Spartan Aphasia Research Clinic - SPARC

01/02/2022

Happy new 2022 to our community at the Spartan Aphasia Research Clinic (SPARC) at San José State University. We hope you are doing well and enjoying the break. Wishing you the best for a wonderful year ahead! Let's make 2022 count!

07/16/2021

01/15/2021

Happy new 2021 SPARC family-let's be fierce, intentional and determined to keep our spirits bright, our aphasia community connected, and our world a better place this year. In an unpredictable 2020, you were full of grit and resilience. Cheers to you - sharing a very inspiring youtube video featuring former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and colleague, Dr. Fabi Hirsch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW3o3ExmYk&fbclid=IwAR0cr6rjKBv--W52yrMYRMYcQROphrp7OeDT12gR56aWnN7boNG1X1aMDBU

Watch on Thursday, January 7 at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. ESTAfter a year of great loss, we offer insights about resiliency and hope in the year ahead from survivo...

07/25/2020

Well, SPARC members and fans: COVID does not seem to want to let go just yet. Alright then, we will keep on the innovation! Proud to share that we completed an 8-week telepractice pilot in May-June and have now rolled out our Summer 2020 SPARC telepractice edition. Excited that our summer clinic features assessment, cooperative therapy with dyads, groups, and our amazing aphasia choir. Excited to have experienced SLP and veteran supervisor, Anita Schaack joining our crew this summer! 👏

07/25/2020

SPARC was proud to be featured in the 24-hour global virtual teach-in, hosted by Aphasia Access. It was late at night, and great at night! Here's to more teach-ins and sharing our cool work. This work was made possible by our funding from the El Camino Hospital and Foundation, as well as Dr. Pei-Tzu Tsai, and rockstar graduate students at San Jose State - Jessica Brym, Mia Wardell, Tiffany Park, and Ashlyn Tadokoro. 😃

06/20/2020

COVID 19 made us realize all over again that communication is a basic human right. COVID slowed us down, put time and space between us - yet we have now restored our lifelines of speech, song, and social connection. We're going to get through this with hope and positivity - and that is SPARC's Aphasia Awareness month promise to you.
Shout out to the El Camino Hospital and Healthcare District for funding our work, to the Lurie College of Education, and the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences for their steady support. It takes a village to sustain our beautiful community.
In gratitude!

06/20/2020

Aphasia did not stop our amazing SPARC members from brave conversations about the recent racial violence that has torn apart our country. You inspire us daily and give new meaning to our legacy at San Jose State University where we will never stop raising a voice for inequity and injustice. Power to you, always!

06/20/2020

June is Aphasia Awareness month and dedicated with power to our amazingly strong, resilient and engaged SPARC members. Aphasia may steal our members' words but never their voices!

01/14/2020

Wishing our Spartan Aphasia Research Clinic (SPARC) members a happy, healthy, and lucky 2020 ahead! Been quiet here at San Jose State- we are getting ready to kick off our Spring 2020 session with you! Let's get back to the fun on February 7th, starting at 9:30 am.
Coffee and bites start at 9:00 am!

08/21/2019

Recognize these presenters? Sharing the success story of 2 years of the Spartan Aphasia Research Clinic

08/21/2019

Greetings dear SPARC family of clients, clinicians, and supporters - we are in Taiwan at , an international conference in speech pathology where 44 countries are represented. In humility, we will be telling the story of SPARC and what we have created together. Just a reminder - SPARC resumes on Friday, September 6th!

07/16/2019

The Spartan Aphasia Research Clinic (SPARC) has officially completed 2 years! We keep growing and are very grateful for SPARC's clinical research funding from the El Camino Hospital, and the Gary and Mary West Foundation. Thank you to all our clients, families, and clinicians for a fantastic year. Taking a short break, SPARC will resume on Friday September 6th at 9:30 am. See you there!

University-based aphasia clinic--we provide individual and group therapy for aphasia, an acquired language disorder.