ANCAR Lab

The ANCAR Lab (Applied Neuroscience for Communication and Reading) is located in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, main campus. The lab’s current research aims to improve our understanding of how the organization of the auditory cortex for phonological information may differ in children with and without language-based learning disabilities in which phonological skill is implicated, including dyslexia. Research projects utilize standardized behavioral measures, experimental tasks, and functional neuroimaging (fMRI). Imaging is conducted at the Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium in Boulder, CO.

PI: Christine Brennan, PhD CCC-SLP

Previous graduate and undergraduate students:

Samantha Bartolo

Katie Bode

Collin Eagen

Annaliese Hannah

Suzanne Heller

Emily Heneman Lee

Trisha Huddar

Jennifer Kiskin

Abigail Matthews

Hannah Mellman

Jenah Newman

Heather Renee Oltmann

Katie Pepper

Vincent Salazar

Mara Smith

Christy Ubieta

Laura Vacek

Haley Weintraub

PROSPECTIVE GRAD STUDENTS: I supervise graduate student research in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at CU Boulder. Students under my supervision can be affiliated with other programs within the Center for Neuroscience and Institute of Cognitive Science. If you would like to work with me as a student, you can contact me via email. You should also communicate directly with your department of interest.