Swathi Kiran
My Recent CV:
KIRAN CV 2022
My Recent Talks:
Watch my recent talk at TedxBU
Watch my recent talk at the 2021 Brain Imaging Research Center at the University Of Connecticut
Watch 2018 talk for the C-STAR online aphasia lecture
Education:
2001 Ph.D. Northwestern University (Speech Language Pathology)
1998 M.A Northwestern University (Speech Language Pathology)
1995 B. Sc. All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (Speech Path /Audiology)
Appointments:
2020- present Scientific Advisor, Co-Founder, Constant Therapy Health
2020- present Steering Committee, Hariri Institute of Computing and Computational Sciences, Boston University
2020- present Member, Faculty for Computing and Data Sciences, Boston University
2018- present Associate Dean for Research, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University
2018- present Faculty, Boston University Neurophotonics Center (NPC)
2017- 2020 Consultant, The Learning Corporation (FKA Constant Therapy)
2016- 2020 Faculty, Hariri Institute of Computing and Computational Sciences, Boston University
2014-present Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University Sargent College of Health Sciences
2014-present Faculty, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University
2012-2017 Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Advisor, Constant Therapy
2010-present Faculty, Joint Programmatic Appointment, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience, Boston University
2009-present Member, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Boston University
Professional Activities:
International:
2021 Board Member, National Aphasia Association
2020 Chair, Board of Governors, Academy of Aphasia
2020 Section Editor, Neuropsychologia
2019 Associate Editor, Brain and Language
2018 Board of Governors, Academy of Aphasia
2019 Associate Editor, Brain and Language,
2018 Conference Chair, Clinical Aphasiology Conference
2018 Associate Editor, Frontiers In Neurology: Stroke
2017 Program Chair, Clinical Aphasiology Conference
2016- present Review Editor, Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition
2016- present Editorial Board, Bilingualism Language and Cognition
National:
2019 Standing Member, NIH LCOM panel
2019 Committee Member, ASHA Lessons for Success Conference
2017 Organizer, Aphasia and Language Recovery Symposium. Boston University, CRESCENT, Hariri Institute of Computing and Computational Sciences
2017 Chairperson, NIDCD VSL Special Emphasis Panel
2016- present Ad-hoc member, VA Merit Review Panel, NIH F01B, LCOM, CDRC panels
2016 Faculty Mentor, ASHA Lessons for Success Conference
2015- present Member, Research and Education Committee, Aphasia Access
2011-2015 Standing Member, NIH/NIDCD CDRC review panel
2014-2015 Member, Strategic Planning Committee for ASHA Journals Program.
2011- Present Member, Organizing Committee, NIDCD R13 DC006295: Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology
2014 Reviewer, ASHA Grantsmanship and Reviewer Training Program. Organized by American Speech Language and Hearing Association and American Speech Language Foundation.
2010-2017 Associate Editor: Language, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
Grants:
Externally Funded
Research
Research
2020- 2025 NIH/NIBIB 1U01EB029856-01. The Neuroscience of Everyday World- A novel wearable system for continuous measurement of brain function (MPI: Swathi Kiran)
2019-2022 NIH/NIDCD 1R01DC015961-01A1 Functional reorganization of the language and domain-general multiple demand systems in aphasia. MPI: Swathi Kiran ($3,594,247).
2018-2020 NIH/ NIBIB R01EB026998 Next-generation optical brain functional imaging platform (PI: Qianqian Fang; Role: subcontract)
2018-2023 NIH/NIDCD R13 1R13DC017375-01, Academy of Aphasia Research and Training Symposium. PI: Swathi Kiran ($192,618)
2016-2021 NIH/NIDCD 1U01DC014922. Predicting rehabilitation outcomes in bilingual aphasia using computational modeling. MPI: Swathi Kiran ($3,269,847)
2015-2017 ASHA Office of Multicultural Affairs. Projects on multicultural activities Development of a Free Online Interactive Naming Therapy for Bilingual Aphasia. PIs: Chaleece Sandberg, Teresa Gray, Swathi Kiran
2013-2018 NIDCD/NIH 1P50DC012283-01 Neurobiology of language recovery in aphasia, natural and treatment induced recovery. PI: Cynthia Thompson, ($7,500,000) Sub Project PIs Swathi Kiran (BU: $791,855)