MossTalk
was created by a team of researchers and clinicians working
for or associated with MossRehab.
Team
- Organization
MossTalk
Development Team
Ruth
Fink, M.A.,CCC/SLP,
is Clinical Director of the MossRehab Aphasia Center and a
Senior Staff Research Associate of the Moss Rehabilitation
Research Institute. She has served as co-investigator and
project director on several NIH-funded grants. A speech pathologist
since 1970, she specializes in working with individuals with
aphasia. In addition to her clinical work, Ms. Fink is involved
in research projects that seek to understand how language
breaks down after a stroke or head injury and how they are
best treated. Her research findings have been published in
the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, Aphasiology,
Clinical Aphasiology, Brain and Language and others. Ms.
Fink is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
She received her master’s degree from Temple University.
Adelyn
Brecher, M.S.,CCC/SLP, is a Research Associate
of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute. A speech pathologist
since 1975, she has provided speech and language services
to communicatively impaired adults and children in school
and hospital settings. She has been involved in aphasia research
aimed at identifying patterns of recovery from naming problems
in aphasia as well as software development for clinical use
for the past five years. She has co-authored research papers
in Aphasiology, Clinical Aphasiology, and Brain and Language
. Ms. Brecher received her master's degree from Vanderbilt
University.
Michael
Montgomery A software developer since
1983, has designed and implemented business, financial,
engineering and artificial intelligence applications. In 1988,
he began working with Dr. Myrna Schwartz studying cognitive
disorders of everyday action and applying computer technology
to research at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute.
He has co-authored research papers in Cognitive Neuropsychology,
Neuropsychology, Neuropsychologia, Ecological Psychology,
and The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
Myrna
Schwartz, Ph.D., is Associate Director of the Moss
Rehabilitation Research Institute in Philadelphia, PA. A specialist
in cognitive neuropsychology, Dr. Schwartz received her doctorate
degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a
fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. After
serving as an assistant professor in psychology at the University
of Pennsylvania, she went to MossRehab to conduct research
on disorders of cognition and language. Dr. Schwartz has served
as principal investigator on numerous long-running federal
grants. She has been a major contributor to the literature
on psycholinguistic analysis of aphasic disorders and has
pioneered the development of new treatment approaches for
aphasic patients. Dr. Schwartz has published extensively in
journals and books on cognition, neuropsychology, aphasiology
and Alzheimer’s disease and has been an invited guest
speaker, presenting research findings worldwide.
Organization
- MossRehab
MossRehab
has consistently been named one of “America's Best
Hospitals” by U.S.News & World Report and
focuses on innovative research and outstanding clinical
care in medical and physical rehabilitation.
A
modern 147-bed facility, MossRehab offers comprehensive
care to people with a broad range of conditions —
including stroke, brain injury, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal
disabilities, spinal cord dysfunction, pulmonary disorders,
amputations, and other forms of disability.
Those
who require less intensive care are served through the
MossRehab Transitional Care Unit, day programs, and four
outpatient centers. MossRehab also offers maintenance,
education and support programs and is actively involved
in disability advocacy.
MossRehab is part of Albert
Einstein Healthcare Network, a member of the Jefferson
Health System.
For
more information, call MossRehab at
1-800-CALL MOSS
or visit us at www.einstein.edu/mossrehab.
- MossRehab
Aphasia Center
MossRehab
Aphasia Center was founded to address the unmet needs of
people with aphasia and their families in the Philadelphia
area. A comprehensive aphasia center, it is a place where
people can find information and peer support, as well as
participate in ongoing research and treatment. MossRehab
Aphasia Center is a joint effort between MossRehab and Moss
Rehabilitation Research Institute, one of the nation’s
leading aphasia research centers.
- Moss
Rehabilitation Research Institute
Moss
Rehabilitation Research Institute was established in 1992
to broaden the scope of rehabilitation knowledge and explore
ways to further improve the lives of those with physical
disabilities. The institute’s findings assure MossRehab
patients access to the latest advances in the field.
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