Dr Anna Volkmer is a senior research fellow in the Department of Psychology and Languages Sciences at University College London. She is also an honorary consultant speech and language therapist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London where she works with the cognitive disorders service. Dr Volkmer’s research has focused on the development of interventions to support people with language led dementias (Primary Progressive Aphasia) and their families. These interventions have relevance to the wider population of people living with dementia and their families, and target areas of communication and relationship that have been identified as priorities by people living with these diagnosis.