Stephanie Cotton Christensen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Aphasia is a language disorder that results from a neurological event such as a cerebrovascular accident. Although aphasia has historically been considered a language disorder, cognitive deficits such as working memory and attention deficits have been readily observed. However, the relationship between language and cognitive deficits such as working memory and attention in people with aphasia is not well understood. Further, there is a need to understand the impact of language and cognitive deficits on social participation and quality of life in people with aphasia and other cognitive-linguistic deficits. A primary role of Dr. Christensen's work is to understand the relationship between language and cognitition in people with aphasia and other acquired cognitive-linguistic deficits and how these may impact social participation and quality of life.
Aphasia
Working Memory and Attention
Cognitive-linguistic changes with aging