Eve Higby

Eve Higby, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences at California State University, East Bay. Her research focuses on multilingualism, aging, and neurocognitive processes. She leads the Multilingualism Lab and collaborates with institutions like the VA Hospital and UC Riverside.

Education: Ph.D. in relevant field (CV available online). Her work bridges linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical practice, addressing topics like bilingual aphasia treatment, language development in toddlers, and age-related cognitive changes. She has supervised numerous student researchers, including Kana Lopez (Master’s thesis on bilingual aphasia) and Ogechi Okeke (Mandarin-English bilingual toddler studies).

Grants and Equipment: Secured MRI and EEG equipment for neuroplasticity studies. Active in aging research initiatives and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Awards: Not explicitly listed, but her work has been featured at conferences like the International Symposium on Bilingualism and the Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute.

Labs/Teams: Multilingualism Lab (student projects include cross-language aphasia treatment and brain morphology studies).