Missouri State University

Faculty and Staff

 


 

Klaas Bakker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Development of new measurement systems for speech and fluency

 

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Letitia White, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Electrophysiological Correlates of Behavioral Measures
  • DPOEs in Sickle Cell Disease
  • Temporal Processing in Children

 

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Jason Box, Au.D.  
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Elderly Adult Amplification and Clinical Supervision

 

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Neil J. DiSarno, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Elderly Adult Aural Rehabilitation
  • Electrophysiological Aspects of Speech Perception

 

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Karen Engler, M.A.
Clinical Associate Professor

Research Interests:

  • Early Childhood
  • Early Intervention
  • Social Development of the Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing
  • Parent Involvement in the Educational Process

 

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Thomas C. Franklin, Ph.D., CCC-A
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Otoacoustic Emissions
  • Auditory Evoked Potentials
  • Neurofibromatosis Type II

 

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Wafaa Kaf, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
 

Research Interests:

  • Electrophysiology
  • Auditory Steady-State Response
  • Otoacoustic Emissions

 

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Julie J. Masterson
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Phonological intervention
  • Specific spelling disabilities
  • Cognitive abilities in LLD children
  • Computer applications

 

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Ronald W. Netsell, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

 

  • Speech and language functions in the brain
  • Speech and voice disorders in children and adults

 

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Lisa Proctor, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Language development in children who use augmentative and alternative communication
  • Early literacy development in children who use augmentative and alternative communication
  • Computer supported literacy

 

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Clifford Franklin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Electrophysiological measures of speech perception
  • Acceptance of background noise while listening to speech

 

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Alana Mantie-Kozlowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research Interests:

  • Acquired disorders of speech and language
  • Treatment considerations for medically complex patient populations

 

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