Pitt CSD has a unique combination of internationally-recognized scientific and clinical strengths, active research partnerships with world-class experts in computational modeling, neuroimaging, engineering and data science, and close clinical partnerships with nationally-recognized health care providers. These partnerships enable us to provide hands-on training experiences relevant to each step in the preclinical-to-clinical translation process. We have a diverse funding portfolio with support from federal sponsors such as NIH, NSF, DARPA and non-federal sponsors (e.g., PCORI and foundation grants). In 2019-2020, we had 19 active federal grants, 1 PCORI contract and 3 foundation grants.
CSD Research Labs
- Jason Bohland: Speech Neural Systems Lab
- Chris Brown: Psychoacoustics Laboratory
- Bharath Chandrasekaran: SoundBrain Lab
- Jim Coyle: Computational Deglutition
- Mike Dickey: Language and Brain Lab (LABlab)
- Dawna Duff: Child Language and Literacy Lab
- Will Evans: Language Rehabilitation and Cognition Lab
- Mandy Hampton Wray: Brain Systems for Language Lab
- Leah Helou: Laboratory for Vocal Systems Anatomy and Physiology Research
- Katya Hill: AAC & BCI iNNOVATION Lab (iLab)
- Catherine Palmer: HEAR Core (Healthy Engagement thru Auditory Research)
- Aravind Parthasarathy: Translational Auditory Neuroscience Lab
- Sheila Pratt: Pediatric Audiology and Auditory Rehabilitation Lab
- Bernard Rousseau: Laryngeal Biology Lab
- Lea Sayce
- Susan Shaiman: Speech Production Lab
Undergraduate Research Experiences:
Brain and Communication Undergraduate Research Experience (BrainCURE)
Events
Jack Matthews-Herbert Rubin Lecture:
Dr. Elena Plante: 22nd Annual Jack Matthews-Herbert Rubin Lecture
Research Round Table:
Research Round Table Presentations:
- Dr. Sarah Wallace: Helping People with Aphasia Compensate for Reading Comprehension Changes
- Dr. Will Evans: Pitching your research and the Pitt Innovation Challenge
- Dr. Mandy Hampton Wray: Developmental stuttering: Insights from neural processes underlying language and attention
- Dr. Jana Iverson: Developing Language in a Developing Body: Interactions and Cascading Effects
- Dr. Van Mersbergen: Cortical Responses to Vocal Errors
- Dr. Charles Ellis Jr. - Health Disparities and Health Equity: Implications for Aphasia and Other Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Professional Development: Job Searching and Materials
- Dr. Caterina Rosano: Population Neuroscience Multimodal Neuroimaging Measures
- Dr. Marc Coutanche: Words and Concepts in the Brain
- Dr. Valire Carr Copeland: If I’m Not at the Table, Who Would Speak for Me: Women of Color Advocating for Equity, Justice and Inclusion in the Academy
- Dr. Christine Matthews: What Is the Importance of Interdisciplinary Team Management of Patients with Surgical Airways?
Shared Lab Initiatives
Read more about our shared lab initiatives that were designed to promote team-based science:
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