UF Speech Development Lab Research Studies

The Speech Development Lab at the University of Florida is interested in how children acquire the abilities to recognize the phonetic-level structure of their native language and to produce speech with the gestural organization typical of their native language; what role the ability to recognize that structure plays in language processing; what conditions of childhood support the development of these skills; and precisely how perceptual processing of the speech signal is affected by conditions such as poverty, frequent severe ear infections, and hearing loss.

Current Research Studies

This study is being done to evaluate the effects of prematurity and related medical inequities on child auditory and language development. If you are the parent of child between 5-8 years old, please contact us at speechlab@phhp.ufl.edu if you are interested in participating.