Lockenvitz, assistant professor of speech-language pathology, studies the life experiences of those with a persistent lisp. “Something as minor as a childhood scar, acne or body odor can affect your self-confidence. A lisp can, too,” she said. She started her career studying how to transcribe and articulate certain sounds. It was a very black and white, quantitative … [Read more...] about Living with a Lisp
Although you identify yourself as the head of a household, now you are the recipient of care. Your spouse or child has assumed the role of care-provider, which may be a new role as well. The relationships in your family are feeling unbalanced because the power status has changed. Dr. Alana Kozlowski, Missouri State University communication sciences and disorders assistant … [Read more...] about Music restores harmony in the lives of those with aphasia
During his third grade year, Masterson noticed her son was still having a hard time making his marks on his spelling tests despite extra study time. Again, she spoke with his teacher and received the same response as the teacher from the year before: “Oh that’s normal. He’ll learn.” Masterson refused to accept the idea that individuals could not improve a skill. She dropped … [Read more...] about Why the weekly spelling test doesn’t stick
Dr. Wafaa Kaf, a professor of audiology from Al Sharqia, Egypt, has spent many of her 10 years at Missouri State researching ways to evaluate the hearing of these challenging populations. Kaf is most interested in detecting mild degrees of hearing loss using “electrophysiological measures” — ways to assess hearing that don’t rely on patient response, but instead objectively … [Read more...] about Did you hear? Students offer free screenings