College of Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Communicative Sciences & Disorders

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

NIH awards $3.1M to Developmental Speech Laboratory to study the impact of stuttering on children

Researchers in our Developmental Speech Laboratory have received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch the first large-scale, five-year study examining how stuttering affects children’s lives beyond speech.

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Lingo Lab publishes innovative study on autistic children’s language comprehension

MSU researcher wins grants to improve speech therapy for Parkinson’s

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MSU modernizes health care training with XR curriculum

A child in a VR headset participates in a research study. Graphic reads: Studying stuttering with VR, Developmental Speech Lab.

MSU researchers use VR to explore changes in speech and autonomic nervous system activity

Labs

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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.

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