The NeurorehAAb Lab
The Team
Amy Vogel-Eyny, PhD, CCC-SLP
Lab Director
Amy Vogel-Eyny, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor in the department of Speech-Language Pathology and audiology at Hunter, College, CUNY and is a speech-language pathologist. She is also co-chair of ACRM's aphasia and other communication disorders stroke ISIG. Dr. Vogel-Eyny specializes in evaluating and treating patients who have progressive or stroke-induced aphasia. In her role as a clinician-researcher, she is dedicated to developing rehabilitative approaches that target linguistic and cognitive difficulties in adult neurogenics and healthy aging. See her work with BrainNYC.
Aisha Haroun, BA
Senior Research Assistant
Lab Manager
Aisha Haroun graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in Human Biology and a minor in Political Science from Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, CUNY. She is a senior research assistant in the Neurorehabilitation in Aging and Aphasia Lab at Hunter College. Aisha is applying to medical school in 2025 and hopes to specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery.
A fun fact about Aisha is that she attended middle and high school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Zubia Hasan
Research Assistant
Zubia Hasan is a freshman at Hunter College pursuing a B.A. in Human Biology. She is an undergraduate research assistant in the Neurorehabilitation in Aging and Aphasia Lab. Zubia aims to pursue medicine, with the goal of contributing to more compassionate, effective healthcare for patients from underserved and marginalized communities. A fun fact about Zubia is that her favorite season is winter and she loves sledding!
Tahoor Arif
Senior Research Assistant
Tahoor Arif is a senior at Hunter College pursuing a B.A. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Behavioral Neurobiology. He is an undergraduate research assistant in the Neurorehabilitation in Aging and Aphasia Lab at Hunter College. Tahoor aims to pursue medicine after graduation, with a focus on providing healthcare in underserved populations.
A fun fact about Tahoor is that he loves learning languages. He is currently double majoring in German Language and Literature alongside his Biology major, and spent the last summer studying abroad in Berlin to hone his German language skills.
Research Assistant
Philomena Elom
Philomena Elom is a doctoral student at the Graduate Center. She obtained a master’s degree in English from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, where she examined the relationship between social variables and the pace of child language acquisition. She is a teacher, researcher, and advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Her research interests are aphasia and other neurodegenerative language disorders, bilingualism, and child language development - areas she’s passionate about due to significant knowledge gaps in Nigeria, where she comes from. Guided by the principle, “If I know better, I’ll do better,” Philomena is eager to gain hands-on experience and mentorship through her time in the NeurorehAAb lab. She believes this would empower her to become a valuable scholar, contributing meaningfully to humanity.
Ramez Hassanen
Research Assistant
Ramez Hassanen is a freshman at Hunter College pursuing a B.A. in Biological Sciences and Chemistry. He is an undergraduate research assistant in the Neurorehabilitation in Aging and Aphasia Lab at Hunter College. Ramez aims to pursue medicine after graduating with a focus on specializing in Orthopedics and/or Neurology.
A fun fact about Ramez is that he loves to cycle and rollerblade around his neighborhood!
Lab Alums
Postdoctoral Fellow
Our former post-doc, Dr. Ye-Jee Jung, joined the faculty at Incheon National University in the Department of English Language and Literature.
Graduate Research Assistant
Samsun Nahar, MS, CF-SLP is now a newly minted CF-SLP having graduated from Hunter's Speech-Language Pathology program. Stay tuned!
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Areeba Aamer
Hawah Diop TS3 Undergradaute Scholar at Hunter College. Completed her summer research experience in the NeurorehAAb Lab.
Sanjida Rahman at Hunter College, CUNY. She is now pursuing her MPH In Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Max Blechman at the University of Rochester.
Collaborators
The academic folks we work with to help make the science magic happen.
