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Master of Science (M.S.): Research Opportunities

Students enrolled in the M.S. program have the opportunity to participate in research as part of their graduate school experience. Students identify faculty members with whom they share clinical research interests. Thesis opportunities are available with department faculty. Students are encouraged to compete for research awards offered by national organizations such as ASHA and to present their research at local, state, and national meetings.

Faculty members have areas of research interests and active research programs, including these topics:

  • Variables of Teachability in Phonological Intervention

  • Facilitating Contexts for Emergent Literacy Skills in Children from Low-Income Families

  • Development of Phonological Intervention Software Program (SCIP: Sound Contrasts in Phonology) funded by NIH

  • Aphasia Treatment Efficacy Studies

  • Differences in Learning Grammar by Children with Specific Language Impairment

  • Longitudinal Study of Speech and Language Development in Children with Cleft Palate

  • Parent-Implemented Early Intervention of Children with Cleft Palate

  • Voice Treatment Efficacy Studies and Speech Acoustics


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