Meet the experts

Linda Carozza, PhD CCC-SLP is a researcher and educator in the field of adult neurogenic communication disorders in the greater NY metropolitan region. Her primary interests are in aphasia, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. She has been published in major journals and is the author of 3 books published by Plural Publishers. She has presented at local and national conferences and her current work involves non-pharmacological approaches to dementia care.

The presenter is an SLP with more than 30 years experience treating neurogenic communication disorders.  His work has been published in Brain Injury, Clinical Rehabilitation, and Advance for SLPs.  In 2003, he received the Clinical Service Award from the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin (BIAW) for outstanding clinical service.

Jackie Hinckley, PhD, CCC-SLP is Professor in Speech/Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University and a Fellow in Person-Centered Care. She is the Project Lead for Project BRIDGE, a research incubator for multi-stakeholder research in Communication Disorders. She serves as Executive Director Emeritus of Voices of Hope for Aphasia, is on the Board of the National Aphasia Association and Aphasia Access, and serves on the Certification Board of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences.