Kim Murza, PhD, CCC-SLP

Contact Information

Education

Degrees:

• PhD, Education: Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• MA, Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• BS, Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Professional Certification, Licensure and Membership:

• Certificate of Clinical Competency, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Professional/Academic Experience

• 2017-present, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• 2012-2017, Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• 2008-2012, Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Educator, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• 2006-2008, Speech-Language Pathologist, Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL
• 2004-2008, Speech-Language Pathologist, Florida Speech-Language Pathology, Inc., Orlando, FL

Research/Areas of Interest

• Pragmatic language intervention and vocational support for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder
• Systematic review and meta-analysis
• High quality professional development
• Inference generation

Publications/Creative Works

• Murza, K. A. (2016). Vocational rehabilitation counselors’ experiences with clients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: Results of a national survey. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 45, 301-313 doi: 10.3233/JVR-160831
• Murza, K. A., Schwartz, J. B., Hahs-Vaughn, D. L., & Nye, C. (2016). Joint attention interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.  International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 51(3), 236-251.
• Kent-Walsh, J., Murza, K. A., Malani, M.D., & Binger, C. (2015). Effects of communication partner instruction on the communication of individuals using AAC: A meta-analysis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31(4), 271-284. doi: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1052153.
• Murza, K. A. & Ehren, B. J. (2015). Data-based decision-making in professional learning for school speech-language pathologists. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 46(3), 181- 193. doi: 10.1044/2015  LSHSS-14-0 101
• Murza, K. A., Malani, M.D., & Hahs-Vaughn, D. L. (2014). Using the Common Core State Standards to guide therapy in the schools: Confidently accepting the challenge. Perspectives on School -BasedIssues, 15(4) 125-133. doi: 10.1044/sbi15.4.125
• Murza, K. A., Nye, C., Schwartz, J. B., Ehren, B. J., & Hahs-Vaughn, D. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of an inference generation strategy intervention for adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23, 461-473.
• Murza, K. A., & Nye, C. (2013). Pragmatic language intervention for adults with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism: A feasibility study. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences andDisorders, 40, 85-97.
• Ehren, B. J., Murza, K. A., & Malani, M.D. (2012). Disciplinary literacy from a speech-language pathologist's lens. Topics in LanguageDisorders, 32(1), 85-98.

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