Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences

College of Fine Arts and Communication

Raul Prezas

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Associate Professor
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, CCC-SLP

Office: Speech and Hearing Science 120-L
Phone: (409) 880-8172
Email: rprezas@lamar.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2008
  • M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2005
  • B.M., Music – Vocal Performance, 2002
  • B.A., Business Administration, 2002

Curriculum Vitae

Raul Prezas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University in Texas. He has 18+ years of clinical experience in the university, public school, and home health settings, particularly working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. His interests include speech sound disorders, phonological development, bilingual/multilingual assessment and treatment, working with children with highly unintelligible speech, multilingual phonological treatment models/outcomes, school-based issues, and working with underrepresented populations. In addition to publications in journals, including the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, he has written several book chapters and articles related to his interest areas. He previously served on the International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech, which included efforts to establish international screening tools and guidelines for speech sound assessment and treatment in various populations. Dr. Prezas also is a past member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Continuing Education Board and ASHA’s Committee on Leadership Cultivation. He has served as a mentor for ASHA’s S.T.E.P. Program, is a member of the 2006 ASHA MSLP Class, and as a member and topic chair for ASHA’s Speech Sound Disorders Program Committee for the convention. Dr. Prezas is currently working on phonological treatment models for pattern-oriented approaches for speakers of other languages. He also co-authors a book dedicated to helping first-generation college students succeed during their undergraduate experience and does interprofessional collaborative research in sociology. Dr. Prezas has been invited to present his research and share his experiences at numerous workshops, webinars, and conventions throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico), the UK, Canada, and South America.