Abigail Oveis

Education

M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, Boston University (Expected 2016)
B.A. in Human Development and Applied Psychology, Boston College (2011)

Research Interests

Non-linguistic factors in aphasia recovery and rehabilitation
Memory, attention, executive functions, and learning
Neurobiology of language in aphasia and aging

Current Projects

Exploring the relationship between non-linguistic category learning and outcomes in different types of treatment amongst people with aphasia

Publications

Cahana-Amitay, D., Spiro, A., Cohen, J., Oveis, A., Ojo, E., Sayers, J., Obler, L., & Albert, M.L (in press). Effects of the metabolic syndrome on language functions in aging. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Cahana-Amitay, D., Oveis, A., Sayers, J., Pineles, S., & Albert, M.L. (in press). Biomarkers of “linguistic anxiety” in aphasia: A proof-of-concept case study. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.

Cahana-Amitay, D., Albert, M.L., & Oveis, A. (2014). Psycholinguistics of aphasia pharmacotherapy: Asking the right questions. Aphasiology, 1(28), 133-154.

Conference Presentations

Cahana-Amitay, D., Oveis A., Ojo E., Sayers J., Spiro A., Obler L.K., Albert M.L. (2014). Association of homocysteine and C reactive protein with language changes in the aging brain. Presented at the 42nd Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 2014, Seattle, WA.

Cahana-Amitay D., Spiro A., Cohen J., Sayers J., Ojo E., Oveis A., Obler L.K., Albert M.L. (2013). Effects of the metabolic syndrome on lexical retrieval and sentence processing in aging. Presented at the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, November 2013, San Diego, CA.

Cahana-Amitay D., Oveis A., Sayers J. (2013). Feeling anxious can affect language performance in chronic aphasia: A case study. Presented at the Academy of Aphasia, October 2013, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Cahana-Amitay D., Fitzpatrick P., Steingiser M., Oveis A., Sayers J., Ojo E. (2012). High emotions, good discourse? Comparing “Stroke Stories” and “Stroke Expository Opinions” in people with chronic aphasia. Presented at the Academy of Aphasia, October 2012, San Francisco, CA.

Cahana-Amitay D., Steingiser M., Oveis A., Sayers J., Fitzpatrick P., Finley M. (2011). Are all narratives equal? Aspects of narrative production in aphasia. Presented at ASHA Annual Convention, November 2011.