Research News

Research staff members have been working with elementary schools in Flint Community Schools and Jackson Public Schools. We have collected language information from about 100 students in kindergarten and first grade. The data will be compiled and become part of an ongoing project that examines developmental relationships between oral language and reading in young diverse learners. Currently, the research team has one publication under review and two papers that have been accepted for presentation at conferences.

Some UMAP clients have been involved with aphasia research at the Center. Dr. Robert Marshall, a visiting professor specializing in aphasia research, has been working with research staff and clinicians to examine relationships between type and severity of aphasia and differential responses to intensive treatment.

To learn more about the various research projects at the Center, click here.