Advisors
Improving voice, communication, and social connectedness in people with Parkinson’s disease within an inclusive framework with the ultimate goal of enhancing the quality of life in this population; developing new technologies, through the use of automatic speech recognition, to foster independence in people with Parkinson’s disease; training next-generation speech-language therapists in linguistically and culturally responsive rehabilitation methods.
Improving the effectiveness of behavioral treatment approaches for people with aphasia; Quantifying existing gaps in representation, and advocating for equitable racial, ethnic, and cultural-linguistic representation in research; Exploring ableism in the context of aphasia; Training the next generation of speech-language therapists in linguistically, culturally-responsive and disability-affirming rehabilitation methods.
The Bilingual Experience and Neurodevelopment Lab researches the neurocognitive mechanisms that underlie and environmental factors that influence language and literacy development, especially in bilingual children. We investigate effective identification and assessment of language-based learning disorders, such as developmental language disorder and dyslexia.