Professor Linda Worrall is a Professor Emerita of Speech Pathology and the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She completed her PhD in the Stroke Research Unit in Nottingham, and practiced as a speech pathologist in both England and Australia. She founded the support organization, the Australian Aphasia Association in 2000 and was a founder of Aphasia United, an international peak organization for aphasia. She has published over 350 peer reviewed journal articles, including 26 book chapters, and 6 books; graduated 30 PhD candidates and had continuous nationally competitive research funding during her academic career. From 2009-2014, she led the NHMRC funded Australia-wide Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation and received the Robin Tavistock Award in 2014. She became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2023.