Elaine Sands

Biography

Elaine Sands completed Ph.D, New York University (1977) M.S., University of Michgan (1961) B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY (1960) Fellow, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, 1981. Distinguished Service Award, New York State Speech Language and Hearing Association, May 4, 1996. Honors of the Association, Long Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1999.

Research Interest

1) Language problems associated with Dementia and other disorders 2) Diagnosis and treatment of language disorders secondary to stroke 3) Use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in patients with Apahasia and Dementia 4) Apraxia and Dysarthria in adults