Members

Melanie Beatty is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Deaf and Hearing Sciences. She is currently working on a research project in the Speech Development Lab with a focus on how living in poverty can affect auditory and language development in children. In the future, she plans to become a Speech-Language Pathologist with an interest in pediatrics as well as the Deaf and hard-of-hearing populations

Logan Black is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Deaf and Hearing Sciences. She is currently working on a research project titled Poverty-Related Risk Factors for Auditory and Language Deficits in Children. In the future, Logan aspires to become an Audiologist focusing on pediatric care. 

Jetta Fant is an undergraduate student majoring in Health Science. She is currently working on her honors thesis, investigating the impact of parental stress on the auditory and linguistic development of children, particularly those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the future, Jetta aspires to become an obstetrician-gynecologist to provide care for women in underserved communities.

Mattie Jacoby is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with minors in Deaf and Hearing Sciences. She is currently working in the Speech Development Lab and is interested in the Deaf and hard of hearing populations and the impacts of hearing loss on language development in children. Mattie is planning to attend graduate school to become a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Ella Kunkel is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Disabilities in Society. She plans to become a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and is interested in how various health issues in childhood affect language perception and production. 

Maria Kynkor is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with minors in Educational Studies and Deaf and Hearing Sciences. She is currently working in the Speech Development Lab and is interested in the Deaf and hard of hearing populations and the impacts of hearing loss on language development in children. Maria is aspiring to become a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Maggie McGuane is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Health Promotion. She is currently working on a research project investigating the effects of various child health issues and poverty on auditory and language processing in children. In the future, Maggie plans to attend graduate school to become a pediatric speech-language pathologist.

Gabriella Vogel is an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Disabilities in Society. This is her first semester working in the Speech Development Lab and she is currently working on research that investigates the effects of child health issues on auditory and language processing in children. She aspires to become a speech-language pathologist in the future.