Treasyri Williams Wood

Dr. Treasyri (pronounced “treasure”) Williams Wood resides and practices on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo with a Bachelor of Science degree in audiology and speech-language pathology and later earned a Master of Arts degree in communicative sciences and disorders from Hampton University in Virginia. Dr. Williams Wood then obtained a clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology (SLPD) from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Clinically, Dr. Williams Wood is passionate about developing person-centered interventions for individuals with aphasia, voice, and cognitive-communication challenges as a result of neurogenic conditions and neurodegenerative disease. She specializes in teaching topics related to advocacy, neural basis of communication, and cultural competency. Her research focuses on social determinants of health as they relate to individuals with neurogenic disorders of communication and their care partners. Dr. Williams Wood enjoys fostering partnerships to increase access among the underserved through holistic, culturally responsive care. She was elected to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Board of Directors as member at large in 2021 and is serving a two-year term.