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Research Interests
Research Interests
Our main lines of inquiry include:
Our main lines of inquiry include:
-how articulatory gestures enhance early literacy outcomes particularly in authentic classroom based settings using an implementation science lens
-how articulatory gestures enhance early literacy outcomes particularly in authentic classroom based settings using an implementation science lens
-strategies to enhance interprofessional practice with educators as well as forming parent partnerships
-strategies to enhance interprofessional practice with educators as well as forming parent partnerships
-the scholarship of teaching and learning as it relates to both the service learning in the classroom and mentorship of early career professionals.
-the scholarship of teaching and learning as it relates to both the service learning in the classroom and mentorship of early career professionals.
Current Projects
Current Projects
Clinical Trial
Clinical Trial
Unpacking the response to articulatory cues: Individual differences in early literacy outcomes
This project is a collaboration between between Departments of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Montclair State University and Kean University.
Collaborators: Dr. Grace Clark, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University; Dr. Iyad Ghanim, Assistant Professor, Kean University
Peer Mentoring
Peer Mentoring
Effects of a peer-mentoring program on undergraduate students' outcomes and perspectives related to a career in communication sciences and disorders.
Collaborators: Dr. Maryrose McInerney, Director of the Doctor of Audiology Program, Montclair State University; Meghan Matson, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University; Deborah Verderosa, Administrative Assistant/Advisor, Montclair State University; J. Mosier, Student Coauthor, Montclair State University; R. Lora, Student Coauthor, Montclair State University
Parent Workshops
Parent Workshops
Parent training workshops on speech, language, literacy, and connectedness for parents of children with disabilities.
This project is a collaboration between Montclair State University Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Department of Counseling, and the Speech Clinic.
Collaborators: Dr. Bisola Duyile, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University; Kate Papas, Speech Clinic Director, Montclair State University
Please email Dr. Becker at beckerr@montclair.edu if you are interested in participating or would like to host a parent workshop at your site.
Case Study
Case Study
Parents as partners: Collaborating with parents of children with speech/language disorders to enhance early phonemic awareness skills, a case study
This project is a collaboration between Departments of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Montclair State University and Kean University.
Collaborators: Dr. Iyad Ghanim, Assistant Professor, Kean University
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Uniting graduate students in Mexico and the US for a COIL Challenge-Based Learning project: Challenges and impacts from two educators' perspectives.
This project is a collaboration between Montclair State University Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders and the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City.
Collaborators: Dr. Rachael Merola, Visiting Research Professor, CIDE
ALL/DELV Renorming Project
ALL/DELV Renorming Project
The impact of an early hands-on clinical assessment experience on speech-language pathology graduate students using an academic-clinical collaborative team.
This project is being completed within the Montclair State University Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Collaborators: Kate Papas, former Montclair State University Speech Clinic Director
Contact Us
Contact Us
Are you...
-a parent who would like to have your child participate in a research study?
-interested in attending or hosting a parent training workshop?
-an undergraduate or graduate student that is interested in volunteering in our lab?
Here are some ways to get in contact with us!
Email beckerr@montclair.edu
Tel. 973/655-7356
Check us out on Instagram as well!
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