Sofia Vallila Rohter
EDUCATION:
2014 Ph.D. Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
2014 CCC-SLP MGH-Institute of Health Professions
2008 M.S. Linguistics, Georgetown University
2003 B.A. Romance Languages, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Aphasia Rehabilitation
- Neural mechanisms contributing to language relearning in aphasia
- Memory Systems
- Category and Rule Learning
CURRENT PROJECTS:
I am currently working on a project that explores feedback and paired-associate non-linguistic category learning in patients with aphasia. We explore how instruction method affects learning with the aim of identifying underlying supporting systems that might optimally contribute to language relearning in patients with aphasia.
PUBLICATIONS
Vallila-Rohter, S., & Kiran, S. (under review). An examination of strategy implementation during abstract nonlinguistic category-learning in aphasia.
Vallila–Rohter, S., & Kiran, S. (2013b). Nonlinguistic learning in individuals with aphasia: effects of training method and stimulus characteristics. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 22(2), S426 – 37.
Heaton, J. & Vallila-Rohter, S. (under revision). Chapter 3: Anatomy and physiology of communication and swallowing. In A. Johnson & G. Lof (Eds.) PRAXIS: Speech-Language Pathology Examination Study Guide. Evanston: TherapyEd.
Vallila-Rohter, S & Kiran, S. (under revision). Diagnosis and treatment of semantic disorders. In A. Hillis (Ed.), The Handbook of Adult Language Disorders, 2nd Edition.
Vallila, S. & Kiran, S. (2011). Exploration into feedback and non-feedback based learning in aphasia. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Academy of Aphasia Conference. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences. 23, 116 – 117.
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCES
Vallila-Rohter, S., & Kiran, S. (2013, November). Neural activations during nonlinguistic category learning in individuals with aphasia. Poster presented at the annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference, San Diego, CA.
Vallila, S. & Kiran, S. (2012, March). Non-linguistic learning and aphasia: Effects of training method and stimulus characteristics. Poster presented at the 19th annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Vallila, S. & Kiran, S. (2011, November). Exploration into feedback and non-feedback based learning in aphasia. Paper presented at the annual American Speech and Hearing Association Convention, San Diego, CA.
AWARDS
American Speech and Hearing Foundation (ASHF) New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship Recipient 2012
MGH-IHP Faculty Award for Excellence 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Course Lecturer for Graduate Courses
summer 2014 CD 551 – Phonetic Transcription and Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics (MGH-IHP)
fall 2014 SH 756 – Cognition and Neural Bases (Boston University)
fall 2014 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech (MGH-IHP)
summer 2013 CD 551 – Phonetic Transcription and Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics (MGH-IHP)
fall 2013 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech (MGH-IHP)
fall 2013 SH 756 – Cognition and Neural Bases (Boston University)
summer 2012 CD 551 – Phonetic Transcription and Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics (MGH-IHP)
fall 2012 SH 756 – Cognition and Neural Bases (Boston University)
Teaching Assistant for Graduate Courses (MGH-IHP)
spring 2013 CD722 – Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology of Communication & Swallowing
fall 2012 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech
summer 2012 CD552 – Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanisms
spring 2012 CD722 – Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology of Communication & Swallowing
fall 2011 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech
summer 2011 CD552 – Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanisms
spring 2011 CD722 – Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology of Communication & Swallowing
fall 2010 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech
spring 2010 CD722 – Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology of Communication & Swallowing
fall 2009 CD721 – Physiology, Acoustics & Perception of Speech