Dr. Jessica E. Huber, Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Studies, Co-Director of CEREBBRAL, and Associate Dean of Research in the College of Health and Human Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. This nomination is tied to the SpeechVive, a small, wearable device that Dr. Huber invented to treat symptoms in Parkinson disease.
Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors are nominated by their peers for their inventions that have improved the quality of life of people in society, leading to patents and licensing. The NAI Fellows Program represents 1,229 Fellows worldwide.
An announcement of the election can be found in Purdue’s Research Foundation News.