Jacie joined the communication science and disorders PhD program to answer questions regarding neural mechanisms of speech processing associated with aging. She uses multimodal neuroimaging approaches (e.g., EEG, pupillometry, fMRI) to comprehensively assay the ascending auditory system and cognitive resources during listening to identify neural underpinnings of speech perception in noise in aging and hearing loss, with the goal of improving translational research. Her goals during the communication science and disorders PhD program are to improve her skills as an independent researcher to prepare her for a tenure-track research position in the future.
Departments
Department of Communication Science and Disorders
Programs
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science
Representative Publications
- Non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation selectively enhances speech category learning in adults
- Reconsidering longstanding assumptions about the role of medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) in social evaluation
- Cortical Tracking of Speech in Delta Band Relates to Individual Differences in Speech in Noise Comprehension in Older Adults
Research Interests
- Aging
- Neural mechanisms of speech processing
- Hearing loss and cognition