Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and speech-language pathologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Rick Sanders watched his patient Dee Genetti graduate with a PhD earlier this month, more than a decade after a traumatic car crash and TBI derailed her education. “The most striking aspect of Dee’s recovery has […]
Two faculty were honored at the 2019 Sargent College Commencement Ceremony for their commitment to service and teaching excellence. Joan Salge Blake, clinical associate professor of nutrition received the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the Sargent faculty and is named in honor of Sargent Professor Emeritus […]
Diane Constantino, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, was honored with the Continued Commitment Award from the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). The Award recognizes an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association member and NSSLHA chapter advisor who is consistently dedicated to the core values of NSSLHA. Constantino has been a […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Maria Varkanitsa is a research assistant professor at Sargent College and the assistant scientific director of the Center for Brain Recovery (CBR). Her research focuses on the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying language processing and recovery in individuals with aphasia, particularly following stroke. She integrates methods from theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, […]
( 2/5/2019, TEDxBU Talk) Professor Swathi Kiran explains what the future of rehabilitation will look like. Using the example of a person who has had a stroke and has trouble communicating, she talks through research that illustrates how the brain can be plastic and can change after rehabilitation. This talk was given at a TEDx event […]
Jerry Kaplan, clinical supervisor and long-time speech-language pathologist at the Aphasia Resource Center, was honored as the 2019 recipient of the Innovator Award at the Aphasia Access Leadership Summit. The Aphasia Access Innovator Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes the work of an Aphasia Access member who has considered the Life Participation Approach […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Daniel Buckley is a faculty lecturer within the Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, and is an active clinical speech-language pathologist in the Center for Voice and Swallowing within the Department of Otolaryngology at Boston Medical Center. His academic involvement includes instructing the graduate level voice and resonance disorders […]
(1/29/19, Inside Science) Assistant Professor Tyler Perrachione talks to Inside Science about this new study: Expert quote: “It’s a crazy problem for our auditory system to solve — to figure out how many sounds there are, what they are and where they are,” said Tyler Perrachione, a neuroscientist and linguist from Boston University not involved […]
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Cara Stepp, associate professor 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 ASHA member who has made […]
The Master of Science Program in Speech-Language Pathology offers the following Summer 2018 information sessions: Friday, June 8 at 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 27 at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 24 at 4:00 p.m. To RSVP, please contact Fina Jervis.
(5/16/18, WIRED) Assistant Professor Tyler Perrachione talks to WIRED about why some people hear Laurel when playing the now-infamous audio clip and others hear Yanny.
(2/7/18, Medical News Today) “Constant Therapy was developed by scientists at Boston University in Massachusetts and is recommended by neurologists, speech language pathologists, and occupational therapists. Research published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience showed a significant improvement in standardized tests for stroke survivors after using Constant Therapy.” Read the article.