methods examination of distress and person-centred experience of head and neck lymphoedema. Oral Oncology, 83, 18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.05.025
Barnhart, Molly K., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Nund, Rebecca, Robinson, Rachelle A., Chandler, Sophie J. and Smee, Robert I. (2018). Content analysis of rehabilitation goals for patients following non-surgical head and neck cancer treatment. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27 (2), 639-647. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4364-1
Barnhart, Molly K., Robinson, Rachelle A., Simms, Virginia A., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Chandler, Sophie J. and Smee, Robert I. (2018). Treatment toxicities and their impact on oral intake following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: a 3-year longitudinal study. Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 26 (7), 2341-2351. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4076-6
Ward, Elizabeth C., Wall, Laurelie R., Burns, Clare L, Cartmill, Bena and Hill, Anne J. (2017). Application of telepractice for head and neck cancer management: a review of speech language pathology service models. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 25 (3), 169-174. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000357
Porceddu, Sandro V., Milne, Rob, Brown, Elizabeth, Bernard, Anne, Rahbari, Reza, Cartmill, Bena, Foote, Matthew, McGrath, Margaret, Coward, Jermaine and Panizza, Benedict (2017). Validation of the ICON-S staging for HPV-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma using a pre-defined treatment policy. Oral Oncology, 66, 81-86. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.01.002
Barnhart, Molly K., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Robinson, Rachelle A., Simms, Virginia A., Chandler, Sophie J., Wurth, Elea T. and Smee, Robert I. (2017). Pretreatment factors associated with functional oral intake and feeding tube use at 1 and 6 months post-radiotherapy (+/− chemotherapy) for head and neck cancer. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 274 (1), 507-516. doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4241-9
Cartmill, Bena, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Hill, Anne J. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2016). Computer literacy and health locus of control as determinants for readiness and acceptability of telepractice in a head and neck cancer population. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 8 (2), 49-60. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2016.6203
Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2016). Adherence to a prophylactic swallowing therapy program during (chemo) radiotherapy: impact of service-delivery model and patient factors. Dysphagia, 32 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9757-z
Wall, Laurelie R., Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua, Chambers, Suzanne, Dunn, Jeff, Nixon, Jodie, Whelan, Jane and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2016). "ScreenIT": Computerized screening of swallowing, nutrition and distress in head and neck cancer patients during (chemo)radiotherapy. Oral Oncology, 54, 47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.01.004
Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth, MacGinley, Olivia and Porceddu, Sandro (2016). Oral health, dysphagia, distress, and health service needs of head and neck cancer survivors 5 years post-chemoradiotherapy. International Journal of Oral and Dental Health, 2 (1). doi: 10.23937/2469-5734/1510024
Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2015). Examining user perceptions of SwallowIT: A pilot study of a new telepractice application for delivering intensive swallowing therapy to head and neck cancer patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (1), 53-59. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15617887
Wall, Laurelie R., Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2015). Evaluation of a weekly speech pathology/dietetic service model for providing supportive care intervention to head and neck cancer patients and their carers during (chemo)radiotherapy. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 (3), 1227-1234. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2912-5
Nund, Rebecca, Ward, Elizabeth, Scarinci, Nerina and Cartmill, Bena (2015). The value of qualitative research in dysphagia in the head and neck cancer population: What can we learn from the survivors' perspective?. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, 24 (3), 99-106. doi: 10.1044/sasd24.3.99
Nund, Rebecca L., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C., Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2015). Third-party disability in carers of people with dysphagia following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38 (5), 462-471. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1046563
Nund, Rebecca L., Rumbach, Anna F., Debattista, Bridget C., Goodrow, Martha N. T., Johnson, Kori A., Tupling, Laura N., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth C. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2015). Communication changes following non-glottic head and neck cancer management: The perspectives of survivors and carers. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17 (3), 263-272. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2015.1010581
Nund, Rebecca, Scarinci, Nerina, Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro (2014). Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to people with dysphagia following non-surgical head and neck cancer management.. Dysphagia, 29 (6), 692-703. doi: 10.1007/s00455-014-9563-4
Nund, Rebecca L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2014). Carers' experiences of dysphagia in people treated for head and neck cancer: a qualitative study. Dysphagia, Online First (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00455-014-9527-8
Nund, Rebecca L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V (2014). The lived experience of dysphagia following non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (3), 282-289. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2013.861869
Nund, Rebecca L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2014). Survivors' experiences of dysphagia-related services following head and neck cancer: implications for clinical practice. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49 (3), 354-363. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12071
Brown, Kyla, Hill, Anne J., Copley, Anna, Rose, Miranda and Cartmill, Bena (2014). The changing face of clinical research. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (1), 14-18.
Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena and Hill, Anne J. (2013). Physiological changes to the swallowing mechanism following (Chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a systematic review. Dysphagia, 28 (4), 481-493. doi: 10.1007/s00455-013-9491-8
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy, Nund, Rebecca, Bettington, Catherine, Rahbari, Reza Masoud, Poulsen, Michael and Porceddu, Sandro (2013). Emerging understanding of dosimetric factors impacting on dysphagia and nutrition following radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer. Head and Neck, 35 (8), 1211-1219. doi: 10.1002/hed.23040
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy and Porceddu, Sandro (2013). A prospective study examining the onset and progression of acute toxicity and patient-reported side effects during altered fractionation radiotherapy with concomitant boost for oropharyngeal cancer. World Journal of Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology, 2, 36-46.
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwall, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy and Porceddu, Sandro (2012). Long-term functional outcomes and the patient perspective following altered fractionation with concomitant boost for oropharyngeal cancer. Dysphagia, 27 (4), 481-490. doi: 10.1007/s00455-012-9394-0
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy and Porceddu, Sandro (2012). Swallowing, nutrition and patient-rated functional outcomes at 6 months following two non-surgical treatments for T1-T3 oropharyngeal cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 20 (9), 2073-2081. doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1316-4
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy and Porceddu, Sandro (2012). A prospective investigation of swallowing, nutrition, and patient-rated functional impact following altered fractionation radiotherapy with concomitant boost for oropharyngeal cancer. Dysphagia, 27 (1), 32-45. doi: 10.1007/s00455-011-9333-5
Davidson, W., Isenring, E., Brown, T. and Riddle, B. (2006). Nutritional management of patients with head and neck cancer: integrating research into practice. Cancer Forum, 30 (3), 183-187.
Dodrill, P., McMahon, S., Ward, E., Weir, K., Donovan, T. and Riddle, B. (2004). Long-term oral sensitivity and feeding skills of low-risk pre-term infants. Early Human Development, 76 (1), 23-37. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2003.10.001
Conference Papers
Mazariego, Carolyn, Krzyzanowska, Monica, Lovas, Mike, Delaney, Geoff, Jefford, Michael, Chan, Raymond, Anazodo, Antoinette, Brown, Bena, Millar, Lesley, Roberts, Natasha and Koczwara, Bogda (2023). Strategies for sustainability: Implementation insights for long-term sustainment of programs that routinely collect Patient Reported Outcomes in cancer care clinical settings. LONDON: BMC.
Jeans, Claire, Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth and Vertigan, Anne (2018). Does head and neck lymphedema impact swallow function?. Hunter Cancer Research Symposium 2018, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia, 1 November 2018. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Gray, Lyndal, Nixon, Jodie, Turner, Jane, Schaife, Jessica and Cartmill, Bena (2017). Can You Still Show Care With A Quickie?: Multidisciplinary Health Professionals' Experience of A One-Day Communication Skills Workshop Compared to An Express 2-Hour Workshop. COSA's 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Immunotherapy: Molecules and Mountains, Sydney, NSW Australia, 13–15 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Nixon, Jodie, Gray, Lyndal, Cartmill, Bena, Bernard, Anne, Scaife, Jessica and Turner, Jane (2017). Tears, Tantrums and Training: Do We Have the Time? Communicating Actively Responding Empathically (CARE): Comparison of Communication Training Workshops for Health Professionals Working in Cancer Care. COSA's 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Immunotherapy: Molecules and Mountains, Sydney, NSW Australia, 13–15 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Wall, Laurelie, Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Elizabeth, Hill, Anne J., Nund, Rebecca L., Hutchison, Alana, Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua, Chambers, Suzanne, Dunn, Jeff, Nixon, Jodie and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2016). Prevalence of mealtime-specific distress in carers of head/neck cancer patients receiving (chemo) radiotherapy. Dysphagia Research Society, Tucson, AZ United States, 25-27 February 2016. Springer.
Wall, Laurelie, Cartmill, Bena, Ward, Liz, Hill, Anne, Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrne, Joshua, Chambers, Suzanne, Dunn, Jeff, Nixon, Jodie, Whelan, Jane and Porceddu, Sandro (2015). Innovating Multidisciplinary Triage of Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Their Carers During (Chemo)Radiotherapy: the "screenit" System. COSA’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Rare Cancers: Common Goals, Hobart TAS, Australia, 17–19 November 2015. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wall, L., Ward, E., Cartmill, B., Hill, A., Isenring, E., Byrnes, J. and Porceddu, S. (2015). Using technology to deliver prophylactic swallowing therapy for HNC patients: Analysis of consumer perceptions. Dysphagia Research Society 2015 Annual Meeting and Post-Graduate Course, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 11-14 March 2015. New York, NY United States: Springer.
Wall, L., Cartmill, B., Ward, E., Hill, A., Isenring, E., Byrnes, J., Chambers, S., Dunn, J., Nixon, J., Whelan, J. and Porceddu, S. (2015). Computerised screening of swallowing, nutrition and distress in head and neck cancer patients and their carers. Dysphagia Research Society 2015 Annual Meeting and Post-Graduate Course, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 11-14 March 2015. New York NY United States: Springer.
Nund, Rebecca, Ward, Elizabeth, Scarinci, Nerina, Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro (2012). Living with dysphagia: insights and implications for Speech Pathology Services for patients in the Survivorship Phase of head and neck cancer. COSA 39th Annual Scientific Meeting and IPOS 14th World Congress of Psycho–Oncology, Brisbane QLD, Australia, 13-15 November 2012. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, P., Ward, L.., Davidson, W. and Porceddu, S. (2011). A prospective examination of swallowing nutrition and patient-rated function following altered fractionation radiotherapy with concomitant boost for oropharyngeal cancer. Dysphagia Research Society 2011, San Antonio, TX USA, 3-5 March 2011. New York, NY USA: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/s00455-011-9345-1
Dodrill, P., McMahon, S., Ward, E., Weir, K., Donovan, T. and Riddle, B. (2002). Long-term oral sensitivity and feeding skills of low-risk pre-term infants. 2002 Speech Pathology Australia, National Conference, Alice Springs, May, 2002.