Relationship between cognitive abilities and conversational outcomes in healthy aging and acquired brain injury
We are interested in understanding how changes in cognitive skills other than language (e.g., attention, memory, executive functioning) can influence everyday language use (also known as discourse) and functional communication outcomes in individuals with aphasia in comparison to neurologically healthy populations.
FOQUSAphasia
Dr. Dutta serves as a co-founder and member of an international working group, Fostering the Quality of Spoken Discourse in Aphasia (FOQUSAphasia), which aims to improve the state of spoken discourse in aphasia. The group comprises researchers and clinicians working involved in discourse work. The goal of this working group is to improve the clinical implementation of discourse analysis and treatment in aphasia and related acquired neurogenic communication disorders.
Click HERE to learn more about FOQUSAphasia and explore various resources and interactive events. Membership is free!
Measurement of spoken discourse outcomes and improving clinical utility of discourse analysis tools in aphasia
This research focuses on the development of tools and training protocols to improve the clinical utility of discourse analysis in aphasia assessment and rehabilitation.
ALC Lab Research
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Cross-linguistic comparisons in connected speech in bilinguals with Alzheimer's Disease
The aim of this research is to: (1) identify connected speech characteristics in Bengali-English bilinguals with Alzheimer's Disease; and (2) determine the impact of disease progression on the different languages spoken by bilinguals and factors influencing these impairment patterns.
Friends Program for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury
The Friends Program is a partnership between Brain Injury Connections-Northwest (BIC-NW) and the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Portland State University. The program pairs individuals with different types of acquired brain injuries with student volunteers with the goal of providing opportunities to practice and refine their social skills through establishing friendships and reduce social isolation.
Key Publications
Published Papers
REFERRED PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Dutta, M., Murray, L. M., & Stark, B.C. (2023). Assessing the integrity of executive functioning in chronic aphasia. Aphasiology, 1-38. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2022.2049675
Bose, A., Dutta, M., Dash, N., Nandi, R., Dutt, A., & Ahmed, S. (2022). Importance of task selection for connected speech analysis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease from ethnically diverse populations. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 87 (4), 1475 – 1481. doi: 10.3233/JAD-220166
Stark, B. C., Dutta, M., Murray, L. L., Fromm, D., Bryant, L., Harmon, T. G., Ramage, A. E., & Roberts, A. C. (2021). Spoken Discourse Assessment and Analysis in Aphasia: An International Survey of Current Practices. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-24.
Bose, A., Dash, N. S., Ahmed, S., Dutta, M., Dutt, A.., Nandi, R., Cheng, Y., & D Mello, T. (2021). Connected speech characteristics in Bengali speakers with Alzheimer's disease: Evidence for language-specific diagnostic markers. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 1-24. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.707628
Dutta, M., Murray, L., Miller, W., Innis, I., & Newman, S. (2020). Cognitive-linguistic functions in adults with epilepsy: Preliminary electrophysiological and behavioral findings. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-15. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00351.
Stark, B.C., Dutta, M., Murray, L. M., Bryant, L., Fromm, D., MacWhinney, B., Ramage, A., Roberts, A., Roberts, A., den Ouden, D. B., Brock, K., McKinney-Bock, K., Paek, E.J., Harmon, T., Yoon, S. O., Themistocleous, C., Yoo, H., Aveni, K., Gutierrez, S., & Sharma, S. (2020). Standardizing assessment of spoken discourse in aphasia: A working group with deliverables. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-12. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00093.
Dutta, M., Murray, L., Miller, W., & Groves, D. (2018). Effects of epilepsy on language functions: Scoping review and data mining findings. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(1S), 350-378. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0195
Book Chapters
Dutta, M., & Murray, L.L, Stark, B.C., & Bryant, L. (2024). FOQUSAphasia: An Initiative to Facilitate Research of Spoken Discourse in Aphasia and Its Translation into Improved Evidence-based Practice for Discourse Treatment. In Kong A. (Ed.) Spoken Discourse Impairments in the Neurogenic Populations, First Edition. Springer Publishing Inc.
Dutta, M., & Bose, A. (2023). Mrs. P: Screening, Assessment, and Cognitive-Linguistic Interventions for a Bilingual Adult with Dementia Secondary to Alzheimer’s Disease. In Chabon, S.S., Cohn, E.R., & Lee-Wilkerson, D. (Ed.) The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example, Second Edition. Plural Publishing Inc.