Core Team

Eliza Baby

Hometown: Bengaluru, India

Education: BSc. Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Bangalore University, India, 2012-2016

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, AIISH, University of Mysuru, 2016-2018

PhD (in progress), Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022-presentContact: ebaby2@illinois.edu

About Me

Eliza is interested in cognitive-linguistic aspects of communication . She is interested in exploring the cognitive constructs that are crucial for effective communication. Her goal is to move the science forward in understanding the neural mechanisms driving cognition and language in normal healthy aging individuals and applying them in clinical populations. She aims to conduct clinically-driven evidence based research to aid aging in place. In her free time, she enjoys training beginners in Salsa dancing.


Core Team

Eliza Baby

Hometown: Bengaluru, India

Education: BSc. Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Bangalore University, India, 2012-2016

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, AIISH, University of Mysuru, 2016-2018

PhD (in progress), Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022-presentContact: ebaby2@illinois.edu

About Me:

Eliza is interested in cognitive-linguistic aspects of communication . She is interested in exploring the cognitive constructs that are crucial for effective communication. Her goal is to move the science forward in understanding the neural mechanisms driving cognition and language in normal healthy aging individuals and applying them in clinical populations. She aims to conduct clinically-driven evidence based research to aid aging in place. In her free time, she enjoys training beginners in Salsa dancing.


Teresa Warren

Hometown: Bengaluru, India

Education: BSc. Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Bangalore University, India, 2012-2016

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, AIISH, University of Mysuru, 2016-2018

PhD (in progress), Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022-presentContact: ebaby2@illinois.edu

About Me:

Eliza is interested in cognitive-linguistic aspects of communication . She is interested in exploring the cognitive constructs that are crucial for effective communication. Her goal is to move the science forward in understanding the neural mechanisms driving cognition and language in normal healthy aging individuals and applying them in clinical populations. She aims to conduct clinically-driven evidence based research to aid aging in place. In her free time, she enjoys training beginners in Salsa dancing.

AANCL Core Lab Team

Teresa Warren

Raksha Mudar PhD, CCC-SLP

Eliza Baby

Natalia Rzepa

Lauren Robinet

Hometown: Bengaluru, India

Education: BSc. Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Bangalore University, India, 2012-2016

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, AIISH, University of Mysuru, 2016-2018

PhD (in progress), Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022-presentContact: ebaby2@illinois.edu

About Me:

Eliza is interested in cognitive-linguistic aspects of communication . She is interested in exploring the cognitive constructs that are crucial for effective communication. Her goal is to move the science forward in understanding the neural mechanisms driving cognition and language in normal healthy aging individuals and applying them in clinical populations. She aims to conduct clinically-driven evidence based research to aid aging in place. In her free time, she enjoys training beginners in Salsa dancing.

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Research Staff

James Shim

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Sneha Nippani

Sally Rogers

Ellie Geraghty

Shansa Viswanathan

Smira Sonthalia

Tess Giddens-White

Aging And Neurocognition Lab (AANCL)
Speech and Hearing Science Building
901 S 6th St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-265-6574
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