Master's Graduate Research
Why become a master's graduate researcher?
Our student research experience will provide opportunities to work with participants, gain clinical skills, and learn about the research process.
Master's Graduate Research Information
The Comprehension and Language Learning (CALL) Lab on the Lawrence campus is looking for master’s in speech-language pathology students to join our team! Responsibilities include assessing autistic participants/ participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on standardized tests and experimental tasks in-person throughout the Kansas City-Lawrence-Topeka area, writing assessment reports, and data processing. Team members are expected to attend twice-a-semester lab meetings and weekly project meetings. Minimum 1 credit (3 hours per week) required; 2-3 credits (6-9 hours per week) preferred. Participant testing is in progress and continuing through Spring 2025. Scheduling is flexible, but some availability weekday late afternoons and evenings as well as weekends required in order to accommodate school-age participant’s schedules is necessary. Primary responsibilities include participant testing, but team members will also assist with data coding.
If you have any questions or are interested in this opportunity, please email Dr. Meghan Davidson at meghan.davidson@ku.edu. If you are interested, please provide a brief overview with information about where you are in the M.A. program, why you are interested in this opportunity, and your general obligations/schedule for the upcoming semester. Please also share how many credits per semester and how many semesters you would like to complete. If there is an overwhelming interest, the brief overview information will be used to select students.
"I had a great experience in the CALL Lab. We learn a lot of information about the testing protocol with participants and what the behind the scenes of research looks like. We also had the opportunity to learn about eye tracking in the CALL Lab. I found this to be very interesting and a great experience as not many people have the opportunity to learn about that! The team members of the CALL Lab take everyone in with open arms and it's a great place to be! "
Work With Participants
As a graduate researcher, you will have the opportunity to administer assessments and work with eye tracking equipment.
Gain Valuable Experience
Becoming a part of the KU CALL Lab research will team will give you valuable experience and insight into the research process.
The CALL Lab Team
The CALL Lab team includes graduate students, PhD students, undergraduate students, and staff.
"The CALL Lab was a great learning experience. Working in the CALL Lab allows you to participate in the many different steps of a research project including recruitment, testing, data transcription and analysis, and more. Not only did I get hands on research experience, I got to collaborate with a wonderful team of students and faculty each week to identify ways to improve our research and discuss relevant issues in the field of speech language pathology. The welcoming team atmosphere of the CALL Lab was beneficial for my learning and development as a future speech language pathologist."