Principal Investigator

Evan R. Usler, PhD
Email: eusler@udel.edu

Dr. Usler is an Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences & Disorders in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware and the director of the Interpersonal Neurophysiology Lab. He received his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Purdue University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University and MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Janina Boecher Caro, PhD

Dr. Janina Boecher Caro earned a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Delaware, where she studies linguistics and speech rhythm in the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science.  

Vishruta Yawatkar

Vishruta Yawatkar is a PhD student at the University of Delaware, where she studies bioinformatics and data science in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

Grace Gervino

Grace Gervino is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Delaware.  Grace was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) and her research utilizes neuroimaging and EEG techniques to investigate how motor planning and sensory predictions may be disrupted in individuals who stutter.