Emme is a first-year grad student at Portland State University. She is bilingual with an interest in Acquired Brain Injuries. She has previous experience in the PSU Stuttering and Telepractice Research Lab with Dr. Megan McGill. Outside of school and research she loves to spend time with family and friends crafting, biking, and hanging out with pets

Kylie Bettencourt (she/her) is a first-year graduate student at Portland State University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Deaf Education from California State University, Fresno (CSUF), where she worked as a research assistant in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies. Her current research interests focus on adult-acquired and degenerative brain disorders that affect language and cognition. Outside of school, Kylie enjoys drinking coffee, riding bikes, and spending time at Portland-area playgrounds with her two young children.

Tiffany (she/her/hers) is a first-year graduate student in the Speech and Hearing Sciences program at Portland State University. She is a bilingual Korean-English speaker and earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Oregon. Her research interests focus on digital media use among individuals with aphasia. Tiffany is also a team leader for the FRIENDS Program. In her free time, she enjoys cooking Korean food, baking bread, reading, and spending time with her cat.

I am a first-year graduate student in the medical concentration in the Speech and Hearing Sciences department at PSU. My clinical interests include cognitive-communication disorders in adults, pediatric dysphagia and adult dysphagia. For my Master's Culminating Project, I am investigating the effects of medications on cognition and language in adults with neurogenic communication disorders. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my daughter, reading books, and watching reality shows.

Sky Miller graduated summa cum laude in 2024 with a B.S. in Family and Human Development and is now finishing her post-baccalaureate certificate  in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Portland State University. She also volunteers at OHSU as a newborn hearing screener.

After graduating, Sky is particularly interested in working with pre and post-adjudicated youth, incarcerated adults, and individuals with dementia. Outside of school, she enjoys spending quality time with her four-year-old son.