Aphasia Movie Screening

AphasiaFlyer2015On Saturday, March 7th from 2:30 to 4:00pm, there will be a screening of the short film, Aphasia: Hope is a Four Letter Word, starring Carl McIntyre. The film recounts Carl’s struggles in the first year and a half post-stroke. After the film, there will be a live presentation by Carl where he will explain the process of coming to terms with his condition and making positive and inspired decsions about his new life!

Tickets for UMD students, staff, and faculty and outside campus students are $3.50 and $6.00 for the general public. Tickets can also be bought for larger groups of 10 or more people at the cost of $3.50 each! The tickets can be purchased at umdtickets.com!

About Yasmeen Faroqi Shah

Dr. Yasmeen Faroqi-Shah is a faculty at the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. She received her PhD from Northwestern University. Her research focuses on brain mechanisms involved in speaking. She primarily studies persons with brain injury who experience difficulty in speaking (a condition called "aphasia"). Other research interests include bilingualism, cognition and brain imaging. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department.
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