
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.

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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
Meet the Lab! CCANDL Lab Director and Staff
Meet the leadership and staff behind everything we do at CCANDL:
Meet The Lab! CCANDL PhD Students and Postdocs
Highlighting the postdocs and Ph.D. students driving our research forward at CCANDL: – Deling He – Madeline Hale – Hayley Olson – Amanda DeWitt – Phoebe Crumpton We appreciate all the hard…
Meet The Lab! CCANDL Graduate Student Researchers
Getting to know our graduate student researchers at CCANDL: – Alexis Jentz – Sofia James – Lily Leicht – Hannah Dassow We are so lucky to have them guiding our research and…
CCANDL and NeuroLAND Joint Lab Meeting
Such a great morning bringing together the CCANDL and NeuroLAND teams for our FIRST-ever joint lab meeting! 🧠✨ A huge thank you to Dr. Kimberly Mueller for kicking things off with an…