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Natalie Douglas
Dr. Douglas is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Division of Speech-Language Pathology, at Central Michigan University. As a clinician-scholar, she is firmly committed to closing the research to practice gap, particularly for people living with acquired communication disorders from neurological disease. Dr. Douglas actively partners with speech-language pathologists to develop and test interventions that improve communication, life participation, and quality of life for people living with aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. She is currently studying how to improve communication between people living with dementia and their staff care partners in long-term care environments and pursuing additional training in pragmatic clinical trials and learning health systems.
Current Students
Emma Gunderman
Graduate Student in
Speech-Language Pathology
Bri Redmond
Graduate Student in
Speech-Language Pathology
Sydney Malin
Graduate Student in
Speech-Language Pathology
Grace Elston
Graduate Student in
Speech-Language Pathology
Olivia Pozsgay
Undergraduate Student in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Sarah Sepke
Undergraduate Student in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Mallory Meaton
Undergraduate Student in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Gabriella “Ella” Guikema
Undergraduate Student in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Featured Alumni
Amanda Troyna
Graduate Student in Speech-Language Pathology at Western Michigan University
Tiniyja Burney
Graduate Student in Speech-Language Pathology at the Ohio State University
Vanessa Burshnic
Advanced Fellow in Geriatrics, Geriatric Research
Education and Clinical Center
Durham VAMC/Duke University Hospital