As a speech-language pathologist, Dr. Julie Masterson has long been curious about the relationship between reading, spelling and speaking. To better understand what kids need to learn and how best to teach them, Masterson designed tailored interventions based on how children spell various types of words.
According to Dr. Julie Masterson, communication sciences and disorders professor at Missouri State University, communication skills begin to develop immediately after birth and are, in fact, the basis of lifelong language and literacy skills.
Dr. Wafaa Kaf is conducting research to help detect Meniere’s disease, a condition that can eventually result in hearing loss, at an earlier age.
Access to deaf educators can be scarce for deaf or hard of hearing students.
Professor Dr. Julie Masterson is among a small group of individuals receiving the Honors of the Association award — the highest honor that the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) bestows. She will be recognized Nov. 13 at the annual ASHA Convention in Denver, Colorado. About Masterson Masterson has been an ASHA member since 1980. Throughout her career, […]