Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Mailing Address:  

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897

Office Location:

• Professional Bldg, Rm 251

Office Hours:

• Monday and Wednesday = 2:00 – 3:30 PM
• Thursday = 8:30 – 10:30 AM
• By appointment

Contact information: 

• Phone: (417) 836-4710
• Email: LetitiaBlack@MissouriState.edu

Education:

B.A. at University of Maine, Orono in Communication Sciences and Disorders
M.S. at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT
Ph.D. at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Research interests:

• Electrophysiological correlates of behavioral measures
• DPOAEs in Sickle Cell Disease
• Temporal processing in children

Teaching:

• CSD 649 - Basic Audiometry
• CSD 835 - Otoacoustic Emissions
• CSD 700 - Research Methods
• CSD 572 - Aural Rehabilitation
• CSD 666 - Counseling in Audiology
• CSD 848 - Cochlear Implants

Professional activities:

• American Speech Hearing
• American Auditory Society
• American Academy of Audiology

Hobbies:

• Basketball, hiking, reading, scrap booking, travel

Personal/family information:

• Husband: James Black
• Sons: Julius Walker and Trevor Black