Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Education:

• Drs. Clinical Psychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands (1979)
• Ph.D. Communication Disorders, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1987)

Mailing Address:

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

Communication Links:

Office Phone: (417) 836-6879
Fax: (417) 836-4242
E-mail: KlaasBakker@missouristate.edu

Office Location:

Professional Building, Rm 245

Office Hours:

MWF 2:00-3:00 TR 10:00-12:00

Research Interests:

Development and testing of measurement systems for speech and speech fluency; cluttering

Teaching Responsibilities:

CSD 618 (Fluency Disorders);  CSD 620 (Voice Disorders); CSD 624 (Aphasia); CSD 680 (Instrumentation); CSD 362 (Speech Science); CSD 216 (Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing)

Professional Activities:

Associate Editor, Journal of Fluency Disorders; Webmaster for  the International Cluttering Association (associations.missouristate.edu/ICA); Administrator for the Acoustics Lab, The Listening Viewing Lab (LVL) and the Department Server.

Personal Information:

Married:        Wife's name: Jeannie
Children:       Sarah (birthday: March 8, 1992), Michael (birthday: January 17, 1995),
                        Hannah (birthday: March 29,1998).
Enjoys the outdoors, photography, computer programming