The SPeaK Lab is focused on understanding the physiological basis of speech loss in neurodegenerative diseases and exploring psychophysical scaling for auditory-perceptual assessment of dysarthria.
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Members of the SPeaK lab recently presented for ASHA Board of Director's members at CSD Research Club's event at the University of Iowa.
- Above left, Emily Bueltel discusses "Investigating the Psychometric Properties of Visual Analog Scales in Evaluating Dysarthria" with Dr. Tena McNamara, past ASHA President.
- Above right, Deepthi Crasta presents "Improving Perceptual Speech Ratings: The Effects of Auditory Training on Judgements of Dysarthric Speech" to Dr. Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, ASHA President.

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