Leora Cherney

Our mission is to enhance the communication skills and respond to the challenge of “living with aphasia.”

Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS Scientific Chair, Think + Speak Lab
Director, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment

Principal Investigators

Sameer Ashaie, PhD., MS
Sameer Ashaie, PhD, MS
Research Scientist and Research Assistant Professor Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Dr. Leora Cherney
Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Scientific Chair, Think + Speak Lab
Director - Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Communication Sciences & Disorders
Coleman Foundation Chair
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Professional Staff

Elizabeth Salley, MS, MA
Elizabeth Salley, MS, MA
Research Project Manager
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Postdoctoral Fellows

Yina M. Quique, PhD
Fogarty Global Health Fellow
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Research Speech-Language Pathologist

Edie Babbitt, PhD, BC-ANCDS
Edie Babbitt, PhD, BC-ANCDS
Research Speech-Language Pathologist
Assistant Research Professor, NU, Feinberg School of Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Erin Blaze, MS, CCC-SLP
Erin Blaze, MS, CCC-SLP
Research Speech-Language Pathologist
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Kathryn Borio
Speech Language Pathologist
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Julia Carpenter Headshot
Julia Carpenter MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical Practice Leader for Speech-Language Pathology, Research Speech-Language Pathologist for Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

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Stacy Chrzastowski, M.S., CCC-SLP
Stacy Chrzastowski, M.S., CCC-SLP
Research Speech-Language Pathologist
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Rachel Hitch
Rachel Hitch, SLP
Research Speech Language Pathologist
Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist
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Rosalind Hurwitz
Rosalind Hurwitz, SLP, MS, CCC-SLP
Research Speech-Language Pathologist
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Tertia Jeppson, M.A., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Tertia "Abby" Jeppson, M.A., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Research Speech-Language Pathologist
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Laura Kinsey
Laura Kinsey, M.S., CCC-SLP
Research Speech-Language Pathologist, Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

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Elissa Larkin M.S., CCC-SLP
Elissa Larkin MS, CCC-SLP, HEC-C
Master Research Speech-Language Pathologist and Bioethicist
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Additional Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment Team Members

Professional Staff:

  • Brooke Boxrud
  • Claire Weseman


Current & Past Postdoctoral Fellows:

  • Katharine Aveni 
  • Matthew Sayers
  • Evan Houldin
  • Victoria Diedrichs
  • Sarah Schneck
  • Mariana Bahia


Lab Alumni:

  • Eleanor Siegle
  • Jaime Lee
  • Emily Braun
  • Rosalind Kaye

Interested in joining our team?

contact our lab