{"id":960,"date":"2015-05-27T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cnrlab\/?page_id=960"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:12:29","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cnrlab\/people\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Doctoral Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDegree Year
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Thesis Title
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ja Young Choi, PhD<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nThe cognitive and neural bases of processing talker variability in speech perception<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jayden Lee, PhD<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nEfficient localization of the cortical language network and its functional neuroanatomy in dyslexia<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terri Scott, PhD<\/a><\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nNeural bases of phonological working memory.<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Former Masters Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDegree\u00a0Year
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Thesis Title
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ayesha Alam, MS<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nListening effort under three types of auditory masking conditions, as measured by pupillometry, in young normal-hearing listeners.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lue (Stella) Shen, MS<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\nLearning to identify emotional voices.<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamie Chin, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nExamining morphological differences in Heschl’s gyrus between neurotypical and dyslexic brains.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya Saupe, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nPerceptual adaptation to speech in calibrated noise.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rita Sio Nga Kou, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\nTime course of talker adaptation.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexandra Kapadia, MS<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\nEffects of type, token, and talker variability in speech processing efficiency.<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isabelle Nastaskin, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\nThe effect of talker familiarity on talker normalization.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrea Chang, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nEffects of early language experiences on the auditory brainstem.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cecilia Cheng Cheng (\u7a0b\u8bda<\/strong>), MS<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nCan visual feedback improve English speakers\u2019 Mandarin tone production?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laura Haenchen, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nNoninvasive neurostimulation of sensorimotor adaptation in speech production<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jennifer Golditch, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\n\u00a0– – –<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deirdre McLaughlin, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nTalker identification is not improved by lexical access in the absence of familiar phonology.<\/a><\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michelle Lee, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\n\u00a0– – –<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebecca Lember, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\nLexical effects in talker identification.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth Petitti, MS, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\nA fundamental pitch perception bias for tone language speakers.<\/a><\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Former Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDegree & Major<\/strong><\/td>\nLab Tenure<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephanie Roy<\/td>\n2022, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
\nThesis<\/em>: “The role of indexical features in feedforward streaming during cocktail party listening.”<\/td>\n		Fall 2021 – Spring 2022<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Megan Lee*<\/td>\n2022, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Fall 2021<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juliet Henderson<\/td>\n2021, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2021<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grace Mecha<\/td>\n2021, B.S.
\nBehavior & Health<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Spring 2021<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michelle Njoroge*<\/td>\n2020, B.A.
\nNeuroscience<\/td>\n		Fall 2017 – Summer 2020<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinazo Otiono<\/td>\n2021, B.A.
\nPsychology<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Summer 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicole Chen*<\/td>\n2021, B.S.
\nComputer Engineering<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Summer 2019<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amabel Antwi<\/td>\n2021, B.S.
\nBehavior and Health<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Spring 2019<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kamilah Harruna<\/td>\n2021, B.S.
\nHealth Science<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Spring 2019<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yijing Trista Lin<\/td>\n2019, B.A.
\nPsychology<\/td>\n		Fall 2018 – Spring 2019<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen Qu<\/td>\n2019, B.S.
\nComputer Engineering<\/td>\n		Fall 2017 – Fall 2018<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristina Furbeck*<\/td>\n2018, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
\nThesis<\/em>: “Acoustic features associated with similarity judgments of voices”<\/td>\n		Summer 2017 – Spring 2018<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cassandra Chan*<\/td>\n2018, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2015 – Spring 2018<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lauren Gustainis<\/td>\n2018, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
\n Thesis<\/em>: “Forming talker expectations from visual cues”<\/td>\n		Fall 2015 – Spring 2018<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyrone Hou*<\/td>\n2018, B.A.
\nComputer Science<\/td>\n		Spring 2015 – Spring 2017<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dana Gordon<\/td>\n2017, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2017<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alina Razak<\/td>\n2017, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
\nThesis:<\/em> “Who’s at the cocktail party? Effects of noise on talker identification”<\/td>\n		Fall 2015 – Spring 2017<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Mirsky*<\/td>\n2018, B.A.
\nNeuroscience<\/td>\n		Fall 2015 – Spring 2016<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elly Hu*<\/td>\n2016, B.A.
\nNeuroscience<\/td>\n		Spring 2014 – Spring 2016<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deirdre McLaughlin*<\/td>\n2015, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Fall 2013 – Spring 2015<\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Molly Cleveland*<\/td>\n2015, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2014 – Spring 2015<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carly Schimmel*<\/td>\n2015, B.A.
\nNeuroscience<\/td>\n		Spring 2015<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kara Ryan<\/td>\n2016, B.S.
\nHuman Physiology<\/td>\n		Spring 2014 – Summer 2014<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jane Kelley*
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		2014, B.A.
\nEnglish<\/td>\n		Spring 2014<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monica Arrieta<\/td>\n2014, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2014<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosa (Cecilia) Blanco<\/td>\n2014, B.S.
\nSpeech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/td>\n		Spring 2014<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Undergraduate research support provided by:
\n<\/strong>*Student Research Award(s) from the BU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Doctoral Rotation Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRotation Term
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rohan Deshpande (BU BME)<\/td>\nFall 2021<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Makaila Banks (BU GPN)<\/td>\nFall 2020<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stuart Babcock (BU GPN)<\/td>\nSpring 2017<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Julia Chartove (BU GPN)<\/td>\nSpring 2015<\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nathan Perkins\u00a0(BU GPN)<\/td>\nSpring 2015<\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sophie Schwartz\u00a0(BU GPN)<\/td>\nFall 2014<\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Former Research Faculty & Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPosition<\/strong><\/td>\nTerm
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabrielle-Ann Torre, PhD<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellow<\/td>\n2019-2021<\/td>\n\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sung-Joo Lim, PhD<\/td>\nResearch Assistant Professor,
\nPostdoctoral Fellow<\/td>\n		2020-2021
\n2017-2019<\/td>\n		\"google-scholar-16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yaminah Carter<\/td>\nResearch Analyst<\/td>\n2017-2020<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessica Tin<\/td>\nResearch Analyst<\/td>\n2017-2020<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristine Strand, Ed.D., CCC-SLP<\/td>\nSpeech-Language Pathologist,
\nResearch Associate Professor<\/td>\n		2015-2018<\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily Thurston<\/td>\nResearch Analyst<\/td>\n2016-2017<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ja Young Choi<\/td>\nResearch Analyst<\/td>\n2014-2016<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Dougherty<\/td>\nResearch Analyst<\/td>\n2014-2016<\/td>\n\"linkedin_16px\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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