Yu-kyong Choe

Yu-kyong Choe

Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Interdisciplinary stroke rehabilitation, computerized aphasia treatment, augmentative and alternative communication

Location

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Building

358 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

201C Communication Disorders Building

My research focuses on utilizing current technology to provide intensive rehabilitation services to stroke survivors. I examine computerized treatment programs that aim to mitigate the effect of stroke-induced aphasia (i.e., a disorder in understanding and formulating language) and hemiparesis (i.e., weakness on one side of the body). In collaboration with computer scientists and physical therapists, I test the feasibility of utilizing a humanoid robot in clinical and residential settings. Further, I investigate the interaction between speech therapy and physical therapy with the purpose of maximizing the outcome of interdisciplinary stroke rehabilitation.

Personal website:

http://people.umass.edu/ychoe/

Education

  • PhD, CCC-SLP, Arizona State University, 2008
  • MS, Arizona State University, 2003
  • MA, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1993
  • B.A., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1991

Key Publications

Choe, Y., Jung, H., Baird, J., & Grupen, R.A. (Accepted). Multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation delivered by a humanoid robot: Interaction between speech and physical therapies. Aphasiology.

Choe, Y., & Stanton, K. (2011). The effect of visual cues provided by computerized aphasia treatment. Aphasiology, 25 (9), 983-997.

Jung, H., Baird, J., Choe, Y., & Grupen, R. A. (2011). Upper-limb exercises for stroke patients through the direct engagement of an embodied agent. Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 157-158. Acceptance rate: 22%.

Choe, Y., Azuma, T., & Mathy, P. (2010). The use of computers and augmentative and alternative communication devices in independent naming practice: Three single-case studies. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 18 (2), 12-26.

Choe, Y., Azuma, T., Mathy, P., Liss, J.M., & Edgar, J. (2007). The effect of home computer practice on naming in individuals with non-fluent aphasia and verbal apraxia. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 15 (4), 407-421.