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We are part of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park

Faculty Profile Curriculum Vitae

Affiliations:

Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences

Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Language Science Center

Artificial Intelligence at Maryland

Dr. Yasmeen faroqi-shah

PhD, CCC-SLP

The primary focus of Dr. Faroqi-Shah's research is the production of language, specifically difficulties in language production arising from damage to the brain (a condition called aphasia). The long term goal of her research is to help persons with aphasia to achieve their maximum speaking potential by studying neural plasticity following speech-language therapy (especially on verbs and sentences). She is also interested in bilingualism and multicultural issues. Dr. Faroqi-Shah joined the faculty of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland in 2005.

team

dR. yI wEI

Yi is a post-doctoral associate who received her PhD in psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut in 2022 with a concentration in Language and Cognition. She is interested in how auditory cognition, on its own and in coordination with other cognitive domains, can contribute to our understanding of brain dynamics.

olivia Churchill

Research Coordinator. Olivia has a BA in Psychology, a minor in statistics, and a certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience. Her honors thesis used EEG to examine the cognitive mechanisms underlying perceptual adaptation to accented speech. Olivia is interested in identifying the neurocognitive elements contributing to the behavioral characteristics of aphasia. She aims to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience with an emphasis on language perception and production.

KAVIN LOGANATHAN

Kavin is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research focuses on functional connectivity and spatiotemporal brain dynamics. He is interested in developing and applying computational methods to MEG data to understand how distributed brain networks support language and cognition. His current work includes investigating connectivity changes associated with aphasia and developing methods to improve the estimation of functional brain networks

Emerson heaton

Emerson is in her first year of Masters in Speech Language Pathology. Her undergraduate honors thesis investigated a novel implicit priming treatment for verb-tense deficits in agrammatic aphasia. Emerson aims to become a bilingual, certified speech-language pathologist with a focus on medical and geriatric settings. Outside of academics and research, she enjoys learning languages, reading novels, trying new foods, and traveling.

Dr. Seongsil Lee

Seongsil recently received her Ph.D. in HESP. Her research focuses on language impairment and rehabilitation in bilingual aphasia. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and exploring new restaurants and coffee shops.

eunkyoung kim

Eunkyoung Kim is in her 2nd year of Masters in Speech-Language Pathology and is pursuing a Masters Thesis titled "Verb Retrieval and Verb–Argument Semantic Network Activation in Sentence Production in Aphasia and Neurotypical Adults"

undergraduate students

Aya El Natour

Aya is a sophomore majoring in Public Health Science. She hopes to pursue a career in the medical field as a board-certified surgeon. Besides conducting research in the lab, she is a part of the Women Surgical Society and Red Cross Club

Cordellia Maxam

Cordellia is a premedical student majoring in Spanish. In the future, she hopes to use her language skills and cultural awareness to interact with a diverse patient population.

Danielle Martin

Danielle is an undergraduate junior pursuing a double major in Physiology & Neurobiology and Spanish Language. They are interested in linguistics & language from a social and biological perspective.

Khadija Diop

Khadija is a sophomore studying Public Health Science. She is pursuing a career as a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant, and is interested in the intersection neuroscience and public health.

Talia Vaknin

Talia is a sophomore Hearing and Speech Sciences major. She hopes to pursue a career in medical speech pathology, specifically working with stroke patients and managing dysphagia.

Arielle Schmeidler

Arielle is a junior psychology major, she is on the pre-med track, and loves to volunteer as an EMT in her hometown!

Farzana Khanaga

Farzana Khanaga is a junior majoring in Physiology and Neurobiology with a minor in Humanities, Health, and Medicine. She hopes to pursue a career as a Gynecologist.

Cynthia Loi

Cynthia is a junior majoring in Biochemistry. She hopes to pursue a career in the medical field as a pediatrician or neurologist.

Kavya Rayathatha

Kavya is a Junior majoring in Neuroscience and Economics. She hopes to pursue a career in pharmacology or healthcare administration.

Saanvi Buddha

Saanvi is a sophomore majoring in Neuroscience. She is interested in pursuing a career in healthcare and is passionate about improving access to care for underserved communities.

Sanaa Nayeem

Sanaa is a sophomore majoring in General Biology. She is involved in UMD's Help Center and is a volunteer tutor for the Lakeland STARs program. She is interested in pursuing a career in pediatrics as either a physician or a physician's assistant.

Rija Ilyas

Rija Ilyas is a senior majoring in neuroscience. She hopes to pursue a career in the field of medicine as a neurosurgeon.

Annika Sokol

Annika is a Senior Hearing and Speech Science major hoping to pursue a career as a Medical SLP with a focus on nuero-rehabilitation. Outside of the lab, Annika plays on the UMD women's volleyball team as a setter!

Andre Guadalupe

Andre is a senior majoring in Neuroscience. He hopes to become a bilingual speech language pathologist and also do research into language acquisition and language disorders. In his free time, Andre loves to crochet.

Abigail Hellman

Abbi is a senior double majoring in Neuroscience and Hearing & Speech. She is interested in pursuing a PhD or doctoral degree in speech language pathology. Outside of school she loves watching movies, reading, and playing ice hockey.

graduate alumnae

Bushra Lohrasbi

MA Thesis: Morphosyntactic patterns in Parkinson's disease and Farsi-English bilingual speakers

Meghan Nichols

MA Thesis: Code-switching in bilingual speakers with aphasia

Claire Crossman

MA Thesis: Effects of acute exercise on language and cognition in older adults

Madeline Pifer

MA Thesis: An investigation of neural mechanisms underlying verb morphology deficits in aphasia

Deborah Colantuoni

MA Thesis: Narrative language outcomes following TDCS intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia

Sarah Fisher

MA Thesis: Influence of musical experience on aphasia severity

Nisha Sharma

MA Thesis: Semantic convergence in Hindi-English bilingualism

Sophie Wereley

MA Thesis: Code-switching in conversation in French-English bilinguals

Megan Gehman

MA Thesis: Role of Cognitive Control in Word Retrieval in Aphasia

Minsun Kim

MA Thesis: Sentence processing in agrammatic aphasia

Seongsil Lee

MA Thesis: Bilingual Aphasia Test Performance in Korean English Bilinguals

Ran Li

MA Thesis: Investigation of verb and noun retrieval in Mandarin-English bilingual speakers

Ashlyn van der Woude

MA Thesis: Language Profile of Primary Progressive Aphasia, Alzheimer's Dementia and Healthy Aging

Susan Baughman

MA Thesis: Executive functions in aphasia: Is there a bilingual advantage?

Julia Thorne

MA Thesis: Verb production in aphasia: testing the division of labor between syntax and semantics

Allison Yutesler

MA Thesis: A communication partner training program: Assessing conversational behaviors and attitudes

Monica Sampson

PhD: An investigation of inhibitory control in bilingual aphasia

Lindsey Wood

MA thesis: The relationship between violence exposure adn perceived cognitive difficulties in adolescents: the mediating role of mental health

Lauren Grant Campbell

MA thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Verb Retrieval, Agrammatism, and Pauses

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