Dr. Quique was trained as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Colombia, where she practiced for over seven years. During that time, she gradually became aware that aphasia assessments and treatments were not designed for Spanish-speaking individuals and that a direct translation from English resources did not fully meet the needs of her patients. This motivated her to pursue doctoral studies.

 Dr. Quique completed her doctoral studies in Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh with an emphasis on aphasia rehabilitation. She also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University and the Shirley Ryan Ability lab, strengthening her aphasia rehabilitation training and combining it with practical training in healthcare services and outcomes research.

After her postdoctoral training, Dr. Quique expanded her work to global health. As a Fogarty Global Health Fellow, she worked on identifying barriers and facilitators of best-practice aphasia rehabilitation in Peru and Colombia. Dr. Quique is currently part of the prestigious Future Stroke Leaders Program from the World Stroke Organization. These experiences have allowed her to foster international collaborations between educational, research, and healthcare institutions in Latin America and worldwide.

Dr. Quique is honored to have joined the SHS department at UNM. She plans to continue developing culturally- and linguistically-specific interventions for minorities with aphasia and improving the efficacy and accessibility of aphasia treatments.

Link to her publications https://yina-quique.github.io/publications.html

Link to her updated CV https://yina-quique.github.io/cv.html