Dr. McLoddy Kadyamusuma
Department Chairperson
Communication Sci & Disorders
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Biography
Dr. Kadyamusuma is an associate professor, ASHA Program Director, and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. He teaches Phonetics, Neurolinguistics, Multicultural Issues, and Neurogenic Language Disorders. His research is focused on Multilingualism, Language Processing in healthy and neurologically impaired speakers, Language Assessment and Aphasia. He is also interested in the processing of Prosody in native and non-native speakers.
Current Courses
400Independent Study
Post-Doc Neurolinguistics
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
PhD Neurolinguistics
University of Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
MA General Linguistics
University of Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands
MS Clinical Linguistics
University of Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
BA Honors in Linguistics & French
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Journal Article
Kadyamusuma, M. R. (2024). Grammaticality judgements of tense by young adult speakers of Shona. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 42(sup1), S105–S114. https://doi.org/10.2989/16073614.2024.2313069
Presentations
Grammaticality Judgements of Tense by Young Adult Speakers of Shona.. International Conference of the African Languages Association of Southern Africa. International Conference of the African Languages Association of Southern Africa. (2024)
Innovative Strategies for Recruiting undergraduate Students. CAPCSD 2024 Annual Conference. Council of Academic Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders CAPCSD. (2024)
Solution-Focused Dialogue: Supporting Faculty. 2024 Annual Conference CAPCSD. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. (2024)
The Potential Effect of non-tone marking on Homograph Processing in Shona. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistis Society Annual Conference. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society. (2023)
Using Standardized Tests: The care of Bilingual Aphasia Assessment Test. Central Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association. Central Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association (CISHA). (2023)
Using standardized tests: The case of Bilingual Aphasia Test. Lewis University National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. Lewis University National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. (2023)
Grants & Contracts
Innovative Recruitment to Reduce the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Disparity Between the US Population and Students in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. ISU. Illinois State University. (2023)
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society International Conference. College of Arts and Sciences International Travel Grant. Illinois State University. (2023)
Standardization of the Bilingual Aphasia Assessment Test: Data Collection. College of Arts and Sciences International Travel Grant. Illinois State University. (2023)
Innovative Recruitment to Reduce the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Disparity Between the US Population and Students in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. ISU: Provosts Innovation Enhancement Grant. Illinois State University. (2022)