Research

The speech, language & hearing sciences department at Sacred Heart University conducts leading edge research in speech and language, audiology, and related fields.

Projects

Speech-Language Pathologist Support for Literacy in Students Who Are Minimally Verbal

Designed to prepare future speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to better serve school-aged children with disabilities

Faculty Laboratories

Cruse Executive Functioning Lab (CEF Lab)

Dedicated to understanding the impact of executive dysfunction on individuals living with traumatic brain injury

L.E.A.R.N. Lab

Dedicated to better understanding the process of word learning, language acquisition and literacy skill development

Speech & Voice Laboratory (SVL)

Dedicated to understanding how to best care for individuals with Parkinson’s disease who have communications difficulties