Associate Professor
Lab Director

Dr. Henry is a speech-language pathologist by training. Her clinical and research interests lie in the nature and treatment of aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders, with a special focus on primary progressive aphasia.

Assistant Professor
Lab Co-Director

Stephanie completed her master’s and doctoral training (mentor: Dr. Maya Henry) in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at UT Austin. Her research investigates neurologically-based communication disorders within the context of bilingualism. She also examines bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve in neurodegenerative disorders affecting language and cognition.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist

Carly earned a B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin and a M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Texas Christian University. Prior to joining the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab in 2019, she worked clinically at a post-acute rehabilitation center for patients with traumatic and acquired brain injuries. Her research interests include investigating treatments for aphasia and alexia caused by stroke or neurodegenerative disease.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist

Jordyn earned both her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin. While a student, Jordyn volunteered as a research assistant and later served as the Research Coordinator for the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab. After graduating, she worked clinically in both the acute care and outpatient hospital settings where she saw a wide variety of adults and pediatrics with various swallowing, cognitive, speech, and language disorders. She is passionate about creating and providing meaningful treatment for individuals with neurodegenerative disorders as well as supporting neurodivergent affirming care. Her research interests include clinician preparedness within the SLP scope of practice.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist

Karinne is a speech-language pathologist and completed her Master’s degree at UT Austin. During her time in graduate school and with the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab at UT Austin, she has engaged in research surrounding the characterization and treatment of primary progressive aphasia. Her current research interests include developing a deeper understanding of neurodegenerative disease, stroke, and healthy aging.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist

Willa has a BA degree in Psychology from Lewis & Clark College and an MA degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin. She also provides speech and language therapy for patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) in collaboration with the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.

Postdoctoral Researcher and Clinical Fellow

Lynn earned their PhD in speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. They are a postdoctoral scholar and speech-language pathology clinical fellow in collaboration with the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center. Lynn's research focuses on primary progressive aphasia (PPA), exploring the complex relationship between neurodegenerative diseases and the coordination of motor systems during speech production.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Jerry Tang has a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Harvard University. Jerry's primary area of research includes decoding language from participants with aphasia using fMRI.

Research Coordinator

Alexia works as a part-time Research Coordinator in the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab. She is a graduate student in the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Her research interests include neurodegenerative disorders and she hopes that her experience with the ART Lab will prepare her for her future career as a speech-language pathologist.

Research Coordinator

Audrey works as a part-time Research Coordinator in the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab. She is an undergraduate student in the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Albalab

Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Language Neuroscience Laboratory

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona
Aphasia Research Project at the University of Arizona

Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
See Bonakdarpour's profile at Northwestern Medicine

Clinical Collaborator,
Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, UT Health Austin
See Lindsey's profile at UT Health Austin

Dr. Wauters was a Ph.D. student with the lab. She is now traveling the world and collaborating from afar.

Dr. Tessmer was a Ph.D. student with the lab and is now an Advanced Fellow in Geriatrics and Speech-Language Pathologist at the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

Dr. Robinaugh was a Ph.D. student with the lab and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado.

Dr. Mendez was a Ph.D. student with the lab and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Dr. Dial was a postdoctoral researcher with the lab and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston.

Dr. Europa was a postdoctoral researcher with the lab and is now an Assistant Professor at California State University, Chico.

Zoe Ezzes is pursuing her PhD at the University of California San Diego.