![Elizabeth Kelley](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kelley-Elizabeth-450x450-1-300x300.jpg)
PhD, CCC-SLP
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor
Research at a glance
Research Topics
Research Summary
Dr. Kelley is interested in identifying and evaluating ways to improve language and literacy skills in children.
Research interests
- Effective intervention to improve language and literacy skills in children
- Vocabulary learning in children
- Effective interventions to improve language and literacy skills in children
Undergraduate classes taught
- SLHS 3020 (Writing Intensive) – Language Development
- SLHS 4420 – Reading and Language Disabilities in School-Age Children
- SLHS 4800 – Multicultural Considerations in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Graduate classes taught
- SLHS 8020 – Developmental Language Disorders
In the news
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Apr. 9, 2024
CHS shows out at Research Week symposium
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Apr. 9, 2024
SLHS faculty, alumni to present at state convention
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May. 1, 2023
Mizzou Made 2023: Savannah Gonzales, BHS
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Sep. 2, 2021
2021 faculty promotions
![Elizabeth Kelley](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kelley-Elizabeth-450x450-1.jpg)
Jun. 7, 2021
Faculty receive Campus Writing Program award
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Dec. 3, 2020