Fiona H枚bler, PhD

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Assistant Professor

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Education

  • PhD (University of Toronto)
  • MSc (University of Reading)
  • BA Hons (University of Galway)

Graduate Program Supervision

  • Health & Rehabilitation Science |

Research In Profile

Fiona Höbler’s research is focused on the neurocognitive and neurophysiological processes that support speech production and motor learning across the lifespan. Fiona is particularly interested in the experience of developmental stuttering and in understanding how neural mechanisms, attentional processes, and learning capacities can influence speech production, developmental trajectories and treatment outcomes among individuals who stutter.

Featured Publications and Projects

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Höbler, F., Bitan, T., Tremblay, L., & De Nil, L. (2023). Explicit benefits: motor sequence acquisition and short-term retention in adults who do and do not stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 105959.
  • Höbler, F., Bitan, T., Tremblay, L., & De Nil, L. (2022). Differences in implicit motor learning between adults who do and do not stutter. Neuropsychologia, 174, 108342.
  • Höbler, F., McGilton, K. S., Wittich, W., Dupuis, K., Reed, M., Dumassais, S., Mick, P. and Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, M. (2021). Hearing screening for residents in long-term care homes who live with dementia: a scoping review. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 84(3), 1115-1138.
  • Höbler, F., Argueta-Warden, X., Rodríguez-Monforte, M., Escrig-Pinol, A., Wittich, W., & McGilton, K. S. (2018). Exploring the sensory screening experiences of nurses working in long-term care homes with residents who have dementia: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 235.

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Graduate Student Opportunities

Potential Student Projects:

  • Behavioural research into the neurocognitive processes contributing to speech development and motor learning.
  • Investigating the neurophysiological mechanisms associated with developmental stuttering.

If you are interested in learning more please reach out via email: fhobler@uwo.ca.

Additional Information

Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations

  • Speech Processes and Attentional Resources for Communication (SPARC) Lab
  • 深夜福利站 Institute for Neuroscience

Awards

  • Mentoring Academic-Research Careers (MARC) Program (2024)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Pathways Program (2024)
  • University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (2022)
  • Hayden HANTHO Award (2019)
  • MITACS Globalink Research Award (2019)

Professional Activities

  • Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Editorial Board Member, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups