​Katy O'Brien, PhD CCC-SLP

A Speech-Language Pathologist, Katy O’Brien is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia. She earned her PhD from the University of Minnesota and her MA from Appalachian State University. Her clinical experience has been with adults with neurogenic disorders in adult acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings. Current research in the Cog-Com Rehab Lab focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cognitive rehabilitation, specifically supporting college students as they return to their studies, as well as examining how adults with TBI think, talk, and plan for the future.

Doctoral Students

Amy Kemp
Amy worked  as a Speech Language Pathologist for three years, after she earned her master's degree at Michigan State University.  Her research interests are in neuroscience and cognitive rehabilitation as related to memory, attention, and executive functioning post brain injury.
Yalian Pei
Pei worked  as a Speech-Language-Hearing therapist in Japan for two years, after she earned her master's degree at Musashino University.  Her research interest is cognitive rehabilitation, especially changes in language and reading following TBI. 

Master's Thesis Students

Samantha Folk
Samantha is conducting a research study examining and selecting a protocol to assess the past and future memory fluency of adults with moderate-severe brain injury.
Jennifer Mask
Jennifer is investigating communication disorders that present post traumatic brain injury and the need to identify and measure related physical complaints.

Undergraduate Research Projects
Ceci Bradly
Thomas Manning

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Former Lab Associates

Jacqueline Brown – CFY in the Teton Valley School District
Lauren Beck Stutzman – CFY at the Minneapolis VA Hospital
​Kimberly Dable – CFY in a Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Colorado