Elizabeth Armstrong

Elizabeth Armstrong is an Instructor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School's Baystate Regional Campus. Her work bridges speech-language pathology, rehabilitation medicine, and Indigenous health, focusing on improving care for populations with communication disorders and brain injuries.

• Education:
  • BA in Biology from Swarthmore College
  • MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School

Research Interests center on

• Aphasia and stroke recovery interventions
• Culturally secure rehabilitation for Aboriginal Australians
• Communication disorders in multilingual children
• Medical education frameworks and health services research

Her publications from 2003-2025 address

• clinical trials (Healing Right Way, VERSE)
• health equity policies
• speech therapy innovations
• intersectionality in Indigenous healthcare

Collaborative work includes partnerships with institutions like:

• University of Western Australia
• Harvard Medical School
• Baystate Health