Our Team
Principal Investigator
Jiyeon Lee, PhD, CCC-SLP
Jiyeon Lee is an Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and the director of the Aphasia Research Lab at Purdue University. She received her PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University with clinical training in Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified speech-language pathologist and teaches courses on aphasia, age-related changes in communication, and speech-language disorders in healthcare settings.
Post-doctoral Fellows
Josh Weirick, PhD
Research interests: language processing and linguistic theory, sentence comprehension and production in aging and people with aphasia.
Email: joshweirick.phd@gmail.com
Personal website: jweirick.com
Curriculum Vitae
Willem van Boxtel, PhD
Research Interests: sentence comprehension in aging and aphasia, syntactic priming, neuroimaging, and language experience and multilingualism.
Email: wvanboxt@purdue.edu
Personal website: https://willemvanboxtel.eu/
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate / Speech-Language Pathologist
Emily Bauman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinical & Research Interests: adult neurogenic disorders including aphasia and traumatic brain injury.
Email: ebauman@purdue.edu
Project Coordinator
Rylee Manning, M.Phil, M.Sc
Research Interests: bilingual aphasia, language disorders in multilingualism, inner speech in schizophrenia, neurorehabilitation.
Email: rcmannin@purdue.edu
Lab Manager
Katelin Rainey, B.S.
Received B.S. in Psychology
Research interests: "Initiatives that aim to support people with aphasia. Additionally, I hope to connect the current knowledge I have of aphasia with the linguistic perspective of the lab."
Email: raineykm@purdue.edu
PhD Students
Grace Man, M.S.
Pursuing: PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Focus: neural and cognitive underpinnings of implicit language learning in aphasia
Email: gman@purdue.edu
Julie Schoenhard, M.A., CCC-SLP
Received: B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, M.A. in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences.
Pursuing: PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Interests: Implicit conversation-based language treatments for aphasia, generalization of structural priming treatments to spontaneous speech & patient-reported outcomes; assessment of sentence production & comprehension in aphasia.
Email: schoenhj@purdue.edu
Peng Zhang, M.A.
Received M.A. in Linguistics
Pursuing: PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Interests: sentence processing, language-specific treatment for aphasia, assessment of language production in aphasia, bilingual aphasia
Email: zhan5041@purdue.edu
Graduate Students
Hannah Brownd, B.A.
Received B.A. in Speech & Hearing Sciences and B.A. in Psychology
Pursuing: M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
"I joined the lab to learn more about aphasia beyond the classroom & through a research lens. I hope to transfer my knowledge and experience gained from the lab to future work as an SLP"
Email: hbrownd@purdue.edu
Sein "Sally" Min
Pursuing: M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
"I joined the Purdue Aphasia Lab to better my knowledge of neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying language and contribute to the development of the aphasia literature."
Email: min116@purdue.edu
Undergraduate Students
Elle Plucinsky
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
"I joined the Aphasia Lab not just for the opportunity to learn more about aphasia and speech language hearing sciences, but to work alongside those dedicated to improving the lives of others through research."
Email: nplucins@purdue.edu
Nadia Seye
Pursuing: B.S. in Biology
"The aphasia lab gives me the opportunity to research aphasia and spread awareness. Most importantly, this lab allows me to contribute to research in a meaningful way as we are working together to achieve the same goal."
Email: nseye@purdue.edu
Parker Davis
Pursuing: B.S. in Biology
"I joined the Aphasia Lab to be a part of this amazing research community as well as to learn about and contribute to the promising future of aphasia therapy."
Email: davi1555@purdue.edu
Lauren Isaacson
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
"By joining the Aphasia Lab, I have gained rewarding experiences and opportunities that delve deeper into the complexities of aphasia research. The collaborative environment and access to extensive resources in the lab have provided me with invaluable skills that are instrumental not only in my academic pursuits, but also in my future research."
Email: isaac17@purdue.edu
Kea Char
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
"The aphasia lab allows me to gain insight into current research and developments within the field.
By joining the lab, I am given the opportunity to work alongside others in educating and expanding knowledge of aphasia within the community."
Email: kchar@purdue.edu
Maddie Bailey
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
"I joined the aphasia lab to widen my research perspective and to learn more about the future of aphasia-based treatment."
Email: baile310@purdue.edu
Rachel Ellis
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
"I joined the aphasia Lab for the amazing experience to work in a lab setting and expand my knowledge of aphasia."
Email: ellis193@purdue.edu
Megan Bogemann
Pursuing: B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
"I joined the Aphasia Lab because I am interested in learning more about aphasia and gaining lab experience."
Email: mbogeman@purdue.edu
Interested in joining our lab?
If you are an undergraduate, graduate student or prospective doctoral student, please contact Dr. Lee at lee1704@purdue.edu.
Purdue Aphasia Lab is very proud of our talented and dedicated members. If you are interested in joining the team, please send your CV/resume to Dr. Jiyeon Lee at lee1704@purdue.edu.
Lab Alumni
Kelsey Olsen, Jessica Dick, Paayal Surani, Alexander Lertola, Katie O’Connor, Macaela Parker, Courtney Case, Alayna Ging, Jessica Fang, Jenna Scheumann, Linnea Rohrsen, Hannah Haworth, Emily Hosokawa, Jennifer Fredrick, Megan Pentecost, Joslyn Burke, Krista Riegsecker, Daphne Peter, Megan Parke, Leyna Schroeder, Elly Farr, Mikahla Combs, Briana Cox, Renée Kohlmeier, Emily Clark, Austin Keen, Jyotsna Krishnakumar, Lily Haven, Michael Linge
Thank you to all of our alumni!