About the Team
Fiona Höbler, Ph.D.
I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, as well as a member of the Western Institute for Neuroscience and the Centre for Brain and Mind at Western University. I completed my clinical training in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Reading. I then attained my Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology and Neuroscience at the University of Toronto and finished my postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan.
I am interested in the neurocognitive and neurophysiological processes that support complex human behaviours, such as verbal communication and skill acquisition, and how these vary across individuals, client groups, and throughout the lifespan. I am especially interested in the experience of developmental stuttering and in understanding how neural mechanisms, attentional processes, and learning approaches can influence speech production, developmental outcomes, and the therapeutic process for individuals who stutter.
Outside of the lab, I love to run, travel, and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible.
Lab Director
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I am a combined PhD/MCISc student at Western University under the Health and Rehabiliation Sciences Program. I aspire to become a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and am particularly interested in deepening my foundational understanding of disfluency through research.
My research focus centers on developmental stuttering, with a specific interest in how therapeutic pedagogies and evidence based clinical practices can support individuals who stutter. I am especially drawn to research examining how motor learning principles intersect with speech production, and how these insights can inform more effective, individualized interventions to improve fluency outcomes.
Outside of the lab, I enjoy reading Russian and German literature and quiet crafts like French beading!
Ichha Paramjeet
Ph.D Student
I completed my bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy and began working as a Speech-Language Pathologist shortly after graduation. I am a member of the Iranian Medical Council and, over five years of clinical practice, I have worked with individuals with a range of communication needs, with a particular interest in stuttering. I am pa1ssionate about evidence-based practice and continually seek to integrate research evidence into my clinical work.
I later completed my master’s degree in Linguistics, where my research focused on bilingual children with developmental language disorder. I am now a PhD student at Western University and am interested in developmental and acquired stuttering, particularly in exploring the similarities and differences between these two forms of stuttering and their underlying mechanisms.
Outside of the lab, I enjoy spending time with my family, travelling, and watching movies.
Ph.D Student