
Dr. Manaswita Dutta
PhD, CCC-SLP
Lab Director
Dr. Manaswita Dutta (she/her/hers), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Portland State University. Dr. Dutta completed her doctoral research in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (minor: Neuroscience) at Indiana University. She teaches the graduate course on Cognitive Rehabilitation and supervises graduate students working with persons with aphasia in the Oregon Scottish Rite Speech and Hearing Clinic at PSU. Dr. Dutta's research interests include cognitive-linguistic assessments including spoken discourse outcomes in adults with aphasia, Alzheimer's Disease dementia, and other neurogenic communication disorders, telepractice assessment and rehabilitation, and multilingual assessment. She is the co-founder of FOQUSAphasia which aims to improve the state of spoken discourse in aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders.

Sky Miller
Master's Student
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.

Carissa Crum
Master's Student
Carissa is a first-year M.S. student in Speech-Language Pathology at Portland State University and a member of the Adult Language and Cognition Lab. Before beginning graduate school, she taught art and ran a mural program at a Title I public school in Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi, where she developed a passion for creating accessible, person-centered learning experiences. Her research interests include neurogenic communication disorders, discourse analysis, motor speech disorders, and culturally responsive assessment and intervention. Outside of the lab and classroom, she enjoys being active outdoors, creating art, and spending time with her friends and family.

Bailey Super
Master's Student
Bailey is a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology Master's program at Portland State University. She graduated from Whitman College in 2019 with degrees in French language and Psychology. Before beginning her graduate studies, Bailey worked abroad in France and Martinique as an English teacher in elementary school classrooms. Her experiences at PSU include completing the post-baccalaureate Communication Sciences and Disorders certificate program, volunteering with the Brain Injury Connections Northwest-Friends Program, and working in the Adult Language and Cognition Lab. Her clinical interests include working with neurodivergent children & adults, individuals with aphasia, and providing gender-affirming voice therapy. Outside of grad school, she enjoys gardening, working on art projects, and spending time with her energetic orange cat Signore Felix Spaghetti.
Past Lab Members
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