Dr. Wright-Harp’s areas of expertise include the design and implementation of mentoring programs as well as the clinical management of individuals with neurogenic disorders, specifically dysphagia, acute traumatic brain injury and stroke. Over the past 35 years, she has been awarded over 6.25 million dollars in federally funded and intramural grants. Recent research awards include an intramural grant awarded by Howard to investigate the validity of cognitive tests for assessment of African American individuals following mild closed head injury; and an intramural Mordecaii Wyatt Johnson Research Award from Howard directed by Dr. Joan Payne to examine the influence of stress on stroke patients.