Steven Small

Postdoctoral - Neurology
University of Pittsburgh

M.D.
University of Rochester

Ph.D. - Computer Science: AI/Cognitive Science
University of Maryland

A.B. - Mathematics
Dartmouth College

Small, S. L. (2025). Precision neurology. Ageing Res Rev, 104, 102632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2024.102632 - publications

Drijvers, L., Small, S. L., & Skipper, J. I. (2025). Language is widely distributed throughout the brain. Nature Reviews: Neuroscience, 26(3), 189. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-024-00903-0 - publications

Ting, C. M., Skipper, J. I., Noman, F., Small, S. L., & Ombao, H. (2022). Separating Stimulus-Induced and Background Components of Dynamic Functional Connectivity in Naturalistic fMRI. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 41(6), 1431-1442. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2021.3139428  - publications

Monroe, D. C., Thomas, E. A., Cecchi, N. J., Granger, D. A., Hicks, J. W., & Small, S. L. (2022). Salivary S100 calcium-binding protein beta (S100B) and neurofilament light (NfL) after acute exposure to repeated head impacts in collegiate water polo players. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 3439. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07241-0  - publications

Demir-Lira, O. E., Asaridou, S. S., Raja Beharelle, A., Holt, A. E., Goldin-Meadow, S., & Small, S. L. (2018). Functional neuroanatomy of gesture-speech integration in children varies with individual differences in gesture processing. Dev Sci, 21(5), e12648. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12648 2018 - Publication

Santhanam, P., Duncan, E. S., & Small, S. L. (2018). Therapy-Induced Plasticity in Chronic Aphasia Is Associated with Behavioral Improvement and Time Since Stroke. Brain Connectivity, 8(3), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2017.0508  2018 - Publication

Duncan, E. S., & Small, S. L. (2017). Changes in dynamic resting state network connectivity following aphasia therapy. Brain Imaging and Behavior, in press. 2017 - Publication

Keator, D. B., Chen, J., Nichols, N., Fana, F., Stern, H., Baram, T. Z., & Small, S. L. (2017). A semantic cross-species derived data management application. Data Science Journal, 16. 2017 - Publication

Neurologist Named New Dean of School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Dr. Steven L. Small, professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine and director and chief scientific officer of the Medical Innovation Institute at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, has accepted appointment as dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences(BBS) at The University of Texas at Dallas.

New Researchers Bolster BBS’ Strength in Neuroscience, Psychology

The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas of Dallas has added four tenure-track faculty since January, including new dean Dr. Steven Small who arrived in April.

The school also hired neurobiology professor Dr. Ana Solodkin and two assistant professors — Dr. Kendra Seaman and Dr. Meghan Swanson.

“BBS continues to evolve as we bring neurobiology, psychology, and speech, language, and hearing sciences together to understand brain and behavior across the lifespan,” Small said. “Our new hires each address this from a different angle.”