Speech Production Lab Syracuse University

02/05/2026

New publication: Reliability of Lexical Stress Transcriptionin CAS. Thesis by Martine Schultheiss!

Purpose: Lexical stress errors are a reported characteristic of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in American English–speaking children. However,...

12/17/2025

Speech Production Lab featured in new spot on Using Technologies to Change Lives.

From combating the opioid crisis to helping children overcome speech difficulties, Syracuse University researchers are harnessing technology to solve some of...

11/20/2025

Speech Production lab will be at Thurs 11/20 see Kerry McNamara's poster on screen 169 (Hall D) 10:30-noon "Motor-Only Practice vs Speech Practiced in the Context of Language in Preschoolers with CAS". See Dr. Jon Preston & Dr Nina Benway talk at 4:30pm on Artificial Intelligence Assessment & Treatment of SSD (Session 1221, CC202B).

10/22/2025

Free open access article: Exploring perception of coarticulatory cues in childhood apraxia of speech and residual speech sound disorders: A pilot study

07/16/2025

Free teletherapy study on AI-assisted treatment for /r/!

07/09/2025

For more information and the prescreening link, go to: https://speechproductionlab.syr.edu/research/intensive-telepractice-for-children-with-s-errors/.

Speech Motor Chaining is an evidence-based motor learning treatment for speech sound disorders. Our past research has shown that children who have demonstrated little progress following traditional treatment can improve their speech sounds with motor learning treatment. In this study, we are researching if Speech Motor Chaining within an alternative treatment schedule of four, 10-minute sessions provided weekly can be used to help children who are stimulable for /s/ learn to produce /s/ more consistently. Additionally, we are researching if an alternative target selection method can lead to greater improvements in /s/ accuracy than the traditional method of target selection.

06/13/2025

Repost. Thanks to for catching that I confused June and July. Time is FLYING but apparently not that fast 🙃
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Busy couple of days at the Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium for the lab and our larger research group.

If you’re attending BSMC, check out these posters from our lab members.

06/07/2025

Preschool CAS treatment study in CNY

03/23/2025

🌟Rounding out a busy weekend, Drs. Preston and Benway spoke at the Pennsylvania state convention ().🌟

A quick note from them: Thank you so much for inviting us to speak at your state convention! We had an amazing time discussing all things Speech Motor Chaining and AI and connecting with all of you. Your enthusiasm and support mean the world to us! 💬✨

03/21/2025

I am super honored to have received the Distinguished Achievement Award for my role in the lab translating research into practice.

Thankful for all of my lab/SU colleagues, including the team at the Speech Production Lab. So glad that Drs. Linda Milosky and Janet Ford thought the lab would be a place I would thrive.

I appreciate the opportunities to visit clinics and talk to SLPs about what we’re doing in our studies and how to translate that to their own clinical practice. I love sharing my love of biofeedback to help SSD treatment be more efficient.

So glad it is my job everyday to support participants in their SSD treatment journeys.

Thanks again for this honor!

03/21/2025

Congrats Megan on receiving the NYSSLHA Distinguished Achievement Award! 🎉👏🏽🍾

03/19/2025

Sometimes you travel for work but you still have a research session. For those of you wondering: Yes, you can do a telepractice visual-acoustic session from a hotel room. 🙃