Welcome to the Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory
Welcome to the homepage for the Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory (CCANDL). Our team seeks to understand preclinical signs of dementia, shed light on possible methods of early identification, and explore innovative intervention options. We seek interdisciplinary collaboration and community input for our projects.
Please feel free to contact our team at any time with questions about our work or how you can get involved!
Primary Aims of Our Lab
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Design and testing of identification methods of early cognitive change in the presence of AD biomarkers.
Analysis of naturalistic speech-language samples as a means of gaining insight from subtle changes to communication in the context of aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Creation of multimodal therapeutic interventions to address cognitive-communication difficulties in MCI and dementia due to neurodegenerative disease.
News from CCANDL
Live on the Airwaves, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids and Dementia.
Our leader, Dr. Mueller, was recently interviewed by WORT FM during their 8 O’Clock Buzz segment to discuss modifiable factors for dementia. Specifically, she discussed a current study in our lab that focuses on hearing …
Happy Holidays from CCANDL!
Happy Holidays What better way to celebrate the end of a semester than cookie decorating?! CCANDL was so lucky to have the mother of a fellow lab member teach everyone how to decorate holiday cookies!
CCANDL Publishes a New Paper on Lucidity
Dr. Mueller and CCANDL team members recently published a new paper: A Scoping Review of Episodes of Lucidity in People Living With Dementia Near the End of Life: The Potential Role of Speech-Language Pathology in …
Congratulations to Madeline Hale for earning her CCC-SLP!
MS/PhD student, Madeline Hale, successfully earned her CCC-SLP! She will return to the lab this fall to complete her PhD!
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