Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Rachael E. Kammer, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S has more than 25 years of experience in medical speech/language pathology. Her main interest is Dysphagia evaluation and treatment, as well as voice therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease. She has special interest in hands-on learning and simulations. She has created several modules in Sargent’s […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Anne Carney’s clinical and research interests include group treatment for aphasia, intensive comprehensive aphasia programs, clinical supervision and interprofessional education and practice. Courses Taught Selected Publications Hoover, E. & Carney, A. (2023). Supporting meaningful conversations in stroke-induced aphasia. In R. George & M. O’Reilly (Eds.), A Guide to Managing […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Jennifer Zuk studies factors in early childhood that shape the trajectory of speech, language, and reading acquisition, with the aim to facilitate positive outcomes for children susceptible to neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research employs behavioral and neuroimaging tools with children from infancy through school age to study associations between the brain […]
Defne Abur, a Sargent College PhD candidate in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and graduate student fellow at BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH/NIDCD) for her work “motor phenotypes of Parkinson’s disease (postural instability […]
(2/20/2020, WGBH) Expert Quote: “It’s not so much that it’s hard to say, it’s that it’s hard to know how to say it, the way it’s spelled,” said Boston University Professor of Phonetics Tyler Perrachione. “The ‘u’ makes a lot of different sounds, the ‘g’, you usually think of as a ‘guh’ so when we […]
Aphasia Resource Center speech-language pathologist Jerry Kaplan talks to Aphasia Access about the Aphasia Community Group at Boston University. Founded by Kaplan in March 1990, the monthly group has served more than 17,000 people over 30 years. Throughout his career, Kaplan has advocated for aphasia awareness and education through diverse and innovative programs. He has […]
Professorship Spans Two Continents and Three Generations Speech-language and hearing scientist Swathi Kiran has been named the inaugural James and Cecilia Tse Ying Professor in Neurorehabilitation at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation: Sargent College. Spanning two continents and three generations, the professorship was established by a $2.5 million gift from James and […]
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association‘s ASHFoundation awarded New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarships earlier this month to two Sargent College Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences PhD students — Defne Abur and Natalie Gilmore. This support recognizes strong doctoral candidates who are pursuing teacher-investigator careers in the academic environment. An NIH/NIDCD training grant (T32) fellow and a Hariri […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Jennifer Bentley focuses on aural rehabilitation, which involves amplification, education, counseling, and auditory training for individuals experiencing hearing difficulties. She works clinically with adult clients to provide auditory training activities to strengthen their listening skills in background noise, with rapid speech, and filling in for missed information. Her research delves […]
Clinical Professor Michelle Mentis, chair of the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors ASHA can bestow. This honor recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to an […]
Cara Stepp, an associate professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, is a 2019 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This is the “highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show […]
(6/1/19, The ASHA Leader) Sargent’s Intensive Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation (ICCR) program helps 20-somethings—from the Boston area and beyond—enter or re-enter college. Swathi Kiran, Sargent professor and associate dean for research, developed the program in 2016 in response to a lack of services for young adults seeking rehabilitative services geared for college success. Read the article