Julie J. Masterson, PhD
About the Author
Julie J. Masterson, PhD, is a professor of communication sciences and disorders at Missouri State University, where she teaches courses and conducts research in literacy, phonology, and computer applications for assessment and remediation of speech and language disorders. Dr. Masterson has more than 25 years of experience working with students who have language problems and language-based learning deficits. She has served as Vice President of Research and Technology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), President and Vice President for Research for the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and as a reviewer providing technical assistance for the U.S. Department of Education’s Early Reading First grant program. She is co-author of CAPES: Computerized Articulation and Phonology Evaluation System (Harcourt Assessment); Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent’s Complete Guide to Language Development (Prima Publishing); SPELL Spelling Performance Evaluation for Language and Literacy® and SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing: A Word Study Curriculum (Learning By Design, Inc.). Dr. Masterson has served as an editor for several scholarly journals, including American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; Seminars in Speech and Language; and Topics in Language Disorders. Dr. Masterson is a fellow and certified member of ASHA, an ASHA board recognized specialist in child language, and a member of the Language Learning & Education Special Interest Division of ASHA. She also holds a degree in elementary education and has worked as a classroom teacher.
