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Gloria Streit Olness is an Associate Professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at the University of North Texas, specializing in aphasia research and rehabilitation. Her work integrates clinical, organizational, and advocacy perspectives to enhance communicative functionality and life engagement for individuals with aphasia and their co-survivors. She employs multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaborations to design innovative rehabilitation frameworks.
Research Focus: Dr. Olness investigates:
- The role of personal narratives (memoirs, biographical accounts) in identity reconstruction and recovery
- Pragmatic competence and discourse strategies in aphasic communication
- Cross-cultural variations in aphasia awareness and service accessibility
- Quantitative and qualitative methodologies for assessing functional communication beyond impairment metrics
Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2013–2024) demonstrate a cohesive focus on narrative analysis as a tool for understanding aphasia recovery. Key themes include:
- Memoirs as vehicles for identity reformation
- Stance and pragmatics in conversational dynamics
- Cultural and demographic factors in aphasia management
- Innovative metrics for evaluating prosody, emotional expression, and grammatical coherence
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