PRIISM | Biofeedback-Enhanced Treatment for Sensorimotor Learning in Speech Sound Disorders

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The Biofeedback-Enhanced Treatment for Sensorimotor Learning in Speech Sound Disorders project is led by Principal Investigator Dr. Tara McAllister and supported by co-investigator Dr. Jennifer Hill.

The goal of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of in-person versus telepractice delivery of biofeedback intervention for speech sound disorder. The ability to provide these types of services remotely could be critical for allowing more children to receive the help that they need. The project expands on previous research that led Dr. McAllister’s team to develop “staRt,” a web and iPad app that aims to make biofeedback for the American English 'r' sound broadly available. In a pilot study conducted by the team, delivering biofeedback treatments via telepractice was shown to be effective.

Check out the BITS Lab website for more information about the staRt app (free to download in the iOS app store).

This study is funded by a five-year, $3.1M grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01 DC017476). NYU is the lead recipient, with subaward sites at Syracuse University and Montclair State University. This project is housed in the PRIISM center and the Biofeedback Intervention Technology for Speech (BITs) Lab.