Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Advancing Education, Research, and Clinical Practice in Communication and Hearing Disorders

The Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (CSLHR) is embedded within the School of Health Professions and is administered through the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

The primary mission of the CSLHR is to promote education, research, and clinical practice in the areas of speech, language, and hearing. The Center's goal is to facilitate a collaborative effort among faculty at TTUHSC, TTU, and other universities who have a shared interest and expertise in normal processes, disorders, or treatment of speech, language, swallowing, hearing, or balance systems.

Research Laboratories

The CSLHR laboratories are located on the 3rd floor of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center building in Lubbock, Texas (3B-302). Each research laboratory is run by full-time, doctoral level faculty members in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. The research laboratories are listed below.

Social Media and Auditory Rehab Technology (SMART) Laboratory

Moumita Choudhury, Au.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor

phone: 806.743.2453
m.choudhury@ttuhsc.edu 

Adult Neurogenic Language Disorders Laboratory

Melinda Corwin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor

phone: (806) 743-9050
melinda.corwin@ttuhsc.edu 

Auditory Perception Laboratory

Jeremy J. Donai, Au.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

phone: (806) 743-1355
jedonai@ttuhsc.edu 

Tori Gustafson, Au.D, CCC-A
Associate Professor

phone: (806) 743-9042
tori.gustafson@ttuhsc.edu 

Growing Minds: Pediatric Intervention Laboratory

Brittany Hall, Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

phone: (806) 743-9056
brittany.hall@ttuhsc.edu 

Hesper Holland, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

phone: (806) 743-9059
hesper.holland@ttuhsc.edu 

Pediatric Audiometric Science Laboratory

Candace Hicks, Ph.D., CCC-A
Professor

phone: (806) 743-9044
candace.hicks@ttuhsc.edu 

Cognitive/Behavioral Linguistics Laboratory

Tobias Kroll, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor

phone: (806) 743-9052
tobias.kroll@ttuhsc.edu 

Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders Laboratory

Sue Ann Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor

phone: (806) 743-9051
sueann.lee@ttuhsc.edu 

Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation Laboratory

Leigh Ann Reel, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A
Director, Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Associate Professor

phone: (806) 743-9043
leigh.reel@ttuhsc.edu 

Voice and Swallowing Laboratory

Angela Van Sickle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

phone: (806) 743-9053
angela.van-sickle@ttuhsc.edu 

Speech Production Laboratory

Hoyoung Yi, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

phone: (806) 743-3215
hoyoung.yi@ttuhsc.edu 

Vestibular/Auditory Integrated Biomedical Laboratory

Steven Zupancic, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A
Associate Professor

phone: (806) 743-9041
steven.zupancic@ttuhsc.edu 

Clinical Services

Much of the research conducted through the CSLHR is clinically based.  The CSLHR operates in partnership with the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinics, which are located on the 2^nd floor (2A-300) of TTUHSC in Lubbock, Texas. Clinical services which are currently available include the following:

Audiological evaluation and treatment for children and adults in the following areas:

• hearing loss requiring hearing aids and/or aural rehabilitation
• auditory processing disorder (APD)
• cochlear implants
• balance or dizziness problems

Speech-language evaluation and treatment for children and adults in the following areas:

• speech sound problems, including apraxia of speech, cerebral palsy, dysarthria, hearing loss, phonological disorders, and/or the need for augmentative/alternative forms of communication
• language-learning problems, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Down syndrome, learning disability, specific language impairment, developmental language disorder, dyslexia, and dysgraphia
• stuttering
• voice problems, including hoarseness or breathiness
• swallowing problems
• acquired language problems, including traumatic brain injury and aphasia
• memory problems, including traumatic brain injury and dementia

Research Mentoring

Research and clinical faculty members work closely with students pursuing degrees in the following areas:

Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech-Language Pathology

Doctorate of Audiology  (Au.D.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Rehabilitation Science, Concentration in Communication Sciences and Disorders