CASLC talk by Dr Traci Walker
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| Dates | 2026/10/23 - 2026/10/27 |
| Link | https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc/seminar-series |
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| Tweet | Traci Walker to give online CASLC talk on decision-making while living with dementia. 27/10/26, 3-4.30pm (UK time). See: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc/seminar-series |
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CASLC talk by Dr Traci Walker:
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Dr Traci Walker (University of Sheffield, UK), will be giving the next seminar for the Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (University of York). Title: Decision-making while living with dementia: being involved, showing understanding, and making choices. Date: Tuesday 27th October 2026 Time: 3.00pm-4.30pm (UK time) Zoom links are sent automatically to those on the CASLC guest mailing list. To register for the talk if you're not on the list, please visit: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc/seminar-series
Abstract: This talk reports on the outcomes of a four-year project looking at how decision-making is done in medical appointments involving healthcare professionals (HCPs), people living with dementia (PLWD), and their companions. We recorded 44.5 hours of interactions across three settings, involving a variety of different healthcare professionals. I’ll present the data and the arguments that underpin our findings are so far, which are split into three areas: •Ways the patient is initially involved in decision-making – aspects of recipient design, especially involving pronoun use •Recognising signs of patient understanding around decision-making – a continuum of patient understanding, to which all participants contribute •Differences in how HCPs present information and the effect on decision-making We are currently in the process of finishing up the academic publications from this project, and consulting with stakeholders and people with lived experience of dementia on the best ways to disseminate our findings.
Bio: Traci Walker is an internationally recognised researcher in the area of Conversation Analysis (CA) and linguistics, and is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Human Communication Sciences at the University of Sheffield. Her research uses qualitative methods to investigate the way that language is used in clinical interactions, focussing specifically on the impact and consequences of word choice, sentence structure, silences, and gestures. She has a wealth of experience working alongside healthcare professionals including neurologists, nurses, psychotherapists, and GPs.
