By becoming involved with research early in my undergraduate career, my mindset about the unknown has shifted to a much healthier state. In this, I've become more comfortable with the concept of how failure can lead someone to do better because it can create a new goal to reach for.
Alyssa Fritz
Communication
Research Topic: Impact of Sentence Length on Lip Contact Pressure in People with Parkinson’s Disease
Graduation Year: 2022
Alyssa's Peer Advising Hours
- Wednesday, January 19, 7:00-8:00pm (virtual)
- Wednesday, February 9, 4:00-5:00pm (virtual)
- Wednesday, March 16, 4:00-5:00pm (virtual)
- Wednesday, March 30, 4:00-6:00pm (virtual)
- Wednesday, April 13, 4:00-5:00pm (virtual)
Research Experience
Current
- People with laryngectomies during COVID-19
Previous
- Eye tracking of video-fluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS)
- Comparing eye movement of graduate students to experience clinicians
- Impact of sentence length on lip contact pressures in people with neurodegenerative diseases
- Analysis of career speakers' lifestyle and vocal health and behaviors
- Face covering impact on communication development in children ages 3-12
Experiences
- Coding qualitative data and analyzing data
- Creating surveys and contributing to study design
- Lab maintenance
- Literature review and writing research papers
- Visiting archives
Campus Involvement
- Member, National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (NSSLHA), 2018-present
- Resident Assistant, 2021-present
- Peer Educator, Prevention, Outreach, and Education (POE), 2019-present
Post-Graduation Plans
- Graduate School, MA in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
- Career (research focused)
