Bridget Walsh
Bio
Dr. Bridget Walsh is a certified speech-language pathologist, Brandt-Endowed Associate Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. Dr. Walsh directs the Developmental Speech Laboratory in the Communication Arts and Sciences building. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience from Purdue University.
Translating thoughts into spoken words is a seemingly effortless ability, one easily taken for granted, yet speech production is a fascinating and remarkably complex process. Dr. Walsh's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying the development of stuttering and its adverse impact on young children. She uses a multilevel approach combining neuroimaging, articulatory kinematics, autonomic nervous system recordings, and behavioral approaches to answer critical questions about why many young children recover from early stuttering while others persist and develop a lifelong chronic condition.
Research and Teaching
Neurophysiology of speech production in typical and atypical speaker populations
The development of adverse impact in children who stutter
Behavioral and physiological correlates of emotional reactivity in people who stutter
Articulatory characteristics associated with stuttering and dysarthria
Courses Taught
CSD 803 Research Methods
CSD 865 Motor Speech Disorders
CSD 830 Fluency Disorders
