Jacqueline Laures-Gore, Ph.D. is the guest for Aphasia Access’ Distinguished Speaker Series. Her topic is the intersection of religion, spirituality, health and aphasia. This exclusive event for Aphasia Access members takes place Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Around 15 minutes into the event, the floor opens for a dynamic and engaging discussion. It’s an opportunity for you to actively participate, ask questions and freely share your thoughts. Aphasia Access touts this isn’t your typical lecture but a chance to connect with fellow scholars and inquisitive minds to create “a truly intimate gathering.”
“This topic is important for speech-language pathologists to consider while working with persons with aphasia,” Laures-Gore said. “These are all very large topics separately and together are quite complex. I’ll attempt to synthesize these various areas so that aphasiologists can better understand their clinical and research implications.”
In regards to her speaking engagement for this series she explains, “I have not done this series before. The series includes Aphasia Access members who have received awards recently. I received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fellow award in 2022. That award led to this invitation.”
As this event is reserved for Aphasia Access members, ensure your membership is active to gain access to this experience.
“I feel very honored to be invited to speak with my Aphasia Access community through this venue. I am excited about engaging with this community and having an engaging conversation,” Laures-Gore said.
What is Aphasia Access?
Aphasia Access is a support organization for those dealing with aphasia treatment and information.
“We empower busy healthcare professionals faced with the difficult task of giving or getting reliable information from someone struggling to communicate. We help speech-language pathologists deliver reimbursable, person-centered aphasia treatment. We assist leaders hosting aphasia group programs. We support university professors teaching the next generation, and students pursuing career paths to serve people with communication disorders including aphasia. We are committed to anyone on the front lines of aphasia care as well as to breaking down the communication access barriers that are all too prevalent in our health care delivery systems.”
About Jacqueline Laures-Gore, Ph.D.
Laures-Gore is a professor at the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the lab director for the Aphasia & Motor Speech Disorders Laboratory.
She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a recipient of Honors of the Association from the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Laures-Gore’s research is published in highly regarded journals, such as the Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research, Aphasiology, Brain and Language and Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.
Get Involved
Students at Georgia State can involve themselves in many ways with the Aphasia & Motor Speech Disorders Laboratory.
- Undergraduates and graduate students are welcome to volunteer to gain more research experience.
- Students are encouraged to develop guided research projects under the supervision of Laures-Gore.
- Graduate students can apply to be graduate research assistantships and assist with current studies underway in the lab.
- For those that would like to study further with Laures-Gore, apply for our Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders degree program, Fall ’24 application deadline is December 1, 2023.