Erika Squires

(She/her/hers)

Erika Squires, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Wayne State University. She is clinician-scientist as a clinically certified speech-language pathologist and researcher with expertise in child language development. Her specific areas of focus include early child language development and listening and spoken language interventions for individuals with hearing loss. Dr. Squires also conducts research on interdisciplinary training and accessibility related to hearing health care.

Experience

  • –present
    Assistant professor, Wayne State University

Education

  • 2022 
    Wayne State University, Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • 2016 
    University of Toledo, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology
  • 2014 
    Central Michigan University, B.A.A. in Communication Disorders

Publications

  • 2024
    Language disorders in children: Fundamental concepts of assessment and intervention (3rd ed.), Children with Hearing Loss
  • 2023
    Journal of Communication Disorders, Telepractice in speech-language pathology: Assessing remote speech discrimination
  • 2020
    American Journal of Audiology, Do We Have Effective Patient Education Materials for Age- Related Hearing Loss?
  • 2019
    Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, Understanding and addressing the impact of hearing acuity on healthcare and healthcare communication
  • 2019
    Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Knowledge of hearing loss among university students pursuing careers in health care
  • 2016
    Journal of Educational, Pediatric & (Re)Habilitative Audiology, Noise pollution (noise-scape) among school children

Professional Memberships

  • American Speech Language Hearing Association
  • Michigan Speech Language Hearing Association

Contact Erika for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision