Research Colloquium: May 8 2013

Speaker: Sanjana Shellikeri
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Topic: Compensatory Articulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Tongue and Jaw in speech
Time: 12:10 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 500 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Rm 452, Rehabilitation Sciences Building

As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time. Recording of these lectures is strictly prohibited.

About the Speaker:

Sanjana Shellikeri is currently a first year MSc candidate in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, studying under the supervision of Dr. Yana Yunusova. Her research is in the area of motor speech disorders and explores the compensatory articulation of the tongue and jaw in speech in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Sanjana received her BSc in Psychology with a major in Neuroscience at York University in April 2012.

Optional Reading (students are asked to read this article before the colloquium):

DePaul, R., & Brooks, B. (1993). Multiple Orofacial Indicies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 36, 1158-1167.

Future Research Colloquia Dates
HEW Additional Lecture added in May:  
A guest lecturer from the Netherlands will be joining us to present on May 15th.  Mark your calendars! More information to follow shorlty. 
The final colloquim for this academic year will be May 22, 2013.