Overview
Christine Cook engages in scholarship centered on health equity and technology-forward approaches to neurogenic communication disorders. She has 18 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist, and her clinical interests include aphasia, life participation, health literacy, and equitable access to communication care for neurodiverse and medically underserved populations.
Areas of Expertise
PRIMARY: Neurogenic communication disorders
SECONDARY: Health literacy, technology informed rehabilitation, and identity and gender affirming care
Research Interests
Health equity, community based participatory research and care, AI, XR technology and rehabilitation, and intersections with health policy
Selected Public Service
Member, Cultural Humility Task Force, National Black Speech-Language Hearing Association
Membership Chair, Charlotte Trans Health
Member, Value Based Care Member Advisory Group, American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
Member, Resource Development Committee for the Aphasia Ambassador Program, National Aphasia Association
Selected Publications
Cook, C. and Hunting-Pompon, R. (2023). Lessons on Health Literacy and Communication in Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Primer and a Proposal. Delaware Journal for Public Health, 9(3), 44-49.
Cohen, M., Kinsala, P., Boulton, A., Carlozzi, N., Cook, C., Tulsky, D. (2019). Development and Psychometric Characteristics of the TBI-QOL Communication Item Bank. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 34(5), 326-339.
Faroqi-Shah, Y, & Virion, C. (2009). Constraint-induced language therapy for agrammatism: Role of grammaticality constraints. Aphasiology 23, 977-988.
Selected Honors
Centennial Session Designee, “Uncovering Our Past to Transform the Future: A Critical Exploration of our Professional History” American Speech-Language Hearing Association National Convention (ASHA), Washington D.C. (2025)
Grant Awardee, VR in Schools, Curio XR (2024)
Founding Cohort Ambassador, Cultural Humility Ambassador Program, National Black Association of Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH) (2023)
Jefferson Award Winner, High Honors for Public Service, Christiana Care Health System, Delaware (2014)
Courses Taught
Neurology for Communication
Adult Language Disorders 1 and 2
