CRSLA Lab: Our Team
Meet the Team:
Principal Investigator/Director
Dr. Amee Shah
Associate Professor of Health Science, School of Health Sciences
Education
- B.Sc., Audiology & Speech Rehabilitation, AYJNIHH, Bombay University
- M.A Linguistics, Bombay University
- M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, Queens College, City University of New York
- M. Phil., Speech & Hearing Sciences, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Ph.D., Speech & Hearing Sciences, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Neurolinguistics, McGill University
Awards and Honors
- Author of a leading assessment battery: Comprehensive Assessment of Accentedness & Intelligibility
- Founding Director & President, EBAM INSTITUTE, L.L.C.,
Media & Recognition
- NPR: Sounding American Interview
- NPR: Sound of Ideas, Live Interview
Previous Academic Positions
- Associate Professor with Tenure: Cleveland State University 2010-2014
- Assistant Professor: Cleveland State University 2004-2010
Bio: Managing accents & cultural and linguistic diversity among individuals and organizations through best practices. Leadership experience in Scholarship & Translational Clinical Practice for Accent Managementâ„¢: Pioneering efforts spanning 18 years to bring translational, evidence-based clinical practice in cultural competency and accent/dialect management.
Research Group Team
Fall 2022
Lab Assistant Student Manager Clinical Outreach Research Assistant
Sophie Schleentz
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Position: Lab Assistant Student Manager
Allison Dilks
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Position: Clinical Outreach Research Assistant
Project Based Research & Independent Studies
Kelsey Tirpack
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Alexis Weaver
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders, Minor in Business Studies and
Holistic Health
Emma Dronne
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-communication Disorders
Emily Thompson
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders and a
Minor in Disability Studies
Brittany Auffret
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders
Alexa Romano
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders
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Amanda Lonergan
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders
Research Group Team
Spring 2019
Lab Manager/Website Manager Clinical Outreach Research Assistant
Jessica Lore
Year: Sophomore
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Position: Assistant Lab Manager
Demi DeAngelis
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Position: Clinical Outreach Research Assistant
Research Ambassadors
Julia Abbate
Year: Sophomore
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre Communication Disorders
Sara DeMarco
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre Communication Disorders
Emily Myers
Year: Sophomore
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre Communication Disorders
Project Based Research & Independent Study
Kerri Gorman
Year: Sophomore
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre Communication Disorders
Rachel Hettmann
Year: Sophomore
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre Communication Disorders
Lauren Sontupe
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders
Jenna Tompkins
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders, Dance with a concentration in
Pre-Movement Science
Research Team
Spring 2018
Lab Manager Website Manager
Kimberly Bernal
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Rachel Leise
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Clinical Outreach Research Assistants
Amanda Griglack
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences Pre-Communication Disorders
Lisa Calabrese
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Research Ambassadors
Zena-Marie Ghanney
Year: Non-matriculated Graduate Student
Concentration: Pre-Communication Disorders
Jasmine Branch
Year: Senior
Major: Health Science Pre-Communication Disorders
Project Based Research Assistants and Independent Studies
Dana Lisi
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences Pre-Communication Disorders
Emily Descano
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences Pre-Communication Disorders
Ashley Golden
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Amanda Schuler
Year: Sophomore
Major: Health Science Pre-Communication Disorders
Jessica Perez
Year: Junior
Major: Health Science Pre-Communication Disorders
Jade Gallucci
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Research Team
Fall 2017
Caroline Pastino
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Ashley Golden
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Lisa Calabrese
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Leah Oattes
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Jade Gallucci
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Taylor McKay
Year: Senior
Major: Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Alexandra Dobbin
Year: Junior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Rachel Leise
Year: Senior
Major : Health Sciences-Pre Communication Disorders
Research Team
Fall 2015
Research Assistants
Kimberly White (Graduate Research Assistant)
Year: First Year Graduate Student
MS : Communication Disorders
Ashley Golden (Assistant Lab Manager)
Year: Sophmore
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration : Pre-Communication Disorders
Derek Lymann
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration : Communication Disorders
Marianna Naples (Assistant Lab Manager)
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration : Communication Disorder
Clinical Outreach Research Assistants
Erin Toye
Year: Sophmore
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration : Communication Disorders
Katherine Gasparino
Year: Senior
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration : Communication Disorders
Minor: Childhood Disorders
Project-Based Research Assistants
Marianna Alshay
Year: Sophomore
Major: Health Science
Concentration: Pre-Communication Disorders
Project: Video-documentaries of patients highlighting concerns and needs in their medical
encounters with culturally-and linguistically-diverse care providers.
Savanna Asta
Major: Health Science
Concentration: Pre-Communication Disorders
Minor: behavioral neuroscience
Project: ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ Board of Trustees' Fellowship for Distinguished Student Award
received under direction of Professor Shah, for project to study, "Quantifying bias
and stereotypes with the Cross-Cultural Communication Quotient Survey Tool"
Casey Sullivan
Year: Sophomore
Major: Health Science
Concentration: Pre-Communication Disorders
Minors: 1) Childhood Studies; 2) Writing
Project: Baseline assessments of cultural competence using the Cross-Cultural Communication
Quotient Survey Tool
Research Ambassadors
Nicole Singares
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences, PreMed
Kylie Eggly
Year: Junior
Major: Health Sciences
Concentration: Communication Disoders
Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
Website Managers
Sarah Duffy
As an officer of the speech and hearing club on campus, I love getting involved with as many things as I can to demonstrate my organization and leadership skills as well as my enthusiasm in the field of speech-language pathology. Through this lab, I have learned an entire new way of using technology to not only analyze speech, but to promote awareness for cultural differences and competence in the clinical world.
Krysten Cummins
I am a sophomore (a junior at the end of the semester) majoring in Health Science
with a concentration in Communication Disorders and a minor in Childhood Studies.
This lab interested me because I have always been fascinated by accents and the cultural
differences involved in people's language. I am excited to be given the opportunity
to master the skills and responsibilities of a Speech Language Pathologist.
Amy Hertzberg
Currently, I am a sophomore studying as a Health Science major with a concentration
in Communication Disorders. When I first heard about this lab, I was excited to be
given the opportunity to apply class material in hands on clinical experience, in
order to strengthen my ability of analyzing individuals' language and to increase
my understanding of a Speech-Language Pathologist's responsibilities.
