Biography
Candace van der Stelt is pursuing her PhD studies under the mentorship of Professors Sarah Wallace and Michael Dickey. She began her studies at the University of Pittsburgh in August 2023. She is excited to work with The Pittsburgh Translational Aphasia Research Initiative to conduct research that is focused on increasing the quality of life for individuals living with post-stroke aphasia. She is specifically interested in helping people re-gain literacy skills after stroke in order to return to work and maximize independence in daily life.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Master of Science in Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Research Interests
- Aphasia
- Alexia
- Agraphia
- Psycholinguistics
- Neuroplasticity
- Psychosocial health
Publications
- “Evaluating circumlocution in naming as a predictive factor of discourse production in aphasia.”
- “Intellectual awareness of naming abilities in chronic post-stroke aphasia.”
- “Providing effective speech-language pathology group treatment in the comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation setting.”
Certificates
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), American Speech-Language Hearing Assocation
