Deena Schwen Blackett, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida. She completed her doctoral training at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Schwen Blackett’s research focuses on understanding the relationship between emotion and language in aphasia, improving aphasia rehabilitation outcomes, and understanding the behavioral and neural correlates of post-stroke language recovery. She is also currently focused on developing methods for improving psychosocial well-being in aphasia.
Schwen Blackett’s research has been funded by the NIH.
Credentials
- Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Speech and Hearing Science, The Ohio State University
- MA, Master of Arts, Speech-Language Pathology, The Ohio State University
- BS, Bachelor of Science, Speech, Language, and Hearing Science & Behavioral Neuroscience, Purdue University
- CCC-SLP, Certificate of Clinical Competence for Speech-Language Pathologists
Areas of Specialty
- Acquired Aphasia
- Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Emotion and Language Science
- Psychosocial Well-being in Aphasia
Research Lab Affiliations
Research Grants
Communication Sciences and Disorders
SLP-Administered Psychosocial Intervention for People with Aphasia
Funding Type: Internal
Funding Agency: UCF: College of Health Professions and Sciences
SPA 6417: Management of Cognitive-Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan
How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they’re prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests. The study involved individuals...
External News Media
- How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia, Ohio State News
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