https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs en-us 2022-11-02 19:23:33 UTC 2022-11-03 00:24:26 UTC hello@padlet.com mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367282220 One of the few labs in the world that studies Vietnamese language development, disorders, & related reading skills.]]> 2022-11-02 19:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367282220 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367285459 Larger Discipline]]> 2022-11-02 19:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367285459 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367391610 Research Focus: The bilingual experience on cognitive systems and its influence on the expression of aphasia.]]> 2022-11-02 21:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367391610 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367392739 Community-based research with a goal of eliminating health and educational disparities for all children.]]> 2022-11-02 21:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367392739 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367394511 Research Goal: Improve the treatment methods for word retrieval impairments in aphasia. ]]> 2022-11-02 21:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367394511 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367399089 Studies how language and other cognitive functions are are processed and represented neurologically.]]> 2022-11-02 21:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367399089 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367399619 Utilizes diverse electrophysiology and brain imaging methods to examine the dynamic brain processes dedicated to language production and how they are affected in language disorders. ]]> 2022-11-02 21:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367399619 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367400784 Research Aim: Determine the best assessment and intervention practices for bilingual children with language impairments through experimental reading interventions, developing appropriate literacy assessment tools, and classroom observation.]]> 2022-11-02 21:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367400784 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367401534 Research Focus: Compare the Deaf/signing brain to the hearing/speaking brain by asking questions about the nature of human language, the relationship between language and other cognitive systems, and the neural systems that underlie language and cognition, to ultimately help develop better resources for Deaf individuals (policy, curriculum, bilingual programs, etc.).]]> 2022-11-02 21:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367401534 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367401968 Research Aim: Uncover influences on word learning difficulties in children with language impairment and how to manipulate the learning context to maximize learning potential.]]> 2022-11-02 21:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367401968 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367402661 Research Focus: Characterize the development of sounds, sound patterns, and sound sequences in phonological acquisition, and how this contributes to understanding universal properties of language.  ]]> 2022-11-02 21:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367402661 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367403363 Mission: Support children who have or are at risk for language and reading disorders, advance the understanding of comprehension models of language and reading to improve assessments and interventions, and build community partnerships to produce context-driven solutions for children and their families.]]> 2022-11-02 21:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367403363 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367410329 Examines speech physiology and speech motor performance over the course of typical development and how these developmental changes differ in children with speech disorders. Investigates the relations between cognition, language, and speech motor performance interact during speech and language development. ]]> 2022-11-02 21:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367410329 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367411748 Project Interest: Use otoacoustic emissions and behavioral measures to determine if an objective test for psychoacoustics can be developed. ]]> 2022-11-02 21:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367411748 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367412614 Areas of Discipline: speech perception abilities in complex listening environments, hearing amplification in self-adjustment of hearing aids and sound tolerance, and hearing-loss related stress.]]> 2022-11-02 21:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367412614 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367418018 Research Aim: Understand the auditory rehabilitation experience of adults with hearing impairment and their family members, to develop methods to promote the uptake of audiology services, and to measure the outcomes of these services. ]]> 2022-11-02 21:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367418018 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367428292 Research Focus: Evaluate how recreational noise exposure, specifically personal music system use with earphones, affects the inner ear in young adults, and determine if young adults are more at risk for earlier onset hearing loss because of recreational noise exposure.]]> 2022-11-02 22:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367428292 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367433091 2022-11-02 22:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367433091 mtorgerson9577 https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367433761 2022-11-02 22:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mtorgerson9577/thematicrepslhslabs/wish/2367433761