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Maya Henry

@mayalhenry.bsky.social
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Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences & Neurology Director, Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab studying Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) The University of Texas at Austin

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icppa.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Where would we be without @theaftd.bsky.social ? Thank you so much for sponsoring our conference (and Day 1 conference drinks 🥂). We feel honoured to have had the support of such an impactful organisation, whose values align with our own 🫂 Thank you, AFTD, for making ICPPA possible! 🙏
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icppa.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We would like to celebrate Stephanie Grasso for giving the best presentation on “Advancing assessment and intervention for primary progressive aphasia in bilingual and Spanish-speaking populations” 🥇👏 🗣️
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The International Conference on PPA is one week away! If you can't join us in London, tune in for the virtual meeting and hear the latest on interdisciplinary research and care for PPA. www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer... @annavolkmer.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social
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ICPPA Conference registration | Speech Therapy PPA
Conference registration for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. July 16-17th, 2026.
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Registration is open for the hybrid International Conference on PPA! Join us in London or online for two days dedicated to PPA research and care. speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer... @annavolkmer.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social
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ICPPA Conference registration | Speech Therapy PPA
Conference registration for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. July 16-17th, 2026.
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New preprint exploring how conceptual representations can be decoded in people with aphasia using fMRI. Grateful for an exciting collaboration with @jerrytang.bsky.social, @alexanderhuth.bsky.social, @smwilson.bsky.social!
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Texans- early voting is happening now and DPRIT is on the ballot! Vote to fund #dementiaresearch in Texas! www.alz.org/yeson14
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Vote YES on Texas Ballot Initiative 14 | Alzheimer’s Association
Vote yes on proposition 14 on the Texas Nov. 4, 2025, ballot to help fund dementia prevention.
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
International Conference on PPA Updates: The meeting will now be July 16-17th, just after #AAIC in London, UK. The Call for Papers is ready! Abstract submissions are due 1/15/2026. tinyurl.com/ICPPACall #ICPPA2026 #PPAResearch @annavolkmer.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
My quote of the day “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Neil Armstrong (From the surface of the moon, 56 years ago today)
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I love that the National Aphasia Association is putting out aphasia-friendly summaries of research! See a recent one from our lab here: aphasia.org/latest-resea...
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Primary Progressive Aphasia Research - National Aphasia Association
Explore recent studies on Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), including advancements in early detection, neuroimaging, and innovative interventions to
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Richard Talbot @rtslt.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Lovely summary of Script Club 'Rehearsing Real Life' by The Informed SLP (thank you!) alongside @mayalhenry.bsky.social ‬'s inspiring VISTA which influenced the clinical work #PPA #intervention #aphasia www.theinformedslp.com/review/Rehea...
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The Informed SLP
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Following last night's executive order to cease funding for NPR, there's no better time to support the stations we love. Here in Austin, KUT/KUTX needs you! @kutnews.bsky.social @kutx.bsky.social
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Donate Now - KUT 90.5 and KUTX 98.9
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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Alzheimer's is devastating Medicare and Medicaid. Share the facts: alz.org/facts. #AlzheimersInAmerica #ENDALZ
In 2025, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost the country $246 billion in Medicare and Medicaid payments.
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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Alzheimer’s is a global public health crisis. Defeating it will take all of us working together. Make a difference today on #ENDALZ Day. 💜 Until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, your gift can be matched during our ENDALZ Day 2X Match for double the impact on research and care and support ➡️ bit.ly/42kAPih
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SIG Perspectives @sigperspectives.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Researchers can make their work more accessible by using aphasia-friendly summaries of their work. Check out this new #OpenAccess article for #ASHASIG2 on.asha.org/43JuRbM
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A Practical Guide to Translating Scientific Publications Into Aphasia-Friendly Summaries
Purpose: Research in aphasiology is largely not accessible. Almost none of the articles published in the field's rich, over 150-year history are ...
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I never knew! www.kut.org/2025-04-10/a...
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Why are so many places in Austin named Violet Crown?
Austin is a city with many nicknames. Some started as tourism plugs, while others come from local animals. But one in particular has been a source of inspiration for residents for more than a century.
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Dr Anna Volkmer @annavolkmer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Doing art & conversation with artist Mah Rana as part of our intensive conversation group for people with PPA & their family conversation partners, with amazing #slt2b Ruby and Elina #BetterConversationsLab #PPAawareness
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
This Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, be sure to check out Texas Immersive Institute's student-produced immersive experience right here in Moody College! @texasmoody.bsky.social @ebreilly.bsky.social www.texasimmersive.com/pulse
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Pulse: Echoes of Humanity | Texas Immersive
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
International Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day is this tomorrow! Join our NAA-sponsored webinar at 12 ET to learn about more PPA. @sharonmantonucci.bsky.social @smgrasso.bsky.social aphasia.org/event/intern... bsky.app/profile/did:...
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International PPA Awareness Day - The National Aphasia Association
The NAA is hosting the first annual International PPA Awareness Day, US! Join the one-hour webinar to see people with PPA share their experience through photos, art, poetry and more! … Continued
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Jeanne Gallée, PhD CCC-SLP @jgallee.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The inaugural international PPA Awareness Day is coming up!! We are so excited to share our webinar with you and are grateful for the National Aphasia Association’s support.
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The inaugural International PPA Awareness Day is this Friday April 4th! Join a webinar hosted by the National Aphasia Association. aphasia.org/event/intern... @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social
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International PPA Awareness Day - The National Aphasia Association
The NAA is hosting the first annual International PPA Awareness Day! Join the one-hour webinar to see people with PPA share their experience through photos, art, poetry and more! The … Continued
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thanks to the Moody College of Communication Marketing and Communications team for this wonderful feature about our work. @texasmoody.bsky.social moody.utexas.edu/news/aphasia...
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Treating more than just a symptom
Moody College professors share hopes for the future of aphasia patients through their work
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Stoked to be speaking this Friday at Stand up for Science in Austin, Texas! Come support science at 4pm on the South steps of the Capitol!
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) on Disruption of Scientific Research Funding and Activities | AFTD
AFTD is deeply concerned about recent policy changes and layoffs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Good reporting out about Pittsburgh and the potential effects of indirect cost cuts. www.publicsource.org/research-fun... 1/2
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Trump NIH funding cuts, policies threaten Pitt research
A Trump administration decision to cap indirect cost rates in science and health grants, plus federal staff cuts, has Pitt researchers wondering if they can continue.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
ATTENTION The Washington Post is collecting data about funding issues. Please consider contributing. thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...
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Are you a scientist who has lost funding or grants in recent weeks? - Formstack
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
A useful source if you want some good information about NIH accomplishments www.nih.gov/research-tra....
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NIH Research Highlights
A small sampling of clinical advances, promising medical advances, and insights from the lab by NIH-supported scientists.
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WHO @who.int · 11/02/2025
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.
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Edward Marcotte @edwardmarcotte.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This will gut the #UniversityofTexas, the largest recipient of NIH funds in #Texas, along with every other US research university and biomedical institute "Indirect costs" aren't padding. They fund core infrastructure for biomed research, from shared staff to keeping lights on
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Exciting work from my colleagues @jerrytang.bsky.social and @alexanderhuth.bsky.social paves the way for investigating "brain decoding" as a tool to help people with aphasia. news.utexas.edu/2025/02/06/i...
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Improved Brain Decoder Holds Promise for Communication in People With Aphasia
AUSTIN, Texas — People with aphasia — a brain disorder affecting about a million people in the U.S. — struggle to turn their thoughts into words and
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jerrytang.bsky.social @jerrytang.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I'm excited to share our new paper (with @alexanderhuth.bsky.social) on transferring language decoders across participants and modalities! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kZRD3QW8S... 1/5
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Moody College of Communication @texasmoody.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Moody College proudly celebrates Black History Month, recognizing the vital role Black and African American people have played in shaping communication, media and storytelling. This year’s theme is “African Americans and Labor."
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Rosemary Townsend @rosemary-townsend.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It’s been a busy time, planning #PPAawareness together with @annavolkmer.bsky.social & all our collaborators! 9 weeks of content coming in the lead up to 4 April ! Please share
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Collaborative work led by Dr. Anna Volkmer - An international core outcome set for primary progressive aphasia (COS‐PPA): Consensus‐based recommendations for communication interventions across research and clinical settings alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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An international core outcome set for primary progressive aphasia (COS‐PPA): Consensus‐based recommendations for communication interventions across research and clinical settings
INTRODUCTION Interventions to treat speech-language difficulties in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) often use word accuracy as a highly comparable outcome. However, there are more constructs of im...
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Brielle Stark, PhD {she} @briellestark.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Please consider supporting this fund in memory of our #aphasia colleague, Davetrina aphasia.org/stories/anno...
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Announcing the Davetrina Seles Gadson Health Equity Grant Program - The National Aphasia Association
The National Aphasia Association (NAA) is proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Davetrina Seles Gadson, a remarkable leader in speech-language pathology and health equity. Her groundbreaking work advanced ...
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Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Excited to share our latest paper, characterizing changes in connected speech following script training in PPA. @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Investigating changes in connected speech in nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia following script training
Script training is a speech-language intervention designed to promote fluent connected speech via repeated rehearsal of functional content. This type …
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