The Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology is committed to improving the lives of people with communication disorders. In addition to our clinical services, the Division is home to a number of funded research and development initiatives. Current research and development efforts include:
- Establishment of the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research funded Communication Enhancement Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center designed to improve augmentative and alternative communication technologies for persons with significant communication disorders. Information may be found at: www.aac-rerc.com
- Establishment of the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research funded Center for Assistive Technology Outcomes Research, an international consortium designed to determine the value of, and implications for abandoment of, assistive technology devices. Information may be found at: www.AToutcomes.com
- The study of genetic risk factors for nonsyndromic, post-lingual, multifactorial sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adults
- Collaboration with the Federal Laboratory Consortium and T2RERC in an effort to locate, develop, and transfer appropriate leading edge technologies for persons with severe communication disorders
- Collaborative multi-site research on the identification of quality of life factors associated with the discontinuance of assistive listening devices
- The application of automatic speech recognition (ASR) as a "speech clarifier" for individuals with moderate speech disorders
- Establishment of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Defense, Navy Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to explore movement recognition technologies for use by people with disabilities
- Establishment of the Jack N. Highsmith, Jr. Endowment to support stuttering and other communication disorders
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