Research
Our research aims to better understand communication sciences and communication disorders. We work in a number of labs on MSU's campus and typically focus our research on speech and language processes as well as communication rehabilitation, among others. Our goal is to translate the knowledge we learn through research in practical, clinical breakthroughs.
Featured Research
MSU mobile lab takes Parkinson’s speech research on the road
This summer, Michigan State University researchers traveled more than 1,000 miles across Michigan to study how amplification devices, paired with speech strategies, can make communication louder, clearer and easier for people with Parkinson’s disease and related conditions.
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NIH awards $3.1M to Developmental Speech Laboratory to study the impact of stuttering on children
Lingo Lab publishes innovative study on autistic children’s language comprehension
MSU researcher wins grants to improve speech therapy for Parkinson’s
MSU modernizes health care training with XR curriculum
Labs
Students work in auditory and speech-focused labs studying topics like auditory perception, brain systems for language, speech perception and neurophysiology, voice biomechanics and more.