PTARI is comprised of CSD faculty and a clinical affiliated research partner at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. This combination of experience and strengths aims to accelerate progress in translational aphasia research.
Language and Brain Lab
The focus of the Language and Brain Lab (LAB lab, PI: Michael Walsh Dickey) is on the neural and cognitive mechanisms supporting language, with research exploring both impaired and intact abilities in aphasia in order to improve aphasia treatment interventions and outcomes.
Language Rehabilitation and Cognition lab
The focus of the Language Rehabilitation and Cognition lab (LRCL, PI: Will Evans) is on the emotional and cognitive elements involved in language and aphasia recovery, with research aimed at developing technology-based aphasia interventions to improve access to aphasia treatment.
Communication and Cognition Lab
The focus of the Communication and Cognition Lab (PI: Sarah Wallace) is on improving communication effectiveness and quality of life for people with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders with research focusing on strategies and interventions to improve aphasia care.
VA Pittsburgh Aphasia Lab
The focus of our VA affiliate, the VA Pittsburgh Aphasia Lab (PIs: Will Hula and Michael Walsh Dickey) is on the assessment, treatment, and neurocognitive bases of aphasia. The lab is affiliated with the VA Pittsburgh Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and housed within the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, which also administers the Program for Intensive Residential Aphasia Treatment and Education (PIRATE), an intensive, comprehensive aphasia program that serves Veterans from across the United States.