Current Projects: Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress on Cognitive Communication in Bilingual Children & Adults

Studies have shown that trauma can negatively affect an individual’s cognitive function, including cognitive processes necessary for language development and overall communication.  However, the effect of trauma on cognitive-communication has been vastly understudied regarding bilingual individuals.  This exploratory and survey study aims to address this critical gap by investigating the potential impact of trauma on language and cognition among bilingual children and adults. 

Journal Articles and Publications: 

Jennifer Rae Myers, P. D., Kelsey Ball, P. D., Sharlene L. Jeffers, M. A., & William B. Lawson, M. D. (n.d.). Medical Mistrust, HIV-related conspiracy beliefs, and the need for cognitive closure among urban-residing African American Women: An exploratory study. Digital Scholarship@UNLV. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol11/iss4/8/ 

Myers JR;Glenn JM;Madero EN;Anderson J;Mak-McCully R;Gray M;Gills JL;Harrison JE; (n.d.). Asynchronous remote assessment for cognitive impairment: Reliability verification of the Neurotrack Cognitive Battery. JMIR formative research. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35179511/ 

Rose, S. L. T., Payne, K. T., Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Lisser, T. N. D., Humanities, F. of E. and, Harris, O. L., Elie, M., & Speech, D. of. (2019, December 15). A comparative phonological analysis of Guyanese creole and Standard American english: A guide for speech-language pathologists. ASHA Wire. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00173 

RosePhD, S. T., Rose, S. T., & Google Scholar More articles by this author. (2019, August 30). IDK if U can read this: Handling 'Textese' in treatment? The ASHA Leader. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.FTR2.24052019.52