Juhi Kidwai, Ph.D.,CF-SLP
"It always seems impossible until it is done"
I am an Assistant Professor in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. I love my field of speech-language pathology where I get to do it all-study neural underpinnings of speech and language, carry out research pertaining to communication disorders, teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, provide speech-language therapy, travel and meet wonderful individuals who are students, researchers, clinicians, biomedical engineers, statisticians, and my favorite-individuals with aphasia, and use my clinical and teaching experiences to influence research and vice-versa. I want to build on my interdisciplinary training experiences in India and the US to improve our assessment and treatment practices for people with stroke-induced communication difficulties across the world.
Research Training and Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University-2022
Mentor: Adam Buchwald
Ph.D., Speech-Language-Hearing, University of Kansas - 2021
Mentor: Jonathan Brumberg
Career and Research Aims
I am interested in improving communicative outcomes for people with aphasia. This translates into a few areas of interest:
Understanding the underlying neural mechanisms involved in speech and language production in individuals with stroke through electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI).
Exploring inner speech in people with aphasia who commonly report that they know the target word but can't say it aloud.
Developing targeted assessment materials for different stages of stroke recovery- acute, subacute and chronic.
Investigating technological options for aphasia rehabilitation like transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices.
Teaching students to be effective speech-language pathologists who bridge the gap between the extensive aphasia research and clinical practice.
Improving the quality of life for people with aphasia through support groups that use Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) and Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA).
Personal Life
In my free time, I love to be connected with my extensive family across the world. I like to cook, watch Indian stand-up comedy, be a yogi, and explore my current residential city.