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The Acquired Brain Injury Communication (ABIC) Lab is a research facility located in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Hofstra University. Research in the lab focuses on investigating language and cognitive changes in acquired neurological disorders (e.g., aphasia) and progressive diseases (e.g., dementia). Behavioral and objective measurements are used to assess various neurogenic disorders with treatment implications.
Personnel
Mission
Research in the Acquired Brain Injury Communication (ABIC) Lab focuses on assessment of acquired language and cognitive disorders for treatment implications using objective measurements such as eye-tracking and EEG. Our goal is to detect the sensitivity of behavioral measurements (i.e., standardized tests used in the field) using objective measurements.
Research Projects
If you would like to know about participation in any of the following research projects, please contact our research personnel.
- Project 1: Are language and cognition strongly linked in people with aphasia?
Collaborators: Dr. Scott Schroeder (Hofstra University) - Students: Swetha Mulukulta and Varun Sridhar
Contact: Susan M. DeMetropolis - Project 2: Cognitive and Word Association Skills in Monolinguals versus Bilinguals
- Students: Maylani Quizhpe and Anna Tast
Contact: Susan M. DeMetropolis - Project 3: Intensive and Comprehensive Aphasia Program
- Students: Andrea Martino
- Collaborators: Sasha Giordano (Art Museum), Melissa Fitzgerald and Wendy Silverman (Saltzman Center Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic)
- Contact: Susan M. DeMetropolis
Current Collaborators
Kaitlin Brooks, PhD CCC-SLP, Molloy University
Ibraheem Karaye, PhD, Hofstra University
Andrea Pittarello, PhD, Stony Brook University
Scott Schroeder, PhD, Hofstra University
Alumni of Lab:
Michaela Aymong (MA; May 2019)
Ashley Nordone (MA; May 2020)
Brigid Maelia (MA; May 2021)
Ashley McDonough (BA; May 2021)
Christine Mennona (MA; Dec 2021)
Olivia Tockarshewsky (MA: May 2022)
Maggie Hans (MA; May 2022)
Brittany Kritis (MA; May 2023)
Janice Peter (MA; Dec 2023)