Nichol Castro
@nicholcastro.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo. Complexity of word retrieval and its rehabilitation. #aging #aphasia #dementia #netsci Cat mom of 2 🐈
Now published in Cortex! Drs. Laurel Buxbaum & postdoc Amy Lebkuecher provide overview of structure, organization, and neural substrates of action semantics in neuropsychological populations and discuss methodological approaches for future research 🧠📈 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41411702/
Does our "semantic space" get stuck in the past as we age? New work by @ellscain.bsky.social uses historical embeddings + behavioral data to show we are truly lifelong learners. Older adults don't rely on historical meanings—they update them to match current language! 🧠✨ doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
Semantic Representations Are Updated Across the Lifespan Reflecting Diachronic Language Change
Abstract. Humans learn the meanings of words from the contexts in which they are used. Patterns of language use change over time, suggesting that the contexts in which some words are experienced chang...
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Ellis Cain@ellscain.bsky.social · 9mo agoNew paper w/ @ryskin.bsky.social in Open Mind! Words change: “broadcast” once meant scattering seeds; “tweet” was just a bird sound. Do older adults keep earlier meanings, or update as language evolves? Our new paper investigates how semantic representations differ across age groups. 🧵👇
PhD application deadline Dec 15th Excited to bring on a mentee to advance our precision rehabilitation of anomia research at the intersection of #cogsci and #aphasia
Nichol Castro@nicholcastro.bsky.social · last yr.I'm open to accepting a #PhD student in #CDS beginning Fall 2026 at #UBuffalo! Join me in tackling questions about precision rehab of #anomia to improve communication and quality of life of people living with #aphasia A few things to consider, but also *please* reach out
We are hiring for a Clinical Faculty member in our CDS department at #UBuffalo Support student supervision and education of MA SLP students #slpeeps Focus area - motor speech and dysphagia Start date in January Come join us in Buffalo! www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/59734
Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor, Communicative Disorders and Sciences
The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York invites applications to apply for a full-time, twelve-month, term position in Clin...
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It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.
We live in an era of overproduction—AI, social media, megaphones everywhere. My new piece, “The Whisperers,” is about choosing a different path: words that don’t scream, but whisper. open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/... #AI #SocialMedia #WritingCommunity #SubstackWriters
The Whisperers
On bookstores, celebrity shelves, and what lingers beyond the noise
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Our department is hiring! We're looking for a cognitive/developmental psychologist who uses computational approaches to study human cognition and behavior to address learning, development, and education. Feel free to reach out with questions!
Micheal Dent@mdent.bsky.social · last yr.We are hiring! Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The hire is focused on the study of human cognition and behavior to address gaps in learning, development, or education using AI.
New paper! This was a passion project for me. As first gen who received no career counseling, it took me a bit to find my through college & into the CSD field. When I taught our Intro course, I incorporated a lot of career counseling based on student feedback. Happy to put some data behind it!
ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · last yr.Collaboration w/ career counselors may help expand recruitment efforts in CSD, particularly when recruiting students w/ historically marginalized backgrounds who have no direct connection to CSD. https://on.asha.org/4mEf3O9 @nicholcastro.bsky.social @nicholcastro @CSDisseminate
#UBuffalo Dept of Psychology is hiring as part of SUNY's Empire Innovation program Assoc or Full Prof at the intersection of behavioral development and AI models of detection and intervention Job ad: www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58513 Buffalo is a great place to work and live!
Professor OR Associate Professor, Psychology
The Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo (UB). The State University of New York, is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Professor or Associate Professo...
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Important to check out if you're interested in discrete vs. gradient representations and notions like 'cascading activation' in speech production
Scott Nelson@esseeohteetee.bsky.social · last yr.I’m happy to share that my paper with Jeff Heinz on “the blueprint model of production” is finally published online in Phonology: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
New semantic network paper in @plosone.org with @ruimata.bsky.social at @unibas.ch and @dirkwulff.bsky.social at @arc-mpib.bsky.social! We ran large-scale simulations to test how well common behavioral tasks measure a person's semantic network. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Measuring individual semantic networks: A simulation study
Accurately capturing individual differences in semantic networks is fundamental to advancing our mechanistic understanding of semantic memory. Past empirical attempts to construct individual-level sem...
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Check out our new paper on #phonological treatments for #anomia in #aphasia. Lots of good data to support phonological treatment but more work needed for maximizing treatment generalization, expanding outcome measures, and assessing treatment ingredients for patient matching.
ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · last yr.Treatment characteristics, participant demographic characteristics, and outcomes in the research literature for phonological treatment for anomia are summarized in this new #AJSLP scoping review. on.asha.org/3HahgRY @sigperspectives.bsky.social
Treatment characteristics, participant demographic characteristics, and outcomes in the research literature for phonological treatment for anomia are summarized in this new #AJSLP scoping review. on.asha.org/3HahgRY @sigperspectives.bsky.social
Phonological Treatment for Anomia: A Scoping Review
Purpose: The aim of this scoping review was to summarize treatment characteristics (with a focus on treatment ingredients), participant demograph...
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I'm delighted to share my picture book written for young kids who are experiencing a loved one with #aphasia. Filled with inclusive language as well as resources, it's made for young kids (3 - 10 years old). More info & how to buy: www.neuralresearchlab.com/childrens-book
Children's Book — NEURAL Research Lab
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First paper from my lab out @commspsychol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00275-w Latent factor models are popular for mental representation of people, e.g. warmth & competence But we show in naturalistic contexts, more complex representations are needed: high-dimensional networks
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Happy to report that the @sparksociety.bsky.social NSF grant has been reinstated!
I received the Human Resources' Pillars of Pride Employee Recognition Award for Inclusion! #UBuffalo #UBTrueBlue @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social Thank you to Jon Chirico for the nomination, my department for engaging in DEI work, and my mentors for guiding me on this path!
Important update about local impacts of funding cuts. Depressing but compelling... Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together. scienceimpacts.org
SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research
Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide
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🆓🔓in @sigperspectives.bsky.social Adithya Chandregowda writes, "speech-language pathologist" represents our role as diagnosticians (pathologists). "We need a title that emphasizes on our role in promoting communication regardless of one's “diagnosis.”" pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist: Time to Revise Our Titles?
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Brian is living with #aphasia and is a research participant in my lab. Learn about Brian and why he participates: stream.asha.org/ashfoundatio... Brian and all our participants with aphasia inspire me to persist, no matter the obstacles! @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social
ASHFoundation Impact: Brian Paterson
In 2017, Brian Paterson suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, leaving him with aphasia—a condition that...
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Super excited for our annual Aphasia Health Fair at #UBuffalo on June 14th in Buffalo, NY! This is a FREE event, open to the public ✅Learn about aphasia from two people living with aphasia ✅Receive health and wellness resources ✅Get a hearing check-up
Nichol Castro@nicholcastro.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're celebrating #aphasia awareness month with our annual Aphasia Health Fair 🗣️💬 at #UBuffalo Save the date! 📆Saturday, June 14 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 📍 403 Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo South Campus, Buffalo, NY @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social
After you review >5 times for a journal ask the EIC to add you to their editorial review board. You can indeed self nominate your way to the excellence.
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
David Malakoff@davidmalakoff.bsky.social · last yr.Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...
Proud of Gabi and Peyton for their hardwork this semester providing Phonomotor Treatment to a person with aphasia as a part of a larger clinic-research partnership. They gave a phenomenal poster presentation last week!
Language matters: training care staff to minimize elderspeak in assisted living/nursing homes led to reductions in non-compliance and use of antipsychotics among patients. Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak (Gift Article)
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.
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