New school name coming this fall

Beginning September 1, the name of our school will change from MGH Institute of Health Professions to Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions. Learn more.

Carla Tierney-Hendricks, MS, CCC-SLP is a doctoral student in the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Program at the MGH Institute and is part of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group working with Dr. Sofia Vallila-Rohter. 

Carla is a practicing speech-language pathologist with clinical expertise in communication, cognitive, and swallowing impairments in the adult neurogenic population. 

  • PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
  • BA, Psychology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 

Tierney-Hendricks, C., Schliep, M., & Valilla-Rohter, S. (in press). Using an implementation framework to survey outcome measurement and treatment practices in aphasia.  American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Schliep, M.E., Kasparian, L., Kaminski, O., Tierney-Hendricks, C., Ayuk, E., Brady Wagner, L., Koymen, S., & Vallila-Rohter, S. (2020). Implementing a standardized language evaluation in the acute phases of aphasia: Linking evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00412

Tierney Hendricks, C., Camera, K., Violick-Boole, K., Durkin, M., Goldstein, R., Ryan, C., & Schneider, J.(2017). Burn Injuries and their impact on cognitive-communication skills in the inpatient rehabilitation setting. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 38 (1), 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000388

Bajorek, AJ., Slocum, C, Goldstein, R, Mix, J., Niewczyk, P, Ryan, C., Tierney Hendricks, C., Zafonte, R, & Schneider, JC., (2017). Impact of Cognition on Burn Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes. Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 9 (1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.06.023

Tierney Hendricks, C., Nicholas, M., & Zipse, L. (2014). Effects of phonological neighbourhood on the treatment of naming in aphasia. Aphasiology,28, 338-358. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2013.866209

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