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Ph.D Student

Soares, Anna, M.S.

PhD Student 

Primary Advisor: Dr. Laida Restrepo

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Bilingual Language and Literacy Lab

 

Anna Soares is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Florida. She received her B.S. in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and her M.S. in Neuroengineering from the Santos Dumont Institute, both in Brazil. During her master’s program, she developed a combined intervention protocol that integrated speech-language stimulation with transcranial electrical stimulation, aiming to assess its impact on social communication and language development in children with autism. Her primary research interests include oral language, genetic disorders affecting communication, and the challenges faced by bilingual children in language development. Anna is actively involved in the Bilingual Language and Literacy | University of South Florida, which focuses on identifying the best language assessment and intervention practices for bilingual children at risk of academic difficulties.

Education

Ph.D. in Communications Sciences and Disorders	University of South Florida	Current
M.S. in Neuroengineering	Santos Dumont Institute	2024
Graduate Certificate in Speech and Language Disorders	Pedagogical Institute of Minas Gerais	2024
B.S. in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	2022