Millions of people around the world have communication disorders that impact their educational, social and vocational opportunities.  Our ultimate research goal is to develop effective methods for the prevention, identification and treatment of impairments in hearing, speech, language, voice and fluency across the lifespan.

A young woman assists an older adult by adjusting a hearing device near her ear, while the older woman sits and smiles in a classroom or clinic setting with a wall clock in the background.