Carla Tierney-Hendricks

Research Mentor

Dr. Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dissertation: Leveraging Implementation Science to Explore Aphasia Service Delivery and Client Engagement

Thank you to my research mentor, Sofia Vallila-Rohter, my academic advisor, Susan Fasoli, and my dissertation committee mentors, Marjorie Nicholas and Ruth Palan Lopez. You each have contributed in unique and important ways to my growth as a clinician scientist, teacher and person. I am grateful to work with and learn from amazingly kind, brilliant and dedicated mentors and colleagues within the MGH IHP and Spaulding Communities- Thank you!

Most important to me is my family. My husband, Michael, has been an unwavering source of support during my PhD journey. My children, Genevieve (8) and Colin (6), bring me joy every day and keep me grounded in what really matters. Thank you to my parents, Robert and Genoveva Tierney, for their love, encouragement and almost daily reminders that “hard work pays off”!

Congratulations to all the 2023 PhD Graduates!