Cognitive Communication Disorders

Michael L. Kimbarow, PhD, CCC-SLP (Ret.), FASHA, is a professor emeritus and former chair in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at San Jose State University where he also served as associate vice president for Faculty Affairs. Previously, he was director of speech-language pathology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and clinical associate professor at Wayne State University. Dr. Kimbarow has more than 42 years of clinical experience and 37 years of university teaching experience related to working with adults with neurogenic communication disorders. He is a past president of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Science (ANCDS) and is a former chair of the ANCDS Certification Board. Dr. Kimbarow is also a past president of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Disorders and Sciences. Dr. Kimbarow recently served as an editorial board member for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and served on the editorial board for Topics in Language Disorders. **** Sarah E. Wallace, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, is a professor and director of the master's program in speech-language pathology in the Communication Science and Disorders Department at the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches and conducts clinically-relevant, interprofessional research focused on improving the quality of life for people with aphasia. She is proud to serve many organizations, including Aphasia Access, the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Science, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Clinical Aphasiology Conference. Additionally, she serves as the editor for Topics in Language Disorders and the Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research.

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Acknowledgements
Contributors

1 Attention
Sarah N. Villard



2 Principles of Human Memory: An Integrative Clinical Neuroscience Approach
Fofi Constantinidou and Marianna Christodoulou Devledian



3 Executive Functions: Theory, Assessment and Treatment
Mary H. Purdy and Katy H. O'Brien



4 Cognitive Communication Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Damage
Petrea L. Cornwell, Ronelle Hewetson, and Margaret Lehman Blake



5 Primary Progressive Aphasia
Heather Dial and Maya Henry



6 Dementia: Concepts and Contemporary Practice
Nidhi Mahendra and Eduardo Europa



7 Cognitive Communication Disorders Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
Kathryn Y. Hardin and Catherine Wiseman-Hakes



8 Traumatic Brain Injury
Kelly Knollman-Porter, Jessica A. Brown, and Sarah E. Wallace

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