Contact
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Audiology and Speech Pathology University Drive 112SP-U Pittsburgh, PA 15240
Biography
William Hula is a speech pathologist in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Audiology and Speech Pathology Service and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. He is a graduate of the VA RR&D Research Career Development program and has active research projects funded by both VA RR&D and NIH/NIDCD. Hula has authored or co-authored 27 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He also participated in the founding of the VAPHS Program for Intensive Aphasia Rehabilitation and Education, which has served over 140 Veterans from 33 states since 2009.
Research Interests
- Measurement of language performance and patient-reported functioning in aphasia
- The application of latent trait measurement models to aphasia assessment
- Aphasia treatment
- Brain-behavior relationships in language and aphasia
Professional Organization Appointments
- Member, American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s Advisory Committee on Evidence-Based Practice and Ad Hoc Committee on Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Topic-area Co-Chair in Adult Language Disorders, 2016 ASHA Convention