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UNC CARD Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Katarina Haley, PhD, CCC-SLP (Director)<\/strong>
\nKatarina is professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of adults with left hemisphere brain injury. Her greatest areas of interests include the perceptual, motor, and language mechanisms that influence speech production in aphasia and apraxia of speech; the development of quantitative speech assessment procedures for clinical applications; and the development of procedures and materials to support self-determination in people with aphasia. She received her training in Speech-Language Pathology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and her graduate training at Vanderbilt University. She teaches courses in aphasia, neurologic communication disorders, and research design. \u00a0<\/i>|\u00a0<\/i>Katarina_haley@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Adam Jacks, PhD, CCC-SLP (Director)
\n<\/strong>Adam\u00a0is an associate professor in the\u00a0Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. He teaches courses in speech science and neuromotor speech disorders.\u00a0His research focuses on understanding the link between neuropathology and behavioral manifestations of neurological speech disorders, investigating novel interventions for people with aphasia, and identifying factors associated with improved quality of life with aphasia. After receiving MS and PhD degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin<\/a>, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral neuroimaging at The Research Imaging Institute<\/a> at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. | adam_jacks@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Marcia Rodriguez, MSP, CCC-SLP<\/strong>
\nMarcia is a research speech-language pathologist (SLP) working with CARD. She is a certified Brain Injury Specialist and brings over 25 years of experience in physical rehabilitation working with both adolescents and adults. Her areas of expertise include stroke, traumatic brain injury, right-hemisphere disorders (RHD), and neurogenic communication disorders. She holds a master\u2019s degree in speech pathology from the University of South Carolina. Previously, she served as the Director of the CARF-accredited Pediatric and Brain Injury Programs, and as the Director of Speech Pathology at Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital in Melbourne, Florida. Before joining CARD, Marcia worked in acute inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in the Raleigh area.
\nContact information: (919) 525-1396 <\/em>| marciaR@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/td>\nSoomin Kim, MS<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Soomin is a Ph.D. student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Her research focus includes neurogenic speech-language disorders, early differential diagnosis of degenerative communication disorders, and using acoustic analysis for developing diagnostic tools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nStacey Sangtian, PhD, CCC-SLP
\n<\/strong>Stacey is a postdoctoral research associate and speech-language pathologist with CARD. She completed her master’s degree in speech pathology and Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina. Her clinical experience is in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation. Her research interests include motor speech and language disorders in stroke survivors, and patient rights and preferences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nConnor Daughtridge, MS, CCC-SLP
\n<\/strong>Connor is a research speech-language pathologist, partnering with the CARD lab at UNC-CH. She holds a master\u2019s degree in speech pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her primary clinical and research interests are aphasia and apraxia of speech. Previously, she worked in inpatient rehabilitation at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in inpatient rehabilitation and acute care. | connor_daughtridge@med.unc.edu<\/a>
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<\/td>\nLorelei Phillip Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP
\n<\/strong>Dr. Johnson is a research scientist in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC. She completed her clinical training in speech-language pathology in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and went on to earn her doctoral degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina. Her training during that time focused on examining the neurobiology of language as well as clinical studies of post-stroke aphasia. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery at the University of South Carolina to gain further training in neuroimaging analysis techniques. Her research interests include post-stroke aphasia treatment and recovery, long-term quality of life, and neuroimaging and noninvasive brain stimulation techniques with an overarching goal of improving the lives of individuals living with aphasia.
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Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD
\n<\/strong>Dr. Hirsch directs the Parkinson and Movement Disorders lab at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC, USA. He completed NIH T32 fellowship training in neurorehabilitation research with the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland (1996-99). He received advanced training in movement disorders at Department of Neurology, University of Dusseldorf, Germany (2000). He particularly enjoys exercise and spending time with his wife and two boys, and as a retired finalist world amateur formation ballroom championships, Blackpool, England, occasional salsa dancing.
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\"\"<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBlaise Morrison, PhD, LP, CRC, LPC(OH)<\/strong>
\nDr. Blaise Morrison is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. He teaches graduate courses in mental health and rehabilitation counseling and conducts research on psychosocial and family outcomes after brain injury. Additionally, he provides psychotherapy to patients and families affected by brain injuries and facilitates support groups for community members that have experienced a brain injury, stroke, or spinal cord injury. He received his PhD in rehabilitation psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed clinical training at both WVU Medicine and UNC School of Medicine. He is a licensed psychologist, certified rehabilitation counselor, and licensed mental health counselor. Dr. Morrison’s long-term goal is to develop family-directed interventions that improve psychosocial outcomes in persons with brain injury and aphasia.\u00a0<\/i>|\u00a0<\/i>blaise_morrison@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nHeidi Roth, MD, MA<\/strong>
\nHeidi is an associate professor in the Department of Neurology. She is board certified in neurology, behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry, and sleep medicine. She is the director of the Aging Brain Clinic (ABC), with clinical and research interests include memory and sleep, diagnosis and treatment of language disorders and aphasia, and progressive language disorders associated with neurodegenerative disease.\u00a0 She serves as neurology consultant to the Center for Aphasia and Related Disorders, and is co-investigator on research projects examining brain-behavior relationships and cognitive communication disorders.
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Current Ph.D. Students<\/h2>\n

Soomin Kim, MS<\/span>

<\/strong>Soomin is a Ph.D. student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Her research focus includes neurogenic speech-language disorders, early differential diagnosis of degenerative communication disorders, and using acoustic analysis for developing diagnostic tools. <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kevin Cunningham, MS, CCC-SLP<\/span>

\u00a0<\/strong>Kevin is a former PhD student and research assistant in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and a speech-language pathologist. A graduate of the master\u2019s program in speech pathology at UNC, he served as a clinician providing outpatient services for people with neurogenic communication disorders at an academic medical center. He is interested in clinical research that seeks to improve diagnostic accuracy for aphasia and motor speech disorders and is a collaborator with the Center for Aphasia and Related Disorders.<\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyson Harmon, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/span>

<\/strong> Tyson is a former PhD student and research assistant in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the\u00a0UNC School of Medicine interested in neurologic communication disorders. He is particularly interested in the assessment and treatment of aphasia. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies at UNC-CH, he completed his clinical fellowship at a hospital in Texas and obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. Dr. Harmon completed his dissertation and graduated from the doctoral program in Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNC in 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Communication Disorders at Brigham Young University.<\/div>\n

Jenni Shafer, PhD, MS, CRC<\/span>

<\/strong> Jenni is a former PhD student and research assistant in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and a certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Prior to entering the program, she worked for a large contract research organization, where she managed rater training for global clinical trials investigating treatments for Alzheimer\u2019s disease, major depression, and stuttering. She earned her MS from UNC\u2019s Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program (formerly Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology). Her research interests include acquired communication disorders and support for caregivers of people with aphasia. Jenni is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the UNC Program on Integrative Medicine.<\/div>\n

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Lindsey Byom, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenny Womack, PhD, OTR\/L, SCDCM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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