Aphasia & Motor Speech Disorders Lab, Georgia State University

06/02/2025

June is Aphasia Awareness Month. Aphasia is a language disorder often caused by stroke or brain injury. It can affect a person’s ability to speak, understand, read, and write. It does not impact intelligence. More than 2 million people in the U.S. are living with aphasia, yet public awareness remains low. This month, we are dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of aphasia.

05/19/2025

Our very own! We’re so proud of Dr. Griffey!

Hannah Griffey (Ph.D. '25) is the first graduate of Georgia State University's Ph.D. program in communication sciences and disorders and will soon begin her new job as an assistant professor at Brigham Young University.

05/07/2025

On Monday, the Aphasia & Motor Speech Disorders Lab celebrated the graduation of our very own, Dr. Hannah Wendel Griffey! Dr. Griffey will begin her faculty role at Brigham Young University this June. Congratulations, Dr. Griffey! We are so proud of you.

04/04/2025

GSU faculty, PhD students, and alumnus attending the Aphasia Access Leadership Conference!

03/24/2025

Please see attached our schedule for this year's Good Morning Aphasia at Georgia State University (in-person at our downtown campus).

09/23/2024

Check out our most recent publication on aphasia awareness among spiritual healthcare providers!

https://rdcu.be/dUgKT

09/12/2024

Congratulations to our lab member, Hannah Griffey!

We are excited to announce that our very own Hannah Griffey, a 4th-year PhD candidate, has been awarded the prestigious ANCDS Student Fellowship! Congratulations!!

05/13/2024

03/23/2023

Hope to see you at Good Morning Aphasia on May 5, 2023!

07/20/2022

We are so proud of our lab director! This award is one if the highest given by the national Association and awards her outstanding and significant contributions to the field. Please join me in congratulating her on this incredible recognition!

Associate Professor Jacqueline Laures-Gore has been elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

06/14/2022

Have you wondered why our posts and videos lack color, designs, and may look "boring"? It's because they're aphasia friendly!

Aphasia affects language, and reading is language, which means that aphasia can make reading very difficult. In fact, vital information such as hospital discharge papers and prescription instructions can be nearly impossible for people with aphasia to understand!

Aphasia-friendly materials use short sentences, large fonts, and simple designs. You can use this checklist to ensure that materials for people with aphasia are appropriate.

What are some other reading materials that you come across every day? How can these be altered to be more aphasia friendly?

Checklist from the Stoke Association (stroke.uk.org).