Biography

Emily Goldberg is a trainee in the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition training program. Her primary mentor is Professor Michael Walsh Dickey. Goldberg began her doctoral studies in August 2020 and decided to attend Pitt for the rich research training experiences, the collaborative and supportive environment and to work alongside highly regarded research mentors in her field of interest. Her research characterizes language re-learning in the context of post-stroke aphasia treatment. Specifically, Goldberg is focused on determining the role of post-stroke sleep dysfunction on memory consolidation while individuals with aphasia engage in treatment. This work has allowed her to blend her training in CSD, neuroscience and sleep and circadian science to ask novel, multi-disciplinary and exciting research questions. Immediately after completing her doctoral studies, Goldberg hopes to continue diversifying her research skills in a post-doctoral role. Ultimately, she aims to serve as a faculty member in a CSD department, mentoring and teaching students while continuing her research program.