Yi is a post-doc who received her PhD in psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut in 2022 with a concentration in Language and Cognition. Her PhD research focused on the dynamics of auditory perception, and how this relates to individual differences in reading measurements. 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.

Aya is a freshman 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 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.

Katrina is a senior majoring in Public Health Science with a minor in Neuroscience. She hopes to pursue a career as a Physician Assistant. 

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.

Malini is a junior majoring in Neuroscience. She aims to pursue a career in medicine as a Neurologist and Pain Specialist. 

Mitra is a Junior Neuroscience major interested in pursuing medicine. Some hobbies are music, watching movies, and exercising.

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.

Aleena is a junior majoring in Neuroscience on the Behavioral and Cognitive track. She hopes to pursue a career in dentistry.  

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

Emerson is a fourth-year Hearing and Speech Sciences major with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. She is a member of the HESP undergraduate honors program, where she is investigating a novel implicit priming treatment for verb-tense deficits in agrammatic aphasia. Emerson aims to pursue a master’s degree and 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MA Thesis: Sentence processing in agrammatic aphasia

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

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

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

MA Thesis: Influence of musical experience on aphasia severity 

MA Thesis: Semantic convergence in Hindi-English bilingualism

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

MA Thesis: Bilingual Aphasia Test Performance in Korean English Bilinguals 

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

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

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

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

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

PhD: An investigation of inhibitory control in bilingual aphasia