Cognitive Recovery Lab

Sofia Veljkovic is a junior at Georgetown University majoring in Linguistics and Theology. She is specifically interested in Slavic languages and language instruction, being fluent in Serbian and currently learning Polish. In the past, she has been a tutor for Serbian teens trying to learn English, and has taught Serbian to children at Sunday school. After undergrad, Sofia plans to attend graduate school for a PhD in Linguistics.

Haris Khan graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. He has prior research experience in understanding neuronal activity in movement disorders. Haris is interested in learning more about how the aging brain could affect neurotransmitter release and cognitive function. In the future he hopes to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience. 

Charlotte Park is a freshman biology major at Georgetown University. She is interested in how brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases impact language pathways. Outside of the CRL, she is a volunteer at the Georgetown MedStar Hospital and an ESL tutor.

Karina Cheng is a first-year at Georgetown University planning to major in Human Science and minor in Cognitive Science (with an emphasis on linguistics and psychology). She has an interest in rehabilitation following neurological emergencies. Karina has prior experience in healthcare as an EMT and hopes to expand her knowledge and scope of practice in the healthcare field by attending medical school after her undergraduate years. 

Sophia Frank is a sophomore at Georgetown University majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Cognitive Science and French. Her interests lie in Speech Language Pathology, as she wishes to create effective therapies for people with Aphasia, Autism, Developmental Dyslexia, and ADHD. She has professional proficiency in French and has created French curricula for children's immersion camps. She loves language as it relates to reading and singing.

Dani Nisbet is a sophomore at Georgetown University majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Cognitive Science and Persian Studies. He is interested in the intersection between multilingualism, music, and the brain. After graduation, he hopes to create new music-based brain stimulation therapies that can help patients with neurocognitive and language disorders. 

Grace Stephenson is a junior at Georgetown University majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Biology. She is interested in language acquisition, and in the interdisciplinary connections among the cognitive sciences. She loves learning languages, including French and Korean, and she intends to pursue a combination of teaching and research after graduation.