Title:  Chair, Professor

Department:  Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

School/Center:  School of Health Professions

Office Location:  151B Forsyth Building

Phone:  617-373-3785

Fax:  617-373-8756

Email:  r.schlosser@neu.edu

Education:  PhD, Purdue University

MA, University of Nebraska, Omaha

BSW, College of Social Work, Berlin

BS, Free University of Berlin

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Research:  Research methods

Single-subject research

Meta-analysis

Treatment efficacy

Augmentative and alternative communication for people

with little or no functional speech

Dr. Ralf W. Schlosser?s research interests are related to the efficacy of interventions in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) particularly as they relate to the role of speech output and different graphic symbol sets for individuals with developmental disabilities. He is also concerned with methodological issues in conducting efficacy research, including research design (in particular, single-subject experimental designs) and research synthesis (i.e., meta-analysis). Together with Dr. Doreen M. Blischak of the University of Florida, he is currently engaged in a research project on the effects of synthetic speech output and visual display feedback on spelling in children with autism (see Link to current research on autism).

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