The Neuroscience of Language and Aphasia lab at UMass had a productive fall semester despite the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Undergraduate and graduate lab members presented at two conferences, participated in ASHA programming, and continued to learn about and design experiments relating to our refined research aims.

Two of our graduate research assistants — Miriam Muñoz and Colleen Ward — participated in research that was presented at virtual conferences during the fall semester. Dr. Jennifer Mack presented work, co-authored with Lauren Hourican and Miriam Muñoz, at the Society for the Neurobiology of Language; Ward presented at the Academy of Aphasia (see this post for access to both posters). While presenting in a virtual format was different than we are all used to, it was still a great experience for all involved. Both of our presenters did a wonderful job and we look forward to our members who will be presenting in the spring!

Additionally, Miriam Muñoz participated in ASHA’s Minority Student Leadership Program in the fall semester. This is a highly competitive leadership program, only accepting up to 40 students each year to participate during the annual ASHA Convention. We are so proud of Miriam for achieving this accomplishment!

Below: An image of the Fall 2020 NOLA Lab team 🙂 We are so excited for all that’s in store for the spring semester!