Dr. Diana Van Lancker Sidtis

Biography

Diana Van Lancker Sidtis is a Professor Emeritus at NYU Steinhardt, specializing in Communicative Sciences and Disorders. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin and completed her graduate work at the University of Chicago and Brown University. She has also conducted predoctoral work at the Phonetics Laboratory at UCLA and was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University. Dr. Sidtis has taught at various institutions including St. Olaf College, UCLA, and the University of Minnesota. Her academic career includes a position at the University of Southern California Medical School in the Department of Neurology, where she focused on clinical service and research in speech pathology and neurolinguistics. Dr. Sidtis has held significant roles, including Chair of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at NYU and Acting Director for the Internal Faculty Advisory Committee proposing a Rehabilitation Sciences PhD Program. Her research interests include speech and language changes in Parkinson's disease and the effects of brain dysfunction on formulaic language, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. She teaches courses on Motor Speech Disorders and Voices and Listeners, emphasizing a patient-centered approach and exploring the influence of multicultural and psychosocial factors on rehabilitation.

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