Lab Members – TADS Lab

TADS Lab Director

Dr. Kay Chen
CSD Assistant Professor

Kay Chen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She received a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. From 2016 to 2017, Kay worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied AAC language data sciences and implementation. Before arriving at UNH, She worked as an assistant professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

She is a researcher and clinician in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Her research focuses on using artificial intelligence to help clinicians collect and analyze AAC data. Additionally, her clinical research focuses on developing AAC interventions and solutions for Chinese-English bilingual speakers.

Contact: kay.chen@unh.edu

Affiliate Lab Member

Meg Morgan
CSD Clinical Assistant Professor

Meg Morgan, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL is a bilingual clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the Multilingual/Multicultural Speech-Language Pathology Program at the University of New Hampshire. She obtained her master's degree and multicultural certificate at Arizona State University. Meg is a board-certified specialist in child language. She is currently an executive board member of the New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the chair of ASHA’s School Issues Advisory Board.

Contact: meg.morgan@unh.edu

Graduate Assistants

Hannah Tockman
Graduate Assistant

Hannah Tockman is a graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at the University of New Hampshire. She is from Newbury, NH, and attended The College of Saint Rose for her undergraduate degree where she majored in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is interested in working with young children in hopes of improving their abilities in all forms of communication after she graduates!

Contact: hannah.tockman@unh.edu

Olivia Pride
Graduate Assistant

Olivia Pride is a graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at the University of New Hampshire. She is from Eliot, ME, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in May 2024 with a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She wants to work with children to give them their confidence in communicating after she graduates.

Contact: Olivia.pride@unh.edu

Emily Cowette
Graduate Assistant

Emily is from Londonderry, NH and is currently a graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at UNH. She received her bachelor's degree from Purdue University where she majored in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Human Development and Family Sciences. Emily hopes to work in the hospital setting, helping people with swallowing and communication needs.

Contact: Emily.Cowette@unh.edu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lydia Zungy-Quinn
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lydia Zungy is from a small town in New Hampshire. She is a fourth-year Communication Sciences and Disorders student at the University of New Hampshire. After her undergraduate studies, she wants to go to graduate school to become an audiologist!

Undergraduate Research Volunteers

Katie Shine

Undergraduate Research Volunteer

Katie Shine is a junior at the University of New Hampshire, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Linguistics and ASL. She is from San Diego, California. After finishing her bachelor's degree, Katie plans to go to graduate school to become an audiologist.

Abby Sanborn

Undergraduate Research Volunteer

Abby Sanborn is a junior Communication Sciences and Disorders major at the University of New Hampshire. She is from Cornish, Maine. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to earn her master’s degree and pursue a career in Speech-Language Pathology. One day, she hopes to work in a clinical setting with adults who have experienced traumatic brain injuries and help them with their swallowing and communication needs.

Eliza Foote
Undergraduate Research Volunteer

Eliza Foote is a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire with a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Special Education. She is from Ashland, New Hampshire. After getting her bachelor’s degree, she plans to pursue a master’s and become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She hopes to work in an elementary special education setting, empowering children to communicate with confidence.

Molly Elliott

Undergraduate Research Volunteer

My name is Molly Elliott, and I am going to be a junior at the University of New Hampshire, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders. I am from Exeter, New Hampshire. After completing my bachelor’s degree, I plan to attend graduate school to become a licensed SLP.