{"id":137,"date":"2018-11-14T18:39:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~callier\/research\/callier-postdoctoral-program\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:54:37","slug":"callier-postdoctoral-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calliercenter.utdallas.edu\/research\/callier-postdoctoral-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Callier Postdoctoral Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Every two years, since 2008, the Callier Postdoctoral Program admits two new Postdoctoral Fellows. The goal of the two-year program is to provide a vibrant, interactive community of researchers for the Postdocs to create an independent line of research that builds on or collaborates with one or more of the current Callier faculty. Because the program is funded through Callier\u2019s Excellence in Education Fund Endowment, it provides the Postdocs with a great deal of flexibility in their research endeavors to advance knowledge and excellence in communication sciences and disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlos Ben\u00edtez-Barrera earned his PhD in Hearing and Speech Sciences from Vanderbilt University in 2020 under the mentorship of Dr. Anne Marie Tharpe. He received his MA in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University and his BS in Psychology from Aut\u00f3noma University of Madrid. His general research interest is the auditory and language development in typically and atypically developing children (e.g., children with hearing loss). Additionally, his research interests include the investigation of the relationship between the quality of the acoustic and language environments in which children grow up and their behavioral and neural language outcomes. His current research examines whether low language outcomes in children from disadvantaged households are related to the quality of their home communication environment. To fulfill his research goals, he implements a variety of techniques including EEG, behavioral measures and analyses of home recordings using LENA technology. The goal of his work is to understand to what extent experience modulates the development of auditory and language skills in children from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
Sonia Singh received a PhD in Psychology with a Cognitive Science concentration from Georgia State University. Her background involves the indexing of sequence learning abilities in individuals with and without reading impairments. Her current interests include understanding the roles of both the auditory and the motor system during speech production in children and adults. To further advance these lines of research, she is working with Dr. Lisa Goffman to investigate sequence learning capacity via speech, motor and cognitive mechanisms in those with and without language difficulties. Ultimately, this work will help understand how people use structure from their environment to perform common tasks such as learning to speak in a new language, make a series of automatic hand movements or how to read and spell correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
PhD, Hearing Science, 2018, State University of New York at Buffalo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest<\/strong>: Auditory neurosciences, inner ear immunology, audiology service delivery, health culture and domestic health care practices, perceptions of risk and responsibility for illness and health care, the use and interpretation of biotechnology, hearing impairment distribution and health disparity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current Position<\/strong>: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n University<\/strong>: Rush University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD, Speech and Hearing Sciences<\/em>, 2019, Indiana University Bloomington <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest<\/strong>: Language acquisition and development in dual language learners, assessment and intervention in culturally and linguistically diverse populations<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current Position<\/strong>: Postdoctoral Research Associate <\/p>\n\n\n\n University<\/strong>: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2016, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Language, literacy and cognition in children with autism spectrum disorder<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current\nPosition:<\/strong> Assistant\nProfessor, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and Disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n University:<\/strong> The University of Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD, Linguistics, 2015, The Ohio State University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of interest:<\/strong> Speech development, speech motor control, coarticulation, hearing impairment, cochlear implants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD:<\/strong> Developmental Psychology, 2013, University of Iowa <\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Word learning, language acquisition, category knowledge, individual differences in cognitive development<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current Position:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n University:<\/strong> Oklahoma State University <\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD:<\/strong> Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, 2013, Purdue University Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD:<\/strong> Child Language, 2012, University of Kansas <\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Word learning, electrophysiological methods to study language processing Current Position:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences University:<\/strong> San Diego State University Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD,\nComputer Science with a cross training in Communication Sciences and Disorders,\n2011, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Normal and disordered speech motor\ncontrol, silent speech interface, dysarthric speech recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current\nPosition:<\/strong> Associate\nProfessor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n University:<\/strong> The University of Texas at Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2011, Temple University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Bilingual child language development, disorders, and processingKimberly C. Jenkins, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/h2>
Alumni: 2018<\/h3>
Meghan M. Davidson, PhD<\/h2>
Alumni: 2016<\/h3>
Patrick Reidy, PhD<\/h2>
Alumni: 2016<\/h3>
Sarah Kucker, PhD<\/h2>
Alumni: 2014<\/h3>
Johanna Rudolph, PhD<\/h2>
Alumni: 2014<\/h3>
Areas of Interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Specific language impairment, screening, early identification, early intervention, evidence-based practice
Current Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Research Scientist, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders Program
University:<\/strong>\u00a0The University of Texas at Dallas<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlyson Abel-Mills, PhD<\/h2>
Alumni: 2012<\/h3>
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Alumni: 2012<\/h3>
Ra\u00fal Rojas, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/h2>
Alumni: 2010<\/h3>
Current Position:<\/strong> Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders Program
University:<\/strong> The University of Texas at Dallas <\/p>\n\n\n\n