Dr. Rhonda Friedman, Ph.D. (Director)
202-784-4134
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Neurology
Director, Center for Aphasia Research and Rehabilitation
Education:
1973 B.A. in Psychology University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa
1978 Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
1980 Post-Doc in Neuropsychology/Aphasia Aphasia Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Publications:
For a comprehensive list, please visit the Publications page.
Peter Turkeltaub, M.D., Ph.D. (Medical Director)
Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Director, Cognitive Recovery Lab
Medical Director, Center for Aphasia Research and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging
Georgetown University Medical Center
Director, Aphasia Clinic MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
Education:
2005 MD, Ph.D. (Neuroscience) Georgetown University
2009 Neurology Residency University of Pennsylvania
2011 Cognitive Neurology Fellowship University of Pennsylvania
To learn more about Dr. Turkeltaub’s research, please visit the Cognitive Recovery Lab website.
Aaron Meyer, Ph.D. (Faculty)
202-687-4196
Aaron Meyer completed a Ph.D. in Psychology (with a focus on Cognition and Neuroscience) at the University of Missouri, and he completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, where he conducted research related to semantic and syntactic processing, aging, and aphasia. He is currently working on a project that examines a treatment for word-finding difficulties in primary progressive aphasia.
Publications:
For a comprehensive list, please visit the Publications page.
Andrew DeMarco, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Faculty)
Andrew is a neuroscientist and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist. His research interests relate to elucidating the neural and cognitive architecture of speech and language function, how this circuitry breaks down in aphasia, and how that information may inform aphasia rehabilitation. His areas of expertise include acquired neurogenic disorders, neuroimaging, and aphasia rehabilitation. His current training focuses on gaining experience with neurostimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to evaluate their potential for enhancing aphasia rehabilitation.
Education:
2016 Ph.D., Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona (Advisor: Pélagie M. Beeson)
2009 M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Temple University
2007 B.A., Linguistics, Temple University
Sarah Ferguson Snider, M.A., CCC-SLP (Faculty)
202-687-7109
Sarah Snider graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S.L.A. in French and subsequently completed an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology at The George Washington University. She completed her Clinical Fellowship Year at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Since 2004, Sarah has worked at the Center for Aphasia Research and Rehabilitation where she designs and administers language treatment to develop evidence-based aphasia therapies.
Publications:
For a comprehensive list, please visit the Publications page.
Collaborators
Argye Hillis, M.D., JHU, Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Professor of PMR
Ashley VanMeter, Ph.D., GUMC, Professor of Neurology, Director of Center of CFMI
Donna Tippett, M.A.,M.P.H., CCC-SLP, JHU, Associate Professor of Neurology, Otolaryngology, PMR
George Luta, Ph.D., GUMC, Professor of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Biomathematics
Andreia Faria, M.D., Ph.D. , JHU, Associate Professor of Radiology