Maya Henry, PhD

Speech-Language Pathologist

Dr. Henry is a postdoctoral fellow and speech-language pathologist working with the language team at the Memory and Aging Center. She received her master’s degree and PhD from the University of Arizona, studying the nature and treatment of acquired neurogenic communication disorders. She is currently conducting an NIH-funded study examining the utility of speech and language treatment in the three variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Her broad research interests include the neural and cognitive bases for speech and language, rehabilitation of speech and language in individuals with aphasia, and how neuroimaging can inform treatment research in individuals with stroke and neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Henry also runs a monthly support group for individuals with PPA in the Bay Area.