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Erica Lescht is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at University of Pittsburgh. She received a B.A. in Hearing and Speech Sciences and a M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from University of Maryland. Her research interests focus on language processing, executive function, and learning in children with and without communication disorders, with a focus on children who stutter.

Departments

Department of Communication Science and Disorders

Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Science and Disorders

Representative Publications

Research Interests

  • Development of neural systems that support language and executive function in children with and without communication disorders, with a focus on stuttering 
  • Relationships between language and executive function and how they change across development in children with and without communication disorders, with a focus on stuttering