Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is a leader in innovative research related to language, hearing, and speech. The work of our faculty covers the spectrum of basic science, translational research, clinical research, and intervention studies. Our faculty engage in multi-disciplinary research addressing a wide range of topics, speech acoustics and perception; speech motor control in normal and disordered humans; voice production and disorders; language development and disorders; language and cognition; language development and disorders associated with genetic conditions such as fragile X syndrome; language development in children with autism; literacy; bilingual language development; speech and language development in children with cerebral palsy; neural imaging; auditory rehabilitation; auditory perception and amplification; vestibular research.
Students have a unique opportunity to get involved and assist in the innovation and discovery happening at the University of Arizona. We encourage students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to engage with research.
If you are interested in joining a lab, please visit our Research Overview page to find labs suited to your research interests. When you have found a lab that interests you, contact the lab’s principal investigator (PI) or lab manager to find out if they are taking on new students and, if so, how their application process works. Note that students can volunteer with a lab, earn course credit, or be employed with a lab as a student hourly.
Here is a list of publications and presentations that have included student authors.