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Professor Rodger Wood

Specialist Subjects: Traumatic brain injury

Impact of acquired brain injury, particularly orbito-frontal injury, on behaviour, cognition and social functioning.Clinical effectiveness of brain injury rehabilitation techniques in respect of social outcome.Long term sequelae of traumatic brain injury.Forensic neuropsychological assessment to identify neurobehavioural disability associated with 'frontal' dysfunction.


Recent Publications:

Wood, R. Ll., Williams, C. & Kaylani, T. (2009). Alexithymia and somatisation in a traumatic brain injury sample. Brain Injury. 23, 7, 649 – 654.


Wood, R. Ll., & Williams, C (2008). Inability to empathise following traumatic brain injury. Journal International Neuropsychological Society. 14, 289-296.


Wood, R. Ll., & Williams, C (2007). Neuropsychological correlates of organic alexithymia. Journal International Neuropsychological Society. 13, 471-479.


Wood, R. Ll. and Rutterford. N.A. (2006). Demographic and cognitive predictors of long term psychosocial outcome following traumatic brain injury. J International Neuropsychological Society. 12, 350-358.


Wood, R. Ll., Liossi, C & Wood L, M (2005). The impact of head injury neurobehavioural sequelae on personal relationships: preliminary findings. Brain Injury, 19, 10, 845-853.

General Information

BSc (Wales) PhD (Leicester) DClinPsych CPsychol FBPS

Psychology
Swansea
TEL: +44 (0) 1792 295778
FAX: +44 (0) 1792 295679
E-MAIL: r.l.wood@swansea.ac.uk

Courses Taught

Level 2: Brain and Behaviour

Level 3: Psychopathology