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Celebrating the Work and Voice of the PedzSTAR Lab

Our lab’s work to promote equity in early communication support has been featured across national media outlets, academic platforms, and community stories. Here are some recent highlights that showcase the breadth of our research, advocacy, and innovation:

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Featured Leader in STEM & Tech

Dr. Marisha Speights was featured in Authority Magazine’s Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech series. She shared five key leadership lessons drawn from her journey as a speech-language pathologist and AI researcher.

Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders

The PedzSTAR Lab, builds toolboxes of acoustic biomarkers to track children’s speech patterns using samples from both children with and without speech disorders.

EdSurge

Targeting Disparities in Speech Screening

The Chronicle Media covered our lab’s efforts to address racial and income-based disparities in early speech-language screening tools.

The Chronicle Media

Laying the Groundwork to Diagnose Speech Impairments in Children with Clinical AI #ASA188

 

Building large AI datasets can help experts provide faster, earlier diagnoses.

Acoustical Society of America Press

Using Clinical AI to Establish Foundations for Diagnosing Speech Impairments in Children #ASA188

In recent years, the intersection of artificial intelligence and clinical diagnostics has taken center stage in the quest to improve health outcomes for children with speech and language impairments

Acoustical Society of Americal Lay Papers