SMILe Lab

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The Speech Motor Impairment & Learning (SMILe) Lab at Northeastern University is a research laboratory that focuses on the study of motor speech disorders in children!

11/04/2025

Are you a speech-language pathologist passionate about pediatric motor speech disorders and considering a PhD?
I have an opening for a new PhD student at Northeastern University starting in Fall 2026 to work on a new NIH-funded project focused on improving differential diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech and dysarthria.
Please contact me (Dr. Kristen Allison) if you're interested in learning more, and check out information about our interdisciplinary PhD program here: https://lnkd.in/eefEnCrh

04/12/2025

Proud of our awesome undergraduate students who presented their research at Northeastern’s RISE expo!

04/08/2025

Huge congratulations to our outstanding graduate student, Emily Hartford, on successfully defending her master’s thesis yesterday!

03/19/2025

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month! 💚

At SMILe Lab, we are dedicated to research focused on improving communication for individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP). This month, we’re sharing key facts, current research, and valuable resources to raise awareness and foster understanding of CP.

Cerebral Palsy is the most common childhood motor disability, affecting movement, posture, and coordination in different ways. While there is no cure, advancements in research, therapy, and biotechnology continue to expand opportunities to thos with CP.

Join us in our continued advocacy in recognizing the strength of the CP community! Stay tuned for more! 💚✨

03/08/2025

The SMILe lab was proud to stand up for science today!

12/08/2024

Our lab had a wonderful time presenting our research at !

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360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA
02115

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+16173737466

Website

https://bouve.northeastern.edu/smilespeechlab/

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Welcome to SMILe!

The SMILe Lab is dedicated to the study of motor speech disorders in children. We combine behavioral approaches, analysis of speech signals, and 3D face-tracking technology to understand how children’s speech is affected by motor speech disorders and to develop tools and techniques to better assess and treat these disorders.

The primary objectives of our research are:

To improve assessment and early identification of dysarthria (i.e., a disorder affecting control of the muscle movements for speech) in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

To develop more effective treatment methods for improving speech intelligibility and communication function in children with motor speech disorders.