In her capacity as Assistant Director of the Institute, Ms. Stevens runs the day-to-day operations, works closely with the Co-Directors, facilitates the work of Institute scientists, manages the staff, and acts as liaison with campus organizations, donors, and the public. She received her master’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the UW and for more than 10 years managed the UW Speech Research Laboratory. She has also worked in industry, designing speech interfaces for handheld computers and mobile devices. Ms. Stevens returned to the UW to oversee Institute operations.