Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children: 6 (Communication Disorders Across Languages) by Sharynne McLeod

Raul Prezas, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. Dr. Prezas earned his BA in business administration and BM in vocal performance from Trinity University in San Antonio and his MA and PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Wichita State University in Kansas. He has several years of clinical experience in speech-language pathology in the university, public school, and home health settings; particularly working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations and their families. His interests include communication sciences, speech disorders, phonological development, bilingual/multicultural assessment and treatment, working with children with highly unintelligible speech, phonological treatment models/outcomes, school-based issues, working with underrepresented students, issues in higher education, and epistemological beliefs. In addition to publications in several journals, including the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Dr. Prezas has written book chapters and articles related to interest areas, including monolingual and bilingual phonological acquisition, selective mutism, autism, fluency disorders, and culturally and linguistically diverse children. He has been invited to present on bilingual assessment at intervention and related areas at numerous workshops, webinars, and conventions throughout the United States including Puerto Rico, Canada, and South America.