Abby Walker (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Besides her faculty position, Abby Walker is head of the language sciences program in the Department of English and is director of the Speech Lab at Virginia Tech. She joined the Department of English in 2014. Photo by Leslie King for Virginia Tech. Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Credit Virginia Tech License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.