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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