Sindhu Chennupati, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sindhu Chennupati is a speech-language pathologist and researcher who aims to support children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with speech and language disabilities. Her work focuses on developing strengths-based, culturally responsive assessment and intervention tools that honor each child’s unique background. She is especially interested in how leveraging a family’s existing routines and strengths during treatment can enhance language outcomes. Dr. Chennupati also investigates how families can preserve their heritage languages, recognizing the deep ties between language, identity, and community. Her research is grounded in a multidisciplinary approach and close collaboration with clinicians and families.
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Graduate Students
Victoria Marques
Victoria is a first year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program at Seton Hall university. She completed her bachelors degree in Communicative Disorders at the University of Rhode Island. During her time there Victoria worked as an Undergraduate Research assistant in the Collaborative Cognitive Neuroscience Lab under Dr. Baron and Dr. Harwood. This environment helped Victoria’s continued interest in bilingual language development. Her research interests include bilingual language acquisition, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental disabilities. Growing up in a bilingual household has truly impacted her clinical interests.
Samantha Zuluaga
Samantha is a first-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program at Seton Hall University. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Kean University, where she conducted a research project under the supervision of Dr. Nkansah examining the relationship between studying a second language and speech delay in children in the United States. As a native bilingual English–Spanish speaker, she is particularly interested in bilingual language development. Her research interests include language development in bilingual children, language processing in neurodiverse populations, and cognitive factors that influence language learning.
Marissa Todd
Marissa is a first-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program at Seton Hall University. She also earned her bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in Elementary/Special Education and Social and Behavioral Sciences. During her time there, Marissa worked under the supervision of Dr. Nicole Hansen, co-authoring a study entitled Requirement Versus Reality: Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Attitudes and Practices When Teaching About Disability History. Her research interests include child language development, augmentative and alternative communication, and culturally responsive interventions and assessment in Speech-Language Pathology.