Neurogenic Communication Disorders
Laboratory
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The University of Connecticut
Personnel
Michael S. Cannizzaro, M.S. CCC-SLP - Doctoral Candidate - Department of Communication Sciences - Communication Disorders, University of Connecticut
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Contact InformationDepartment of Communication Sciences 850 Bolton Road, Unit 1085 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-1085 E-mail: michael.cannizzaro@uconn.edu Web site: Personal Home Page Lab: PCSB 145 Lab Phone: (860) 486-3385 |
Research Interests:
· The relationship between executive function and discourse production
· The use of functional neuroimaging as a means to study language in adults with and without neurological deficits
Current Projects:
· Investigation of narrative discourse abilities in neurologically intact adults
· Investigation of the relationship between narrative discourse measures and executive function abilities in neurologically intact adults
· The use of story grammar and executive functions as measures of managerial knowledge.
Publication:
· Cannizzaro, M.S. & Coelho, C.A. (in press). Treatment of story grammar following traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. Brain Injury.
Presentations:
· Coelho, C.A., Cannizzaro, M.S., Youse, K.M., & Le, K.N. (2002, June). Narrative discourse performance of adults with closed head injuries and non-brain injured adults: A discriminant analysis. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Ridgedale, MO.
· Cannizzaro, M.S. & Coelho, C.A. (November 2001). Treatment of Story Grammar Abilities Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster presented at the national convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
· Cannizzaro, M.S. & Coelho, C.A. (February 2001). Treatment of Story Grammar Abilities Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
