Instructor: Dr. Julie Masterson

Julie Masterson is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Missouri State University, where she teaches courses in phonology, language-learning disabilities, and research design. Dr. Masterson is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and was ASHA Vice President for Research and Technology from 2001-2003. She currently serves as President of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

She was Co-Chair of the 1999 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association held in San Francisco. Dr. Masterson has over 100 publications and presentations at professional conferences in the areas of spelling, child language, phonology, and technology. She has been an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and has served as a Guest Associate Editor for Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, Topics in Language Disorders, and Seminars in Speech and Language. Dr. Masterson served as a reviewer and provided technical assistance for the U.S. Department of Education’s Early Reading First program.