The Brain Injury Research Lab is focused on effective language and cognitive intervention for individuals with brain injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders).
Dr. Chiou’s current projects include –
- Patient-centered language and cognitive intervention
- Learning experiences of college students with traumatic brain injury
- Meaningful engagement opportunities for people with dementia and their care partners
Selected Publications
Hsu, H, Huang, T-J, Chang, P-H, & Chiou, H.S. (2024). Nonlinguistic Cognition Functions of Mandarin Speakers with Post-stroke Aphasia, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Nair, V., Khamis, R., Ali, S., Aveledo, F., Biedermann, B., Blake, O., Brea, M. R., Cheng, L., Chiou, H. S., Cruz, D., Cushing, I., de Diego-Lázaro, B., Eads, A., El Amin, M., Fabiano-Smith, L., Fagbemi, A. M., Gandhi, A. B. García, E. S., Hackett, A., Henner, J., Hsieh, L., Huang, T., Hussain, F. N., Hyter, Y. D., Imperial, R. A., Ito, N., Joseph, H., Kašćelan, D., Licata, G., Lin, C. C., MacLeod, A. A. N., Malik, M., Manalili, M. A. R., Matias, F. A., McMillen, S., Modayil, M., Mohamed, N., Mollaei, F., Monda, D., Moya-Galé, G., Munson, B., Nkomo, C., Padia, L., Perez, C., Privette, C., Risueño, R. J., Rodgers, L., Rodríguez-Guerra, M., Serratrice, L., Shannon, D. B., Soto-Boykin, X., Tan, G., Sun, L., Wylie, K., Yu, B., Yu, V., & Zisk, A. H. (2023). Accent modification as a raciolinguistic ideology: A commentary in response to Burda et al. (2022). Journal of Critical Study of Communication and Disability 1(1), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.48516/jcscd_2023vol1iss1.21
Yu, B., Nair, VKK, Brea, M.R., Soto-Boykin, X., Privette, C., Sun, L., Khamis-Dakwar, R., Chiou, H.S., Epstein, L., Hyter, Y.D., & Fabiano-Smith, L. (2022). Gaps in framing and naming: Commentary to “A viewpoint on accent services. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-6.
Tisi, V. & Chiou, H.S. (2021, July 1). Raciolinguistic oppression of Pacific Islanders and Asians and the role of advocacy within the field of speech-language pathology. Medium. https://speechologist.medium.com/linguistic-and-race-advocacy-for-pacific-islanders-and-asians-within-the-field-of-speech-language-405d3564e54e
Tisi, V. & Chiou, H.S. (2021, June 30). Linguistic advocacy for Pacific Islanders and Asians. ASHA Leaders. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-0630-linguistic-oppression/full/
Chiou, H.S. & Allison, A. (2019). Semantic dementia. In R. Utianski (Ed.), Primary Progressive Aphasia and Other Frontotemporal Dementias: Diagnosis and Treatment of Associated Communication Disorders (pp. 45-75). San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
Abbott-Anderson, K., Chiou, H.S., Burk, B.N. (2019). Spring EngAGEment: An inter-professional collaboration to enhance community interaction and university education. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division, 2, Perspectives on Neurogenic Communication Disorders, 4, 91– 96.
Chiou, H.S. & Yu, V. (2018). Measuring life participation, communicative confidence, language and cognition in people with aphasia. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division, 2, Perspectives on Neurogenic Communication Disorders, 3, 4 – 12. doi: 10.1044/persp3.sig2.4
Chiou, H.S. (2016). Cognition and aphasia. Journal of Taiwan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 35, 49-59.
Kennedy, M. R. T., Wozniak, J., Muetzel, R., Chiou, H., Pantekoek, K., & Lim, K. O. (2009). White matter changes and neurocognitive correlates in adults with traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15, 130-136. dio: 10.1017/s1355617708090024
Chiou, H. & Kennedy, M.R.T. (2009). Switching in adults with aphasia, Aphasiology, 23, 1 – 11. doi: 10.1080/02687030802642028
Kennedy, M. R. T., Coelho, C., Turkstra, L., Ylvisaker, M., Sohlberg, M.M., Yorkston, K., Chiou, H., & Kan, P. (2008). Intervention for executive functions after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review, meta-analysis and clinical recommendations. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18 (3), 257-299. doi: 10.1080/09602010701748644
Chiou, H. (2007). Switching in adults with aphasia (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN.
Chiou, H. & Kennedy, M.R.T. (2007). An overview of executive functioning and switching in aphasia. Retrieved (/11, June, 2007/) from www.msha.net.
Chiou, H. & Watson, P. (Sept 2005). The effect of speaking rate on supersegmentals: An acoustic and perceptual analysis. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 118 (3), 2024 – 2024. DOI: 10.1121/1.4785763.
Kennedy, M.R.T. & Chiou, H. (2005). Assessment tools for adolescents and adults in languages other than English. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 15(2), 20 – 23. doi: 10.1044/nnsld15.2.20
Graduate Assistant:
Current students working in the lab (2024- present):
- Graduate students: Alison Brunmeier
- Undergraduate students: