Publications and Presentations

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Basilakos, A; Johnson, L; Stark, BC; Rorden, C; Yourganov, G; Bonilha, L & Fridriksson, J (submitted). White matter small vessel disease is associated with long term decline in language among individuals with stroke-induced aphasia.
• Kristinsson, S.; Thors, H.; Yourganov, G; Magnusdottir, S; Hjaltason, H; Stark, BC; Bonilha, L; Rorden, C; Hickok, G; Hillis, A & Fridriksson, J. (submitted). Neural Correlates of Sentence Processing in Acute Aphasia.
• Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Basilakos, A; Stark, BC; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (in revision). Anodal-tDCS to treat aphasia: Superiority analyses of a randomized controlled trial.
• Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Hickok, G; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L; Fridriksson, J (in revision). The neural organization of speech production: A lesion-based study of error patterns in connected speech.
• Gleichgerrcht, E; Fridriksson, F; den Ouden, DB; Del Gaizo, J; Stark, BC; Hickok, G; Rorden, C; Wilmskoetter, J; Hillis, AE; Bonilha, L (in revision). Neural basis of elements of syntax during speech production in patients with aphasia.
• Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (accepted). BDNF Genotype and tDCS Interaction in Aphasia Treatment. Brain Stimulation. ePub ahead of print, 10.1016/j.brs.2018.08.009.
• Yourganov, G; Fridriksson, J; Stark, BC; Rorden, C (2018). Removal of artifacts from resting-state fMRI data in stroke. NeuroImage: Clinical, 17, 297-305, 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.10.027.
• Feenaughty, L; Basilakos, A; Bonilha, L; den Ouden, D; Rorden, C; Stark, BC and Fridriksson, J (2018). Non-fluent speech following stroke is caused by impaired efference copy. Cognitive Neuropsychology. 10.1080/02643294.2017.1394834.
• Stark, BC; Geva, S and Warburton, EA (2017). Inner Speech's Relationship with Overt Speech in Post-Stroke Aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, 60(9), doi:10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0270
• Stark, BC and Warburton, EA (2016). “Language Outcomes After 4 Weeks of Self-delivered iPad-based Speech Therapy.” Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1146150

FUNDING

Consultant. “National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders.” Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery [C-STAR] (P50 DC014664. Funding period: 4/2016-3/2021; funding: $11,100,000). Consultant from Year 4. The goal of C-STAR is to advance the treatment of aphasia in the acute and chronic phases of stroke. This project relies on a multi-pronged approach to understand factors that relate to aphasia treatment success and long-term prognosis. I consult on discourse transcription (picture description; procedural story; story retelling) and analysis of natural speech production in acute and chronic stroke survivors with aphasia. My main role is to develop a transcription and coding methodology; train and mentor graduate students in transcription and coding; assure reliability of transcription and coding within- and across-raters; and contribute to manuscript design and writing.

Completed Funding:

Scholar. Gates Cambridge Trust (Funding period: 09/2012-06/2016, estimated support: $250,000). Following a competitive interview process, the Gates Cambridge Trust funded my doctoral work at the University of Cambridge, providing full tuition, room and board, as well as travel and conference stipends.

REFEREED PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

• Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Hickok, G; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L; Fridriksson, J. (2018). "The neural organization of speech production: A lesion-based study of error patterns in connected speech." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (2018). "BDNF Genotype and tDCS Interaction in Aphasia Therapy." NYC Neuromodulation NANS Summer Series.
• Thors, H; Stark, BC; Yourganov, G; Basilakos, A; Fridriksson, J. (2018). "Analysis of functional connectivity furthers understanding of spontaneous speech and auditory comprehension in chronic stroke." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Yourganov, G; Jefferson, J; Fridriksson, J; Stark, BC; Rorden, C. (2018). "Post-stroke impairment of auditory comprehension is associated with changes in cerebral blood flow." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Johnson, L; Basilakos, A; Stark, BC; Kristinsson, S; Bonilha, L; Rorden, C; Fridriksson, J. (2018). "Using white matter changes to predict naming outcomes after treatment in aphasia." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Wilmskoetter, J; Fridriksson, J; Gleichgerrcht, E; Stark, BC; Delgaizo, J; Hickok, G; Vaden, K; Hillis, AE; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L. (2018). "Neuroanatomical substrates of lexical retrieval." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (2018). "BDNF Genotype and tDCS Interaction in Aphasia Therapy." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Basilakos, A., Johnson, L., Bonilha, L., Stark, B., Rorden, C., Yourganov, G., Fridriksson, J. (2018). " The progression of leukoaraiosis predicts declines in language abilities: The role of brain health in chronic aphasia." Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, CA.
• Stark, BC; Yourganov, G; Basilakos, A; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L; and Fridriksson, J (2017). "Behavior stability and reliability of fMRI activation in stroke aphasia." Poster presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, MD.
• Stark, BC; Bonilha, L; Rorden, C and Fridriksson, J (2017). "Semantic naming errors are caused by temporo-occipital disconnection." Presentation at 46th Annual Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Snowbird, Utah, 2017.
• Feenaughty, L; Basilakos, A; Bonilha, L; Rorden, C; Stark, BC and Fridriksson, J (2016). “Comparison of voxel-based lesion symptom maps for measures of speech fluency in chronic left-hemisphere stroke.” Poster presented at the Eighth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, London, UK.
• Stark, BC; Geva, S and Warburton EA (2016). “Behavioral predictors of functional communication in post-stroke aphasia.” Poster presented at the Eighth Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, London, UK.
• Stark, BC and Warburton, EA (2015). “Computerized Aphasia Therapy in Chronic Aphasia: using self-administered iPad-delivered speech therapy to explore language improvements in post-stroke chronic expressive aphasia.” Presentation at European Stroke Conference, Vienna, Austria.
• Stark, BC and Warburton, EA (2015). “Improvement after four weeks of self-delivered iPad speech therapy in post-stroke chronic expressive aphasia.” Presentation at Junior Investigator Symposium of the International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA – could not attend
• Stark, BC and Warburton, EA (2015). “Computerized Aphasia Therapy in Chronic Aphasia: using self-administered iPad-delivered speech therapy to explore language improvements in post-stroke chronic expressive aphasia.” (1st Prize) Poster presented at the Graduate School of Life Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK.
• Stark, BC and Thapar, A (2013). “Contributions of the frontal and medial temporal lobes to recognition memory performance in young adults.” Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New York City, NY – presented in abstentia by A Thapar.

BOOK CHAPTERS, NON-PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Book Chapters

• Fridriksson, J, Stark, BC, and Basilakos, A (in press). Neuroimaging. In L. L. Lapointe (Ed.), Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders (5th Edition). Thieme.

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

• Rorden, C; Stark, BC; Yourganov G and Hanayik, T (2017-). User Manual and Tutorial for NiiStat, a tool for the neuroimaging of behavior (http://www.nitrc.org/projects/niistat).
• Stark, BC (2016). “Rediscovering Voices: Using tablet technology for speech rehabilitation.” The Scholar, Biennial Edition, 13, pp. 7. Gates Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
• Stark, BC (2012). “Contributions of the Frontal and Medial Temporal Lobes to Recognition Memory Performance in Young Adults.” Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology.

Invited Presentations

1. "Reliability of cortical activation and stability of behavior." 2016. Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery Lecture Series. Columbia, SC
2. “Potential for iPad-delivered speech-language therapy for chronic aphasia.” 2015. By invitation of the Development Office of the University of Cambridge for the launch of their campaign, Dear World, Yours Cambridge. Presented alongside Professors Stephen Hawking, Venkatraman Ramakrishna, Ottoline Leyser, Sir Richard Friend and University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor, Leszek Borysiewicz.
3. “Potential for iPad-delivered speech-language therapy for chronic aphasia.” 2015. By invitation of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge for presentation to the Circle of Benefactors at the University of Cambridge.
4. “Computerized Aphasia Therapy in Chronic Aphasia: using self-administered iPad-delivered speech therapy to explore language improvements in post-stroke chronic expressive aphasia.” 2015. Internal Symposium, Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Undergraduate Presentations:

• Sutton, M*; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; and Fridriksson, J. (2018). "Examining brain damage associated with poor reading comprehension." Discover University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
• Hanna, SW*; Skipper, AG*; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; and Fridriksson, J. (2018). " Examining the Relationship Between Brain Lesion Site and Naming and Comprehension Ability Post-Stroke: A Dual Stream Model Investigation." Discover University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
• Bright, C*; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Spell, LA; Sayers, S; Croxton, A; and Fridriksson, J (2017). “Communicative function in aphasia.” Summer Research Symposium, University of South Carolina. Bright was a student at Claflin University sponsored by the South Carolina Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Undergraduate Program.

* Mentored undergraduate student