We’re excited to share that Wesley Kephart, one of our graduate students, presented his poster, “Acoustic Measures of Vocal Quality as Early Biomarkers of Disease Progression in Women with the FMR1 Premutation,” at the 2025 Fall Voice Conference, held in Charlotte, NC, from September 25–27. Wesley’s project provides valuable insight into how reduced vocal quality… Read more »
Dr. Jessica Klusek and Dr. Laura Friedman has published a new article in the Journal of Neurolinguistics titled “Semantic and syntactic language differences associated with the FMR1 premutation genotype.” A subgroup of women with the FMR1 premutation produce language differences. This study examined language skills of 109 women the FMR1 premutation and 109 women without the FMR1 premutation. Women completed tasks where they… Read more »
On April 25, 2025, three of our undergradutes presented their hard work and studies at the annual poster conference, DiscoverUSC, held at the University of South Carolina! Our proud presenters worked hard and diligently on their studies, collaborating with their mentors, and shared their work to reviewers, friends, families, and other vistors throughout the day!… Read more »
Our former doctoral student, Dr. Carly Moser’s new article was published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders titled The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in mothers of autistic children and mothers of children with fragile X syndrome. Collaborators included postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Laura Friedman, and Dr. Jessica Klusek. Parents of children with intellectual… Read more »
Dr. Laura Friedman’s paper titled: Description and predictors of self-determination in males and females with fragile X syndrome on the verge of adulthood, was recently published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Collaborators on this paper included former doctoral student, Dr. Carly Moser, and Dr. Jessica Klusek. Self-determination refers to setting and monitoring personal goals,… Read more »
Dr. Laura Friedman and Dr. Jessica Klusek published a study on vocal quality within women with the FMR1 premutation. Vocal quality is an indicator of motor function, as voice is controlled by the coordination of many muscles in the face, neck, and abdomen. Findings indicated that women with the FMR1 premutation had lower voices (lower pitch) and their voices were less… Read more »